Melinda Miller
As CEO, Melinda creates, communicates, and implements Pixo’s mission and vision and evaluates Pixo’s success at reaching its goals. Her direct duties include strategic planning, management and supervision, recruiting and hiring, project consulting, and assisting with sales. In working with the sales team, Melinda helps understand potential clients’ problems and formulate Pixo’s unique approach for each client.
Before becoming CEO, Melinda was a user experience researcher and designer specializing in information architecture. She also is a former journalist and worked for newspapers and news websites from 1993 to 2005. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in library and information science, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Education
- BS, journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993
- MS, library & information science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011
Work Experience
- CEO & co-owner, Pixo, 2021-Present
- Other roles, Pixo, 2012-2021
- Editorial advisor, Illini Media, 2005-2008
- Assistant managing editor, presentation editor, graphics editor, designer, copy editor, Gannett Newspapers, 1993-2005
Blog articles by Melinda
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Taking pride in who you are – and finding a workplace that does too
If you’re LGBTQIA, it’s worth seeking a workplace that sees your differences as a strength, not a liability.
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Just starting out in UX? Don't miss these resources
Here's a list of books, blogs, and tools we recommend for discovering more about the user experience field.
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Winners of the 2021 Core Value Awards from their peers
In accordance with Pixo tradition, we celebrated Pixo’s values during our last staff meeting of 2021 by honoring Pixonauts who best upheld each of our values during the year.
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New business owners Melinda Miller and Jason Berg
Before the buyout, Melinda and Jason had been effectively running the company since January 2019 and have been part of Pixo’s leadership team since 2013 and 2015, respectively.