Diego ValenciaSenior Product Designer
6+ years of experience creating strategies, designing experiences and interfaces for SaaS, B2C and B2B companies, including web-apps, websites, iOS and Android apps. As an advocate for users, I combine business and users goals into products and services that are feasible to build, highly engaging, and easy to use.
Tech stack
Design (24)
Strategy (16)
iOS (15)
Prototyping (14)
User Experience (UX) (11)
Android (10)
Startups (10)
Apps (10)
User Interface (UI) (8)
Interface Design (8)
Remote Work (4)
Mobile (4)
Product Design (3)
iOS Frameworks (3)
Styled-components (3)
iPad (3)
iOS UI Design (3)
Usability (2)
Web (1)
User Flows (1)
Ionic (1)
Machine Learning (1)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) (1)
Testing (1)
Software Design
Web Design
Problem Solving
Leadership
Visual Design
Experience
Product DesignerPayPal
09/2021 - Currently

Own iOS and Android design projects and features from idea to launch. — Execute visual and interaction designs that adapt to all devices and operating systems. — Work closely with teammates from many disciplines -from management to engineering to analysis- to define spaces, layouts and problem solutions and help drive design strategy.

iOS
Product Design
Design
User Experience (UX)
Strategy
Remote UI/UX Designer (Contractor)Toptal
10/2020 - Currently

— Collaborated with remote, cross-functional teams to guide, develop, and implement UX/ UI deliverables. — Immersed myself into the workflow of clients to ideate, define and execute digital products impacting thousands of users worldwide.

Remote Work
Interface Design
Design
Prototyping
User Experience (UX)
User Interface (UI)
User Experience and Interface Designerwww.diegovalenciadesign.com
09/2014 - Currently

— Conducted meetings with business owners to deliver digital products that suited their needs. — Responsible for the design efforts including user experience, interface design, and product strategy for startups and established companies. — Responsible for the product ideation and execution, including user research, user flows, user-centered design, prototyping and design specs for devs. —Created iOS and Android apps for companies involved in several business models, including digital payments, remittances, e-commerce, B2C and B2B.

Android
iOS
Design
Prototyping
Startups
Strategy
Apps
Senior User Experience DesignerKitchen United
08/2020 - 08/2021

— Performed UX audit for the different products already in the market. — Identified usability issues that inhibit clarity, and user's ability to perform fundamental tasks. — Created user journeys, along with user flows to identify pain points from a user’s perspective. — Participated in the definition of roadmap and initiatives of different projects within the company. — Led the mobile app experience and created assets for App Store and Google Pay store — Designed wireframes, high fidelity interfaces, and prototypes for kitchen displays, front of the house and customer display. — Participated in the ideation, concept and execution of the new experience for kiosks, mobile app and web-app.

User Flows
Usability
Interface Design
Web
Mobile
User Experience (UX)
User Interface (UI)
Ionic
UX Designer (Consultant)Currnt
03/2021 - 06/2021

Working with the CEO and CTO to polish the design and strategy of the product. I help optimize the experience, think of and execute new features to increase engagement and customer acquisition.

Product Design
Design
User Experience (UX)
Strategy
Product Designer (Consultant)Quantum Talent
08/2020 - 11/2020

Using machine learning and artificial intelligence, Quantum Talent matches the right candidate for the right position on demand. — Helped the company ideate and execute a new experience to help recruiters hire the best talent using machine learning and artificial intelligence. — Helped construct initiatives using Jobs to Be Done to create User Stories and experiences that made sense for recruiters. — Helped the product team and data analysts implement strategies to guarantee KPIs success for the company. — Conducted Usability Testings with recruiters to validate hypothesis using A/B testing. — Created interfaces for the different initiatives created with the product team. — Designed a design style guide, including colors and typography, reusable components, interactions and transitions between pages and components.

Usability
Interface Design
Design
User Experience (UX)
User Interface (UI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Testing
Machine Learning
Senior User Experience DesignerDRUO
06/2018 - 07/2020

— Worked directly with CEO and Product Owner to guide and polish the direction of the payment app. — Conducted user journeys and user flows to help visualize the functionalities of the app. — Helped the product team prioritize the MVP to launch to market. — Designed a mobile app and iPad POS application for sellers to receive in-person payments. — Designed a design style guide, including colors and typography, reusable components, interactions and transitions between pages and components.

iOS
Interface Design
iOS UI Design
Styled-components
iPad
Mobile
Design
iOS Frameworks
User Experience (UX)
User Interface (UI)
Full Stack DesignerRevista Voceros
02/2014 - 11/2018

· Created the overall look and feel of the magazine, kiosk and social media channels. · Built an engaged community on social media of 20,000 people within 10 months. · Was responsible for the design of the interface of the digital kiosk. · Created a brand identity, including colors and typography, language and social media posts templates. · Conducted research and user interviews to influence Voceros’s business decisions with market data.

Design
UI/UX DesignerSin Margen
02/2015 - 03/2018

· Conducted meeting with small and medium-size business owners to deliver digital products that suited their needs. · Designed the overall product strategy for digital products, including interface and marketing campaigns. · Handed-off specs for the dev team so that they could implement my designs pixel-perfect.

Strategy
Web DesignerSigma Studios S.A.S
02/2015 - 02/2015

· Designed wireframes for the websites of their clients. · Designed the interface and style guides for the websites of their clients. · Conducted user interviews and meetings with clients to understand paint points and improving the designs I was doing.

Web Design
Education
Bachelor's degreeUniversidad Autónoma del Caribe
02/2011 - 02/2014
Portfolio
Geo-Location capabilities
May 2021 - May 2021
Sellast
May 2021 - May 2021
PathWise
April 2021 - June 2021
Currnt
February 2021 - April 2021
QuoteFlow
September 2020 - September 2020
MILA
August 2020 - August 2020