Diego ValenciaProduct Designer
I am a designer with 8+ years of experience designing companies of all sizes including Venmo, Alteryx, Doordash, Kitchen United, among others. I have worked with a wide range of companies around the world, helping them build timeless and meaningful strategies, services and design solutions with real purpose and value.
Tech stack
Design (16)
Prototyping (15)
iOS (11)
Strategy (11)
Android (10)
Startups (10)
Apps (10)
Mobile UI/UX Design (9)
Mobile UX (9)
Web Design (7)
WordPress (7)
Product Design (6)
UI Design (6)
iOS UI Design (4)
Design Patterns (4)
Mobile App Testing (4)
Optimization (4)
Product Management (4)
Web (4)
Content Management Systems (CMS) (4)
User Interface (UI) (4)
UX Design (4)
Adobe (3)
Prototype Framework (3)
Responsive UI (3)
System Design (3)
Flutter (3)
User Flows (3)
Banking & Finance (3)
SaaS Design (3)
Experience
Lead Product DesignerEskalera
03/2022 - Currently

— Designed design system library from scratch and maintained the components to be used across all products. — Ideated and created new services that enhance the relationship between employees and their employers. — Designed the mobile app bringing existing components and patterns for V1 but stablished new patterns for subsequent versions. — Stablished rules to follow when moving the company to a mobile-first approach.

iOS UI Design
Mobile UI/UX Design
Mobile UX
Flutter
Design Patterns
System Design
User Flows
Product DesignerToptal
10/2020 - Currently

Being part of an elite team of designers from all over the world at Toptal, a company that connects the top 3% of freelance talent all over the world, I work on several projects that tackle user experience optimization, interface design and prototyping. — 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.

Design
Optimization
Prototyping
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
Apps
Design
iOS
Prototyping
Startups
Strategy
Product DesignerDoorDash
10/2021 - 06/2022

Worked with the New Verticals and Money Team to ideate and create design solutions regarding financial services for dashers and consumers. — Partnered with Product Managers to study requirements, design and tech specs for multiple projects. — Built design flows and mockups to communicate high-level vision and specific details for multiple projects within the money team. — Created the flow to enable Fast Pay in Canada which allows Dashers get their earnings on-demand. — Improved the way dashers get access to their earnings through DasherDirect app and Bank Accounts.

Design
Product DesignerPayPal
07/2021 - 03/2022

Worked as part of the Venmo's design team to figure out the user experience, interface design and strategy for in-app QRC experiences for buyers and businesses. — Designed Offline QR code experiences, enabling consumers and businesses get paid and make payments without internet connection. — Created the experience for customers to make payments to business profiles and help them grow by adding payments notes which are shared in their feeds. — Worked 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
iOS UI Design
Design Patterns
Figma
Usability
Testing
Mobile App Testing
UX Design
Mobile UI/UX Design
UI Design
Senior User ExperienceKitchen United
06/2020 - 07/2021

— Performed UX audit for the different products already in the market. — Identified usability issues that inhibit clarity, and users'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.

Mobile App Testing
Mobile UI/UX Design
Mobile UX
Ionic
Prototyping
Figma
Design
Design Patterns
iOS UI Design
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.

CTO
Design
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.

Design
Testing
Usability
Senior User ExperienceDRUO
05/2018 - 06/2020

— 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.

WordPress
Financial Data
Banking & Finance
UI Design
Mobile App Testing
Mobile UI/UX Design
Mobile UX
Product Design
SaaS
SaaS Design
UI/UX DesignerSin Margen
12/2015 - 08/2018

— 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.

Web Design
Mobile UI/UX Design
Mobile UX
Responsive UI
UI Design
UX Design
Prototype Framework
Adobe
Product DesignerVoceros
08/2014 - 02/2018

— 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.

Web
Web Design
WordPress
Content Management Systems (CMS)
Product Design
Product Management
User Interface (UI)
Web DesignerSigma
04/2015 - 12/2015

· 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.

Adobe Photoshop
Web Design
WordPress
Education
Bachelor's degreeUniversidad Autónoma del Caribe
02/2011 - 02/2014
Portfolio
Website Gallery
December 2021 - May 2022
Real Estate Agents Network
September 2021 - September 2021
Arrow and Silk Experience
June 2021 - July 2021
Geolocation Capabilities for a Food Ordering App
January 2021 - February 2021
Primary Care and Specialists
September 2020 - September 2020
Sellast iPhone and iPad Point of Sale
August 2020 - September 2020