Manny Ikomi

@manny
UX Designer, Web Developer, Lifetime Learner.
Boston, MA
He/Him/His

UX Design

Web Developer

Twitch Streamer

IBMer

Roller Skater

Gaymer

UX Engineer

UX Research

Notion Enthusiast

Obsidian.md

Black Lives Matter

LGBTIQA+

Astro

React

Podcaster

Life Long Learner

Design Engineer

I’m a cross-functional creative specializing in user experience that thrives at the intersections of design, technology, and people.

When I’m not working you might be able to catch me streaming design and web development on twitch!

I'm open to

speaking at events,

speaking on podcasts,

mentoring,

grabbing a coffee,

beta testing new products,

writing,

giving portfolio feedback,

and full time roles.

Contact Me

Resume

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Jun 2022 - Present

UX Designer, IBM iX

Aug 2023 - Present

Adjunct Faculty Interactive Design, Bunker Hill Community College

Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

UX Coach, Digital Ops Consultant, Optemization

Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

Web Design & Development, Libros for Language

Links

👨🏽‍💻 Portfolio

👾 Twitch Stream

🔗 Find me on the internet!

Portfolio

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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggtpod/episodes/The-Age-of-Pleasure-and-Janelle-Mones-Phenomenal-Water-Slide-e27mfnl

New Podcast Episode!

Featured Streamer on Buzzfeed

Episode 5, Season 3

Speaking, Writing and Events

Featured on Polywork Interview Blog

Beginners Guide to Contextual Inquiry @ UXPA Boston

Today I shared an internal presentation on using Contextual Inquiry as a research method for a client project.

🎙 Podcast

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👾 Twitch Stream

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TwitchCon San Diego 2022! Pictured right to left: https://www.twitch.tv/mewtru https://www.twitch.tv/vapejuicejordan https://www.twitch.tv/its_jay_phillz https://www.twitch.tv/mannimoki

I joined a group of diverse tech streamers from across the world streaming all aspects of science, tech, software and game development — with a focus on being friendly and welcoming to all. https:/...

My Twitch channel as well as many others have been hate raided and attacked by bots over the month of August. Streamers within the Twitch community organized #ADayOffTwitch in solidarity with margi...

Launched my first fundraiser to celebrate pride month, my birthday, and first month as an affiliate streamer on Twitch

🎩 Design

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What to expect from Manny on Medium

Deployed an MVP version of my little corner on the internet. Revamped projects and content coming soon! https://mannyikomi.com

Portfolio Review Presentation Tips I presented some tips and takeaways from my design hiring experience with my senior class at Lesley University. https://youtu.be/dgFWYbW0VvA

How gestalt psychology intersects design and typography. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1410268431

🧠 Notion

I made a free notion template resource based on my personal dashboard for students looking to jump start their college workspaces! It includes relational databases of tasks, notes, courses and a ca...

I worked with Optemization to deliver a scalable Notion workspace for Stader Labs. Goals and Objectives 🎯 Break down strategic sync meetings into organized projects with async tasks. 🎯 Unify projec...

Mystic Parker CRM Built With Notion Recreated our entire in-office project management workflow at Mystic Parker Printing for remote work and collaboration.