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Austin, Texas, US

• Manage design and development for the Platform Design Team, overseeing design systems and patterns for logged-in experiences, app integrations, storefronts, and developer documentation..
• Collaborate directly on Figma libraries, prototypes, React components, design patterns, and developer documentation..
• Develop AI-driven solutions to improve UX writing, code quality, and user research processes.
• Shape the overall design function, responsibilities, processes, and strategies to improve delivery and quality as part of the Design Leadership group.

Austin, Texas, US

• Led design and research efforts across key areas: storefronts, app integrations, developer experience, access management and billing.
• Took a hands-on design execution in critical projects, including user permissions, navigation improvements, design system development, app integration flows, educational resources, and billing processes.
• Directly managed three designers and mentored the entire team, supporting their design skills, professional growth and ensuring delivery of high-quality work.

Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

• Managed a cross-functional team of five UX professionals across multiple geographical regions while overseeing the UX product lifecycle of CEMEX digital applications.
• Elevated product design and usability by driving UX research, including workshops, customer interviews, heuristic evaluations, and behavioral data analysis, to synthesize findings and translate those into actionable.
• Developed a strategy and managed the integration of the UX process within the product development lifecycle, reducing execution timelines by at least 18%.

Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

• Led the design, development, and documentation of CEMEX's custom multi-platform Design System, serving as a foundational component of all digital projects and accelerating implementation by 60%.
• Automated the build and deployment processes for design and development, saving the company a minimum of 30 man-hours per fix, refinement, and enhancement.
• Managed the strategy and implementation of the design system across legacy digital properties to ensure consistency throughout the CEMEX digital landscape.

Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

• Conducted UX debt analysis and remediation on legacy fleet tracking consoles, eliminating 100% of inconsistencies and performance issues.
• Led a team of three UX designers and developers in creating the second version of the fleet tracking console, delivering the project 20% faster than anticipated.
• Contributed to the CEMEX design style guide by creating all mapping/geo-reference UI components and interactions.

Dublin 2, IE

• Led UI Design and UX Development for the VA healthcare platform, helping Accenture secure a $286 million contract.
• Created a medical application Design System specialized in data visualization.
• Implemented WCAG, WAI-ARIA, Section 508 compliance, and HIPAA standards to achieve a 100% score on the EHMP project.

Mclean, Virginia, US

• Designed and developed a real-time, collaborative digital workplace MVP for K-12 students.
• Conducted heuristic evaluations, competitive analyses, design thinking, and developed user personas for Carus Publishing properties, increasing subscriptions by 25%.
• Created collaborative social networks for K-12 students, serving over 90 countries around the world.

• Launched a music curation and streaming service in less than six months by leading the design, development, and marketing efforts.
• Managed a team of four designers and developers while actively participating in the creation of the platform.
• Integrated the Twitter, YouTube, and Google APIs to generate a live music service.

• Provided application design and development consulting for a diverse range of clients both in Venezuela and internationally, expanding the company's customer portfolio to include brands such as Discovery Networks.
• Created various modular applications, including CMS, CRM, ERP, and e-commerce platforms, with a shared core that enabled the rapid launch of products.

• Led UX and UI design for all websites of the municipal government of the county, transforming the online presence from mere brochureware to a complete e-Government system. This achievement awarded Chacao the title of.
• Developed custom CMS and CRM systems for the municipality that managed all online publishing and citizen interactions, reducing the response time for inquiries from weeks to 3 days.
• Created custom, database-driven geo-reference systems. This provided the general public with the first digital geographical index of the municipality and a 100% historical reference of the parcels online.
• Designed the Police, Transit, and Health departments' vehicle fleets, increasing their public awareness by more than 15% according to public polls.

VE

• Redesigned all the websites of the URBE editorial group, increasing user engagement by 300%.
• Developed all web properties using diverse technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CGI, PerlScript, and Macromedia Flash, accurately translating design intent into the final products.
• Published the printed editions of the URBE and RADAR cultural papers online on a weekly basis, saving the company more than 50% in resources by handling both design and development in-house.

Architect, Architecture, Design, Arts

Bachelor Of Science, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates