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Michal Simkovic

Head of Design at Copy.ai

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Michal Simkovic is a seasoned designer and advisor currently serving as the Head of Design at Copy.ai, with previous roles at companies like Amazon Web Services and HackerRank. He has a Master's degree from Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave and Stanford Continuing Studies at Stanford University, showcasing a strong educational background in design. Simkovic's career highlights include leading design teams at top tech companies, such as Amazon Web Services, and providing design advisory services to startups like Around. His expertise spans various design disciplines, including user experience, graphic design, and web design, demonstrating a well-rounded skill set in the field.

Work Experience 

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Copy.ai

  • Head of Design

    2024 - Current

Copy.ai is a startup building AI-powered copywriting tools for business customers.

Raised $16,900,000.00 from K5 Global.

copy.ai
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Around

  • Head of Design

    2020 - 2024

    Around was acquired by Miro in 2022. https://www.businessinsider.com/miro-acquired-startup-video-conferencing-app-zoom-2022-10

  • Design Advisor

    2018 - 2020

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HackerRank

  • Director of Design

    2017 - 2020

    * Built the design org ground up (product & brand) * Led and managed designers on-site and remotely across 2 continents * Established design processes for product & marketing org * Helped grow the developer love brand (10M+ developer community)

HackerRank provides a platform that helps companies to evaluate technical skills and create opportunities.

Raised $102,900,000.00 from Recruit Holdings, Susquehanna Growth Equity, JMI Equity, Khosla Ventures and Randstad Innovation Fund.

hackerrank.com
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • Design Lead

    2015 - 2017

    * Founding designer of AWS Design System team * AWS Enterprise Applications (UX, UI, Brand)

Amazon Web Services provides information technology infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services.

aws.amazon.com
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Circle - Local Social App

  • Head Of Design

    2011 - 2014

    * YC W11 company (a16z, SVangel, Naval Ravikant, Scott Cook) * Circle became #1 most downloaded app in App Store and Google Play (12M+ downloads)

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ZARAGUZA Digital

  • Art Director

    2009 - 2010

    * Top digital agency in Slovakia (part of Ogilvy Group) * Clients include Microsoft, T-mobile, Peugeot

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MONOGRAM Technologies

  • Senior Product Designer

    2008 - 2009

    * Designer on various large scale digital projects * Clients include VUB bank, TV JOJ, Orange

  • Product Designer

    2006 - 2008

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InterWay

  • Webdesigner

    2004 - 2006

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