What people say
“In many ways, the team looks to you as the glue of the product team. People look up to you.”
“Mekael is not just a designer. He’s also delivering work that an engineer would deliver.”
“Thirteen out of the fourteen people literally led with ‘this is one of my favorite people I’ve ever worked with.’ It was so consistent that literally every single person said it. It’s a thing that is rare.”
“The breadth of what you do is amazing. Doing product work, doing design work, doing engineering work, all of these different things.”
“He’s a great teammate. He’s always helping, always jumping in where he doesn’t actually need to. If you ask him for something, he’s going to give you more than you asked for. It always leads with sincerity.”
“It’s fantastic. I’m super, super, super happy. Great job.”
“The savings explainer. I love that. I use that every single time talking to a customer.”
“All the research you’ve done. I was like, damn, you must have interviewed a gajillion people.”
“I love the way the type treatment is just unfolding. It looks so calm. It’s like, here’s your list. Not yelling at you. That’s lovely.”
“I genuinely was always confused looking at that chart and never understood what the heck was happening. Now it just makes so much more sense.”
“I love the design. Like, the UX is really good. Really, really good. Simple. Clear.”
“As time goes on, design has gone from being his entire job to simply the majority of it.”
“He is excellent at getting his designs shipped, and has always gone above and beyond when it comes to project management, testing, being a stickler about any details that are off.”