Resume
I use design & data to solve hard problems and create intuitive and engaging products that delight customers and have a measurable user and business impact.
Objective
Experience
UX Designer — Amazon Web Services AI/ML
Los Angeles, CA | February 2021 - April 2023
Designed a system that consolidated ~20 custom and third party solutions into one product. The forward looking vision leveraging Generative AI to innovate rapidly for our customers. Managed and delivered 422 accessibility issues across 4 different products. Embedded accessible names in components for the AWS design library. Created a mechanism for logging, resolving and reporting usability issues to leadership. Collaborated with colleagues using communication tools like Slack and FigJam, fostering a dynamic and efficient work environment. Presented and championed design work to Senior Leadership in Product, Engineering, and Marketing where I effectively communicated business and design rationale and decisions while incorporating feedback. Administered user tests using platforms like Usertesting.com to refine and optimize designs. Contributed to both SageMaker GroundTruth Human-in-the-Loop (data labeling for ML models) and Comprehend (NLP) services.
Senior Product Designer — Clarity AI
Madrid, Spain | July 2019 - January 2021
Led the designs of sustainable investing products from ideation to launch for professional advisors (B2B) and retail users (B2B2C). Owned the designs of the largest new product for 2020, analyzing portfolios’ contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Owned and maintain the designs of new and existing products including Controversies Premium, ESG Risk and Exposures. Established a process to utilize data for making product and business decisions.
Senior UX Designer — Abrigo
Austin, TX | February 2019 - June 2019
Owned the redesign of the existing fraud detection tool from end-to-end. Hosted live user research sessions and organized automated surveys to gather feedback.
Product Designer — Granular
San Francisco, CA | October 2014 - February 2019
Led the designs for managing farm operations for both web and mobile platforms. Created, managed and maintained the web and mobile design system and UI Toolkits. Led user research feedback sessions. Designed a responsive and sophisticated filter experience for AcreValue Pro (a subsidiary of Granular). Helped Granular grow from a beta product to a $300 million company.
Graphic Designer — Fuelhaus
San Diego, CA | February 2014 - June 2014
Led the design of logos for clients from low-fidelity sketches to final guidelines and deliverables. Billboard, pamphlet and logo design exploration and execution. Worked in close collaboration with the owner to finalize design decisions. Ensured that all files are organized and managed properly.
Education
Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Graphic Design
San Diego State University | 2011 - 2014
Courses
AB Testing Workshop
The School of UX | 2019
Front End Development
General Assembly | 2016
Skills
Design systems
Accessibility
Market research
Wireframing
Communication
Empathy
Business
Presenting
Innovative
Data driven
Ideation
Analysis
Teams
Documentation & guidelines
Data visualization
Data gathering & insight generation
Cross-functional collaboration
Product management
Visual design
User interface design (UI)
Generative AI
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Principle
Android & iOS mobile design
Responsive web design
Figma, FigJam, InVision, Sketch
Adobe Creative Suite
User testing
Storytelling
Teamwork
Interaction design
User experience design (UX)
Reporting
Sustainability
Strategic
Brand strategy
Marketing strategy
Graphic design
Systems thinking
Fintech products
Enterprise & consumer products
Presentation skills
Creative problem solving
Artificial intelligence & machine learning
HTML & CSS
Attention to detail
Agile & SCRUM