I'm Mike. I help turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful products people enjoy using.

+35%

onboarding completion

–22%

time to first action

+18%

daily active users

-12%

support tickets

I'm Mike. I help turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful products people enjoy using.

+35%

onboarding completion

–22%

time to first action

+18%

daily active users

-12%

support tickets

AAA Connect+

Connect+ is AAA’s internal, enterprise-grade platform used by back-office teams to manage customer memberships, payments, and account data across thousands of daily interactions.

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ROLE

Product Designer

PROBLEM

The project focused on a full redesign of a legacy system that had become outdated, inefficient, and difficult to use - slowing down staff, increasing errors, and driving reliance on workarounds.

RESULTS

Significantly reduced task completion time for common membership operations.

Lowered user error and reliance on undocumented workarounds.

Improved onboarding for new employees through consistent interaction patterns.

Created a future-proof foundation for ongoing feature development.

ROLE

Product Designer

PROBLEM

The project focused on a full redesign of a legacy system that had become outdated, inefficient, and difficult to use - slowing down staff, increasing errors, and driving reliance on workarounds.

RESULTS

Significantly reduced task completion time for common membership operations.

Lowered user error and reliance on undocumented workarounds.

Improved onboarding for new employees through consistent interaction patterns.

Created a future-proof foundation for ongoing feature development.

The Challenge

The existing platform was built over many years with little UX ownership. As a result:


  • Core membership tasks were fragmented across multiple screens and modules

  • The interface was visually dated and cognitively heavy

  • Inconsistent patterns increased training time and user error

  • Staff relied on tribal knowledge rather than clear system guidance


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My Role & Approach

As a Product Designer, I worked closely with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to modernize the platform while respecting complex business rules.

Key focus areas included:


  • Redesigning core membership flows (payments, member creation, membership upgrades)

  • Simplifying dense data views into clear, scannable layouts

  • Introducing consistent UI patterns and a scalable design system

  • Reducing cognitive load through better hierarchy, copy, and progressive disclosure

All solutions were validated through continuous collaboration with real users, stakeholders and the product owner to ensure feasibility in a highly complex, enterprise environment.

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Outcome

Connect+ transformed an aging internal tool into a modern, efficient, and user-centered enterprise platform, empowering AAA teams to manage memberships faster, more accurately, and with greater confidence.