# Manuel (Mico) Ryan Espinosa, MHCID > Senior UX Designer | SaaS, Mobile & HMI | AI-Driven UX | Enterprise & Automotive UX | Persona-Driven Applications Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/manuelmicoryanespinosamhcid 20+ Years Design Experience • Enterprise SaaS • Mobile • HMI • UX Research & UX Design Portfolio ( GM & Boeing ) — www.nolimitsgallery.com/mini-portfolio I am an (IC5) Senior UX Designer with 20+ years of industry experience and a Professional Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction and Design (MHCID) from UC Irvine’s Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, as well as a Master’s-level UX Design credential from UC San Diego. I bring over 10 years of UX design experience across web, mobile, tablet, desktop, and television platforms. Over the past six years, I’ve focused on SaaS enterprise, mobile and HMI applications, including nearly four years as a Senior UX Designer at Boeing and General Motors — leading the design of complex, mission-critical systems. My strengths include visual design, involving building design systems, leading cross-functional UX design teams as the facilitator, high-fidelity Figma prototyping including Figma code, variables and AI code generation, conducting usability testing with live users and field research. I focus on scalable systems design, platforms, and end-to-end workflows. ## Work Experience ### Senior UX Designer (IC5) @ Boeing Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Diego (Hybrid via LA Greater Area) 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 • 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗨𝗫 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 • Designed 8 SaaS micro-applications and 8 operational dashboards, transforming large maintenance datasets into actionable insights through data visualization, data workflows, and persona-driven UX flows integrating AI APIs. • Built Boeing’s first SaaS design system and component library, standardizing, components, colors, icons, fonts, layouts, accessibility standards and interaction patterns across React MUI platform teams and ensuring consistent UX across enterprise micro-applications and dashboards. • Produced high-fidelity Figma prototypes, UX flows, and engineering specifications, establishing structured Figma-to-development handoff processes to improve implementation clarity. 𝗨𝗫 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 • Conducted field research at a military aviation base to validate operational workflows and data requirements for enterprise MRO systems. • Ran 2-week usability studies across 16 enterprise products (160 users), synthesizing insights into prioritized UX improvements that simplified complex operational interfaces and workflows. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 • Led cross-functional collaboration with PMs, engineers, UX researchers, SMEs, and AI-API specialists to translate complex operational data into actionable user journeys aligned with business goals. • Partnered with AI-API specialists to integrate AI-driven analytics and predictive insights into enterprise micro-application systems and dashboards. • Presented high-fidelity Figma prototypes backed by usability testing insights to executive stakeholders to support data-driven UX decisions and gain design approval. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 • GOLDn Persona-Driven MRO Micro-Applications • GOLDesp Operational Dashboards (8) • Boeing MRO Design System 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: Figma | Material Design | React MUI | Usability Testing | Design Systems | Data Visualization | HTML/CSS/JS ### Senior UX Designer @ General Motors Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area (Remote via LA Greater Area) (BrightDrop EV Division) Designed and prototyped cross-platform applications, ensuring a seamless user experience across desktop, mobile, and web platforms. Led UX design for EV fleet maintenance SaaS applications onboard HMI tablets, integrating AI-driven diagnostics and enabling real-time collaboration between fleet managers and drivers. Conducted usability testing with live users, iterating on design solutions to improve task efficiency and vehicle uptime. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product requirements and ensure alignment with user needs and business goals. Designed the EV Cart Mobile Application that connected multi-modal technologies, allowing the cart to autonomously unlock and lock for high-priced payloads, enhancing security and operational efficiency. Created the first EV SaaS design system for the in-house team, streamlining design consistency and improving collaboration using Figma. ### Senior UX Designer (MHCID Capstone) @ mSIGNIA Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Irvine, California, United States Designed enterprise cybersecurity UX frameworks focused on data privacy, secure authentication, and user-friendly compliance workflows. Led usability research, improving digital identity verification efficiency by 30%. Key Deliverables: Material Design System for Enterprise Cybersecurity Applications GDPR-Compliant User Onboarding & Identity Verification ### Graduate Student | (MHCID) Master of Human Computer Interaction Design @ UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 • TESLA - Discovered & designed solutions for 5 of the most serious car accident factors. - This project was a great opportunity to get involved with transportation design. • mSignia Capstone Project- Researched possible solutions to integrate 3rd party payment process. • Lose It! - Conducted various usability testing studies to increase user registration retention. Honor Earned: 1 Master of Human Computer Interaction & Desgin Degree ### Product Designer ( User Experience Designer ) @ Nike (via Kobe inc) Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 • Worked in collaboration with Nike • Introduced iterative design to the team and explained all of its phases. • Created low-fidelity and high fidelity wireframe iOS mobile phone prototypes. • Conducted Qualitative Usability Testing and Completed final specifications. ### Product Designer ( UX Designer ) / PHP Developer @ No Limits Gallery Jan 2005 – Jan 2013 Founded a small studio providing design and copywriting to high profile clients, such as COSTCO, Mitsubishi, The Coffee Bean, Bright Now Dental, St. Jude’s Ranch For Children and many more. • Worked with multiple clients at the same time including COSTCO, The Coffee Bean, Mitsubishi, St. Joseph Ranch for Children. • Created basic UX low-end wireframes to confirm marketing specifications. • Produced web graphics as well as coded all HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP. • Constructed all of the web and print graphics using the Adobe Suite. --Present and Past Clients -- COSTCO M-Resorts Las Vegas Mitsubishi The Coffee Bean Bright Now Dental Woodbridge Glass CBC Insurance Brokerage Aruze Gaming Valentino Restaurant Chain Alejos Restaurant St. Jude's Ranch For Children Astrophysics Inc Premio Santoni Investigations Studio El Rey Anfield The Concerto Network (in progress social networking website) ### UX Designer / Full-Stack Developer (Contract Project) @ Astrophysics Inc Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | City of Industry, California, United States • Spearheaded the end-to-end design and development of a fully custom enterprise CMS platform for global x-ray screening operations—delivered solo over a 6-month, $10,000 contract • Designed and hand-coded the system using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, ensuring scalability, usability, and security across international deployments • Created intuitive UX flows for internal teams managing sensitive screening data, setting a benchmark still difficult to replicate with modern CMS platforms ### Creative Director / UX Designer @ Avatar / McDigit / Global ePoint Jan 2000 – Jan 2005 • Designed UX flow & UI graphics for embedded x-ray screening machines and home theater PCs. • Worked directly with clients such as Intel and AMD to create successful e-commerce and technology solutions. • Designed the branding, web & print graphics for several very technical start-up divisions • Designed all of the User Interface graphics for a Home Theater PC, called the HTPC, as well as the user-interface graphics for the Astrophysics x-ray screening machine. • Worked with a team to create a successful e-commerce store called Good Deal PC. • Successfully worked directly in partnership on designs with Intel, AMD, PC Gamer and other technology companies. Honor Awarded: 1 • I earned the title Creative Director while still in my twenties and was placed in charge of all design work for approximately 13 different technology divisions. ### Biochemistry Research Intern @ Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Previously ISIS Pharmaceuticals) Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 | Carlsbad, California, United States • Paid BioChemistry Intern working under Loren Miraglia, A Senior BioChemist & Award Winning Brewery Chemist • Research was published in a scientific journal on the inhibition of breast cancer using an MDM2 Oligonucleotide gene-splicing technique. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Human Computer Interaction & Design (MHCID) UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences ### Master's-Level Postgraduate Certificate in UX Design UC San Diego Extended Studies ### Bachelor of Arts in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia UC San Diego ### Bachelor of Science in BioChemistry (Completed 2 Years, Upper Division Program) | UC San Diego UC San Diego ### Associate of Science in Chemistry Saddleback College ### Certificate in Web Design University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education ### Certificate in Graphic Design University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education ### Certificate in Client-Side Web Programming ( Javascript, HTML, CSS ) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### Certificate in PHP/MySQL Programming University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### UX Design (2 Courses) UCLA ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/manuel-ryan-espinosa - Portfolio: https://www.nolimitsgallery.com/mini-portfolio - Portfolio: http://www.nolimitsgallery.com/ - Portfolio: https://www.nolimitsgallery.com/resume --- Source: https://flows.cv/manuelmicoryanespinosamhcid JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/manuelmicoryanespinosamhcid/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13