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Michael Chaves
Senior Creative Technologist & Full-Stack UX Engineer specializing in Generative AI and XR
Los Altos, CAUGC Engineer (Contract)12 years experienceSeniorTechnologyArtificial IntelligenceSaaS
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Design engineer/product designer who built an end-to-end creator + review/moderation system for a UGC platform, spanning automated checks, human QA, final review, and creator feedback. Comfortable working directly with HTML/CSS/TypeScript and component systems, using prototyping and field observation to reduce reviewer hesitation, improve consistency, and prevent creator errors upstream.
Experience
UGC Engineer (Contract)Astrocade AI
Founder & Full-Stack Product EngineerWizzo Labs Inc.
AI Expert Contributor (Contract)Snorkel AI
Lead UX/UI Designer III (Contract)Starbucks
UX/UI Design Engineer (Contract)Ford Motor Company
UX/UI Design EngineerPOWER Engineers
Creative DirectorKnitting Factory Entertainment
Education
San José State Universitymaster, Experience Design (2025)
Boise State Universitybachelor, Games, Interactive Media & Mobile Technology (2020)
Key Strengths
- Designs complex end-to-end systems balancing speed, accuracy, and trust
- Translates technical/industrial workflows into intuitive, decision-focused UX
- Uses observation and decision audits to align interfaces with real reviewer judgment
- Prototype-driven iteration from low-fi flows to high-fi timing/clarity validation
- Strong design-to-engineering collaboration; designs to component architecture to reduce rework and bugs
- Improves moderation outcomes via progressive disclosure to reduce hesitation on edge cases
- Upstream error-prevention strategy informed by rejected-submission analysis and live review sessions
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