Years of experience: 10+
Companies: PUMA, Sperry Top-Sider, TripAdvisor, Pega, Lola.com, Capital One
Top industries: Fin-tech, banking, travel, e-commerce
Top tech skill: Full cycle product design, Design systems
Top soft skill: Empathy, Curiosity, Mentorship
Fav software: Figma
Work permits: US + EU (dual citizenship)
Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience. Detail oriented problem-solver, focused on delivering visually compelling and intuitive digital products. Systematic thinker, continuously pushing design boundaries, and seeking innovative solutions to complex challenges.
Proficient in multiple industries, including banking, fintech, travel, and e-commerce. Skilled in leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align design solutions with business goals and user needs. Committed to mentoring and coaching junior designers.
Freelance | Senior UX/UI Product Designer
Remote | 01.2022 – Present
Remote | 01.2022 – Present
• Provide UX/UI design support to diverse businesses and startups, including a complete platform redesign, development of new and
existing product features, implementation of design systems, and more.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders within organizations, ranging from project managers, engineers, to C-level executives.
• Clients include: Cloudticity (US), Skopa (LatAm), Niseus Group (Spain), Lambda (US), and more.
Capital One | Senior Product Designer / Design Manager
Remote | 10.2021 – 03.2023
Remote | 10.2021 – 03.2023
• Led design efforts for the new B2B payments solution product for small to medium-sized businesses.
• Collaborated with product and engineering teams to meet business and user needs within tight deadlines.
• Mentored and guided junior designers on additional features, edge cases, and post-launch design roadmap.
• Participated in research and usability testing to gather feedback and iterate on designs for an improved user experience.
• Key member of the cross-departmental UX design review committee.
• Contributed to enhancements of the OMNI design system.
• Led discovery and design of prototypes for future products and features.
• Provided mentorship and guidance on UX best practices across Capital One design teams.
Lola.com | Senior Product Designer
Remote | 03.2020 – 10.2021
Remote | 03.2020 – 10.2021
• Designed and implemented features across the entire product offering, including Spend Management product, integration with QuickBooks Online, multi-factor authentication, in-app flight cancellation, and many other features.
• Collaborated with product managers and engineering teams to create user-centered designs.
• Worked closely with front-end and back-end engineering to ensure accurate and efficient implementation of designs.
• Maintained the design system library.
• Mentored junior designers.
* Lola.com — business travel SaaS product (pre-COVID) that pivoted to add spend management at the beginning of the 2020 pandemic outburst. This shift led to the acquisition by Capital One in October 2021.
Pega Systems | UX Designer
Cambridge MA | 11.2018 – 03.2020
Cambridge MA | 11.2018 – 03.2020
• Primarily focused on designing new components, maintaining, and evolving the open-sourced Bolt Design System.
• Collaborated with other Pega designers to streamline design processes and maintain cohesiveness throughout the product.
• Led the design of internal tools, such as Collaboration Center on pega.com and the Internal Pega Employee Portal.
TripAdvisor | UX Designer
Needham MA | 01.2017 – 11.2018
Needham MA | 01.2017 – 11.2018
• Member of the Attractions and Restaurants product teams.
• Redesigned products for responsive user experiences and developed the Restaurant Owner B2B Activity Feed.
• Designed the Attractions Cart and implemented various desktop, mobile, and native enhancements.
TripAdvisor | Senior Designer
Needham MA | 09.2015 – 01.2017
Needham MA | 09.2015 – 01.2017
• Member of the Global Brand Creative team.
• Conceptualized, designed, and optimized online and offline marketing materials for internal and external clients.
• Led creative design for CRM campaigns, social media ads, and print-based collateral.
Additional professional experiences available upon request.
General Assembly | User Experience Design
Boston, MA | 2015
Boston, MA | 2015
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | BFA in Graphic Design
Boston, MA | 2009
Boston, MA | 2009
User-Centered Design
Design Systems
Visual Design: Desktop, Mobile Web, Native | Responsive Design | IOS + Android
Research | Usability Testing | Prototyping
Collaboration: Design, Product, Engineering, Stakeholders
Problem-Solving, Empathy, Communication, Adaptability
Figma | Sketch
Adobe Creative Suite
Abstract | InVision | Zeplin
Omnigraffle | Axure | Balsamiq
Jira | Confluence
Miro | Whimsical | Mural | Lucidchart | Freehand
Macromedia Dreamweaver | HTML/CSS | Java Script Elements
Google Suite
Polish (native)
English (expert)
Spanish (basic)