Curriculum Vitae

Mikko Sillanpää

Senior UX / Product Designer

Work History

  • Led end-to-end UX design for a consolidation of three internal developer platforms into one unified product, serving data scientists, engineers, and novice users.
  • Ran product discovery: user research, problem framing, prioritization, and roadmap shaping alongside Product Owners and engineering.
  • Designed information architecture, user flows, and interaction patterns across a complex multi-persona product.
  • Built the design handoff workflow from scratch and maintained the design system throughout delivery.
  • Mentored a master's student through an internship project.
  • Led UX and UI design for FASS, Sweden's national pharmaceutical reference portal used daily by doctors, pharmacists, and nurses. Rebuilt the component library and redesigned information architecture across the platform.
  • Conducted exploratory user research for ReadSpeaker, translating findings into design recommendations for the product team.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden
  • Led UX across three platforms: SVEBar (antibiotic-resistant bacteria monitoring), GENSAM (national COVID genomic sequencing platform), and a nicotine product compliance registry — two running simultaneously with the same team.
  • Designed for expert users including microbiologists, epidemiologists, and public health officials.
  • Conducted user research, usability testing, and delivered data-heavy interface designs.
  • Shipped the compliance registry against a hard government deadline. Designed draft-saving and async sign-off flows that made large-scale registration manageable at launch.
  • Designed a subscription platform for Homeowner Associations from scratch, covering acquisition, onboarding, and activation flows.
  • Hit 500+ sign-ups in the first month against a six-month target.
  • Designed data visualizations and user flows for a sustainable finance platform, making complex financial data actionable for non-specialist users.
  • Conducted user research, usability audits, and high-fidelity mobile prototyping for a consumer travel app.
  • Worked closely with developers to ensure feasibility of design solutions across iOS and Android.
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