# Nico Ramirez

> Lead Product Designer - Instagram DM's

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nicoramirez

Peruvian product designer currently shaping new experiences in Instagram Direct Messaging.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2021 – Present | New York, United States

### Product Designer - Mobile @ Front
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Building shared inboxes for teams to conquer productivity 💌

### Design Coach @ INSEAD Executive Education
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Design coach for INSEAD's online executive education programme: Design Thinking and Creativity for Business (DTCB). Assisting students with feedback and help through action learning projects.

### Interaction Designer @ YouTube
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area

### UX Designer 2 @ Microsoft
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Redmond, Washington

### Co-Founder @ alphii
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

### Teaching Assistant - Communication Design 3 @ ArtCenter College of Design
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area

### UX Design Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Redmond, Washington

### Teaching Assistant - Sewing Lab @ ArtCenter College of Design
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pasadena, California

### Teaching Assistant - Wearable Tech @ ArtCenter College of Design
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pasadena, California

### Industrial Design Intern @ GoPro
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

### Teaching Assistant @ Art Center College of Design
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Helping teachers with student questions about design process: research, ideation, concept development, prototyping, graphics, presentations.

### Camp supervisor @ Amici dei Boschi
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Pavia Area, Italy
Summer job in Italy. Working with kids and young adults, educating them about the environment and sustainable living, while organizing entertaining activities during the day. Had to work with age groups 6-15

### Coach @ Platinum Gymnastics
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | simi valley, california


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Industrial and Product Design
ArtCenter College of Design

### Minor in DesignMatters in Environmental + Social Impact
ArtCenter College of Design

### Exchange Program in MBA Study Abroad
INSEAD


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/niconico21
- Portfolio: http://www.dreamnico.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-29