About Me
Hey there! I'm a UX designer from the Metro Detroit area. I graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Information in April 2023, where I began my journey in the world of UX design and research. In my most recent experience, I worked as a UX designer for Smart USA Co, a fintech startup in the retirement services industry. Prior to that, I spent time as a UX intern for both Credibly, a small fintech lending company, and Rocket Mortgage, the nation's largest residential mortgage lender. In my 3 years of professional experience, I've honed a proven set of skills through thousands of hours of failing forward and collaborating with brilliant designers. My experience has taught me to embrace challenges with a growth mindset, and I'm always excited to take on new projects that push me to excel. Let's work together to create something extraordinary!
"The inches we need are everywhere around us. - Al Pacino". I embrace this mindset not only in my work as a UX designer, but in everything I do. Life is all about putting the work in, even when the results are not immediately visible. In the end, it’s the little inches that can separate success from failure, and I push myself to gain every inch I can through my work and in my personal life. At 5’10 I know how important these inches can be, as it took 2 years of consistent training to gain 4 inches and learn how to dunk.
That’s enough talking about myself. What do other people have to say about me?
Michael Paulus, Design Leader @ Rocket
“Cooper is a talented designer who has impressive skills in critical thinking while asking insightful questions to go deep on understanding the work he is doing. he lives our ISMs, especially Every Client Every Time. He always speaks up and brings perspectives and challenges his partners to think from our users perspective. he thrives the most when he has the space and time to figure out details on his own”
Jayneil Dalal, Staff Designer @ Rocket
“Cooper is the living and breathing embodiment of the Deliver Ante. He is proactive with all the tasks assigned to him, asking questions for clarification and most importantly meeting his deadlines. His superpower is the enthusiasm he brings to every task he is working on!
Let’s create something special.
If you would like to touch base with me or discuss my work, please contact me below or at drobnich@umich.edu. I would love to get to know you!