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MY DESIG PHILOSOPHY

Better product UX through holistic design thinking

I'm a passionate advocate for user-centered design, believing that meaningful products are built around understanding user needs and solving user problems. As a leader, I foster a collaborative environment that encourages experimentation and rapid iteration.
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My extensive experience in physical and digital design empowers me to confidently design complex systems with simple solutions. This expertise enables me to streamline the design process, to influence and inspire teams to achieve their full potential.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Experienced in collaborating with internal and external clients, managed design initiatives, and oversaw budgets and resources. I built and led diverse design teams, fostering a collaborative culture and driving successful partnerships. Dedicated to mentoring and coaching designers to succeed in solving user and business problems.

Design Management Experience
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Product Development Experience 

DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL PRODUCTS 

Extensive experience in taking physical and digital products from concept development to production launch. Automotive / Electronic devices / Service automation / Applications / Product launch and lifecycle management design.  

Tools experience

-2D design
-3D design
-UX/UI design
-Whitewall and mind mapping
-UX System and Informationn Architecture
-Physical and Digital prototyping

 

career

personal

5 work locations

Nissan Design America, San Diego
Global Design Center HQ, Atsugi Japan
 Nissan Research Center SV, Sunnyvale
BYTON EV startup, Santa Clara
Amazon, Santa Cruz

6 patents 

embedded glass switch, pat. 8840288 
 2 layers etched lighting, pat. 8235460 
Data learning assistant, pat. pending
Display interaction, pat. pending
Vehicle information automation, pat. pending
Vehicle camera automation, pat. pending 

Argentine + Spain + Taiwan + USA

4 cultures

4 languages

Chinese + English + Spanish + Taiwanese

Design community contribution:

-Art Center College of Design / Transportation class - Guest speaker
-AAU. Academy of Art University / Transportation class - Guest teacher
-AAU. Academy of Art University / Industrial design scholarship - Main jury
-Core 77. Annual Design Award / Transportation design - Jury Captain
-UX design guest speaker for a tier-1 automotive supplier executives workshop
-IDSA. Delivery van electrification show - Presenter
-Amazon design Conflux / Keynote presentation - Presenter

Everyday interests:

- music audiophile
- modern architecture design
- travel and photography
- home living design
- daydreaming
- restoring wood furniture
- see good old cars and fix cars
- lighting fixture design
 

Let's make meaningful designs together

People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, 

but they will always remember how you made them feel.

From the 1991 book by H. Jackson Brown Jr. to Maya Angelou.

- thank you -

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