# Andres Duran > Product Designer | UX/UI Specialist | News & Media Platforms Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/andresduran Hola! I am a Product Designer Driven by design thinking and technical craft, I specialize in building scalable design systems for enterprise-level B2B and SaaS applications. I focus on creating high-fidelity, production-ready UI that balances user needs with business goals. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ NBCUniversal Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Nueva York, NY Product Designer – News & Product Strategy | NBCUniversal • Designed and launched newsroom tools for the Unified Search platform, including collaborative Boards and an image download recovery flow to resolve vendor/API issues. • Created responsive wireframes and prototypes across breakpoints, conducted UX audits to improve live products, and contributed to a scalable design system. • Collaborated cross-functionally in Agile sprints, using Figma to deliver interactive prototypes and ensure smooth handoff to engineering. ### Product Designer @ Fohr Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Enhanced User Experience: Standardized visual hierarchy, reorganized content, and improved navigation for a more intuitive interface. • Streamlined Influencer Discovery: Implemented advanced search functionality with specific criteria (location, demographics, content, engagement metrics) for efficient and accurate results. • Influencer Profile Redesign: Created intuitive profiles with data visualizations, cumulative statistics, social content, past collaborations, and testimonials to facilitate brand-influencer connections. • Simplified Registration: Reduced registration form steps, increasing influencer applications. • Customizable CMS: Designed an easy-to-use content management system for creating and managing briefs and bulletins. ### UX/UI Tutor @ Trilogy Education Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | United States Provided coaching to bootcamp students by challenging them to think critically when facing UX problems ### Associate UX/UI Designer @ Perpetual Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States Roo (B2B - Veterinary Relief & Staffing Solutions) • Closely collaborated with the product manager, stakeholders, and engineering team to develop a React Native app, simplifying how technicians and veterinarians connect with hospitals and book available shifts Mcontrast (B2BC - Website Catalog for High-End Furniture) • Conducted a UX audit, redesigned a responsive website, and implemented usability and accessibility best practices based on stakeholder requirements National Grid (Internal Tool App) • Involved in the early stage of the redesign project of the On My Way tool app • Validated early-stage wireframes with cross-functional team members, the design leader, and field workers by going on a field trip • Gathered feedback from early-stage prototypes by conducting user interviews Unpakt (B2C - Moving Business) • Developed a heuristic evaluation of their current mobile app that helped to pinpoint critical issues in the user flow. • Improved the usability of the app by updating flows through the forms that users needed to fill out prior adding or removing household goods • Updated the inventory selection to make it easier to add and remove household goods ### Jr User Experience Designer @ Hummingbirdsday, LLC Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | United States • Conducted UX research, created wireframes, and designed the user interface for the XReality Academy website, which specializes in VR/AR/MR education • Led the branding efforts, including logo creation, font selection, and color choices ## Education ### UX/UI Designer in UX Academy Designlab ### Design 101 Designlab ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andres-duran-product-designer - Portfolio: https://www.andresduran.design/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/andresduran JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/andresduran/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29