Michael Curry
Consultant at Nickel Shine
Michael Curry
Consultant at Nickel Shine
Oakland, California
Overview
Work Experience
Consultant
2022 - Current
Blockchain product development and service consulting for venture firms and top networks.
Program Director
2022 - 2023
Executive Leadership Team Member for the team behind the Polkadot network.
VP Product
2018 - 2021
One of the largest cryptocurrency trading platforms by volume, BitMEX, found its key to success by pioneering Bitcoin derivative instruments coveted by experienced traders and industry competitors.
Head of Product
2015 - 2018
Y-Combinator backed startup that helps frontline managers and employees in retail stores and restaurants realize remarkably improved schedules and workforce productivity.
Product Consultant
2014 - 2015
Product advisor for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Price Optimization Service.
Director Of User Experience
2012 - 2015
Redbeacon (TechCrunch 50 winner acquired by The Home Depot) is an end-to-end Home Service Marketplace built to help homeowners match their job with top local professionals and assist throughout the satisfactory completion of service.
User Experience Lead
2011 - 2012
Product Consultant
2010 - 2011
Product advisor for their revolutionary "search-style" display ad buying and publishing web application.
Lead Designer
2009 - 2011
Travel assistant service that turns email confirmations into smart itineraries with mobile updates. Contributed design strategy, and production for the greatest travel service your mobile device and computer has ever seen!
Developer and Owner
2008 - 2009
Incorporated and managed an interactive creative service agency. Delivered strategy and assets for various startups, independent developers, and entrepreneurs. Clients included: • Omniture Digital - http://omniture.com • Dapper - http://dapper.net • Snooth.com
Senior Art Director
2006 - 2008
· Hired, managed, and trained all designers · Lead platform usability and development scalability · Devised responsible work estimates to ensure satisfactory client ROI · Created campaigns from wires to launch for companies like: Capital One, T-Mobile, Sears, Sharebuilder, and Microsoft