Luis Daniel Uzcategui Arzola Email & Phone Number

Venezuela

As a UI Specialist at Banco Mercantil Panamá, a renowned financial institution with nearly 100 years of history in Latin America, I have played a key role in evolving the bank's digital experience. My responsibilities and achievements include:Creation of a Design System: Developed a comprehensive design system for both the current online banking platform and a new experience, ensuring consistency and efficiency in the design process.Development of New Experiences: Led the creation from scratch of a new online banking experience, focusing on user needs and aligning with the highest usability standards.Flow Optimization: Improved multiple user flows, including transfers, loans, leasing, online applications, and inquiries, resulting in a smoother and more effective experience.Hand-off Protocols: Implemented effective hand-off protocols with developers and the QA team, enabling clearer communication and more efficient collaboration.Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Engaged with various business areas, providing a user-centered perspective on usability and experience, and conducted usability tests to validate our design proposals.Highlighted Achievements:Optimized and delivered over 35 flows for online banking, benefiting both individual and corporate clients.Thanks to the Design System, we improved the design team's delivery times by 20%.With the hand-off proposals, we reduced gaps between prototyping and production rollout by approximately 35%.My experience encompasses UI design and user interface design for financial applications, utilizing tools like Figma and fostering strong teamwork to achieve optimal results. I am committed to continuous improvement in user experience and innovation in UI design for banking.

Caracas, Venezuela

As Co-founder and Product Designer at Meta Digital Agency, which I established seven years ago with my best friend, I have led diverse projects across various fields, including web design, social media, packaging design, graphic identity, video editing, and SEO. Our primary focus has been on designing and developing WordPress websites, successfully collaborating with clients such as Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Salesianos de Venezuela, Iki Skin Experts, and more.Key Responsibilities:Daily management of a diverse team of approximately 10 professionals, including developers, designers, community managers, and video editors.UI/UX design of WordPress websites, ensuring smooth hand-off to developers.Planning and executing business growth strategies.Supporting the development of client strategies.Notable Achievements:Salesianos de Venezuela Website: Created a website that unified institutional information and established an online donation module, facilitating funding for their social projects.UCAB Design Academy Website: Designed a cutting-edge and functional website for Venezuela's leading university, a significant challenge and honor.Pantalla Crítica YouTube Channel: Launched a thriving community of film enthusiasts through a YouTube channel that explored movie and series theories, engaging a diverse audience across America. We handled the entire strategy and execution from scratch.My expertise lies in team management, strategy creation and execution, and UI/UX design as a dedicated Product Designer, driving impactful results for both our agency and our clients.

- I was part of the Continuous Improvement team where we carried out flow optimization and problems from our users. This task also involved constant monitoring of metrics and interactions on the Hotjar platform. - Updating and maintenance of Design Systen in both Desktop and Mobile. - Analysis and research on the Latin American fintech ecosystems to capture advantages and opportunities in the Product area. - Design of Landing Pages optimized for massive campaigns through SEM. - In conjunction with UX Research we conducted user research for the entry of Vita Wallet in Mexico.- Development of surveys and guided interviews with users to test and iterate various optimizations.

Caracas, Venezuela

Content curator in TekCrispy.com (Science, technology and digital culture) and PlayerOne.vg (Video games and digital entertainment) - Content strategy. - Performance indicators for each content line.- Monitoring of news and trends. - Creation of protocols to increase efficiency in specific situations. (Breaking News, Live events)- Creation of original articles. - Daily performance monitoring in Google Analytics and Google Search Console.- Live coverage coordination (Apple Events, Google Keynotes, CES, Comic-Con, Playstation: State Of Play, Xbox Events, The Game Awards)- SEO and keywords selection.- Assignment of topics to +10 content writers producing +50 articles daily.

Edition and assembly of cinematographic and advertising works. Software: Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Audition.

Caracas, Venezuela

Independent Short Film Best Short Film Youth Talent. Premios Latino. Marbella, España.Special Mention of the Jury in Festival del Cortometraje Nacional Manuel Trujillo Durán. Maracaibo, Venezuela.Best Fiction short film (National) in Festival Internacional del Cortometraje Independente FINDECOIN. Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela.Official selection in ELCO 2018 (Lechería, Venezuela) Category: Best College Short Film.Official selection in Festival Internacional del Cortometraje FIC 2019 (Paraná, Argentina)Official selection in InShorts Films Festival 2018 (Lagos, Nigeria)