# Oliver Reyes

> UX/Interaction Designer | Digital Tinkerer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/oliverreyes

I'm a Bay-Area based UX/Interaction Designer. For the past 5 years I've taken visionary work to market through interactive prototypes, motion graphics, workshop facilitation, and tangible product designs. Whether it's with industry-leading clients, or a smaller startup, I get people excited about a vision and make it real.

I love making experiences feel fun and delightful, and love making fun and delightful experiences even more.

## Work Experience
### Interaction Designer II @ frog
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
- Understand the goals, business requirements and constraints for the project.
- Help to translate business requirements into user stories.
- Conduct secondary research, including trend benchmarking and competitor analysis.
- Create frameworks such as customer journeys, service blueprints or ecosystem maps based on inputs from research
- Define and prioritise opportunity areas and then translating them into concepts
- Design wireframes, user flow diagrams and application maps
- Create and test interactive prototypes
- Document interaction guidelines
- Prioritise MVP features and build a backlog
- Support the definition of roadmaps in collaboration with strategy and technology teams

### Event Coordinator (On-call) @ Exploratorium
Jan 2016 – Present | San Francisco, CA
- Direct museum staff and vendors during event setup to exceed client’s satisfaction & museum standards.
- Coordinate on average 20 events/year. 
- Events range in size anywhere from 100-2000 guests.
- Manage team’s roles, shift times, timecards, and breaks. (Ranging from 4-12 staffers depending on the size of the event)
- Foresee and quickly solve any problems that may arise during the event. 
- Ensure proper execution of approved floor plans.

### Learning Experience Designer @ Exploratorium
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA
-	Facilitate learning experiences for visitors of all educational, financial, and cultural backgrounds. (Avg. 1200 field trip students each day)
-	Give enthusiastic orientations to field trip groups of 15-75 visitors at a time. (Avg. 4 orientations/day)
Maintain upkeep of exhibits on the museum floor as needed
-	Design, propose, test, implement, and reiterate systems for the Field Trip team; allowing us to perform our jobs and be our best selves.
-	Perform/teach a variety of demonstrations to visitors about sound waves, light bulbs, botany, cow-eyeball dissections, etc.
-	Lead trainings and meetings to colleagues.

### UX Designer II @ Card79
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Drive for continuous improvement when it comes to UX/UI quality of work, ability to execute, and willingness to put ourselves into uncomfortable and new product spaces
- Deliver experiences that bridge the gap between users, clients, and internal needs through interactive prototypes, screen flows, and other forms of rich media content
- Collaborate internally and with client-side designers, product managers, engineers and other stakeholders allowing diverse perspective to come to the table
- Assist in securing large-scale projects by showcasing culturally aware design
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their contentment with the agency’s culturally attuned work

### Lead Product Designer @ Vistry
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Oakland, California, United States
- Designed, tested, launched product for hundreds of users at international sports event (and more to come)
- Design and develop cutting edge, AI-driven food ordering experiences for desktop web, mobile web, and mobile app, both independently and leading a team
- Produce animated and interactive prototypes with documentation featuring design guidelines and style guides to ensure consistency and scalability of design across multiple products and platforms
- Conduct user research and usability testing to identify pain points and opportunities for improving the user experience
- Produce marketing material across various media and entry points

### Interaction Designer @ frog
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Bridge the gap between research insights and tangible concepts
- Make sense of complex systems or large volumes of data and content and represent them in simplified models
- Refine concepts into meaningful narratives that speak to business opportunities, technical feasibility and organization set up
- Identify the right interaction patterns to apply in each context
- Collaborate fluidly with visual designers and developers

### UX / Web Designer @ Rayno Window Film
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote
- Develop design system for Rayno’s website redesign, including building blocks, UI patterns, & design principles.
- Redesign the website & blog, based on specific business goals, branding, and customer needs.
- Improve usability of the store locator page that also stays consistent with the new branding and visual design.

### Band Studio - UI Designer @ Springboard
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Band Studio--an app available for iOS and Android that allows bandmates to record sessions from each of their phones simultaneously.
- Conduct and present a heuristics evaluation
- Worked closely with a small team including the app’s creator/programmer to give UI recommendations
- Lay out components in a design guide using Figma

### Raze - UX/UI Designer @ Springboard
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Raze--mobile music streaming service 
- Conducted user research & competitive to identify paint points in the user journey
- Lay out user flows to ensure a smooth process for the user
- Sketch and wireframe to generate solutions and determine the ones that meet our needs
- Develop interactive prototype to test with users in one-on-one user testing

### GalleryPal - UX/UI Designer @ Springboard
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Design Sprint--a museum-browsing companion app that allows users to gain context about an art piece on their terms.
- Developed and tested solutions for users that wanted context for art pieces on the fly without overwhelming them with information.

### ShoGo - UX/UI Designer @ Springboard
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Capstone Project--a ticketing app that prioritizes trust and social features. Done with professional mentor guidance.
- Conducted research and user interviews to pinpoint the root issues of ticket sales and concert-going.
- Proposed solutions for scalping, lack of price transparency, fraudulent tickets. Tested ways to involve friends into the ticket-buying & concert-going experience.
- Created a style guide consistent with ShoGo’s friendly and trustworthy brand.
- Developed a high-fidelity red route prototype with animations.
- Validated solutions after 2 rounds of face-to-face testing with 5 users.

### Audio Visual Technician @ Academy of Art University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, CA
- Orderly set-up and distribution of audio and visual equipment at various Academy buildings throughout the city of San Francisco.
- Supervision of special events, on and off campus, where audio and visual equipment is in use. Ensure equipment is set up in advance of need and that all resources are properly functioning.
- Maintain and organize audio and visual equipment by ensuring orderly storage for easy use whenever needed. Responsible for the logging, tracking, and assessment of Academy audio and visual equipment inventory as well.
- Assess damage to or loss of audio and visual equipment. Document related issues and escalate concerns for resolution. Complete repairs of audio and visual equipment when necessary.
- Answer questions regarding resource allocations and availability. Maintain calendars for all special events departmental requests.

### Digital Art Lead Instructor @ Galileo Learning
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Hillsborough, CA
-	Prepare and deliver curriculum for Photography, YouTube production, Video game design, Virtual Reality Design, and Digital Film classes while keeping an upbeat camp spirit. 
-	Revise and execute curriculum as needed throughout the summer. 
-	Organize team events and outings to build strong connections with each other and boost morale. 
-	Provide excellent customer service to parents and caretakers about their camper's experience. 
-	Prepare for and deliver multiple rotations of Galileo curriculum per day to groups of up to 26 campers
-	Implement the curriculum as written, adapting it as needed to improve the camper experience or accommodate individual campers
-	Provide leadership, energy and camp spirit, constantly assessing group dynamics and the needs of individual campers
-	Supervise Team Leaders and Assistant Instructors working in your program area and inspire them to become excellent instructors

### Sound Designer @ Saint Mary's College of California
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Moraga, CA
-	Produce and compose music and sound for Saint Mary's College Theater productions. 
-	Instruct students how to operate the sound board and wireless mic systems 
-	Communicate and collaborate with the director and other designers to create a cohesive aesthetic.
-	Mix and balance levels for tech rehearsals and live shows. 
-	Ensure all audio equipment are functioning properly.
-	Ensuring the best possible sound experience for that particular theatrical production.

### Athletic Live Stream Director & Camera operator @ Saint Mary's College of California
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Moraga, CA
-	Set up cameras & equipment in an orderly way
-	Operate TriCaster and live stream for live sports events (15 games, various sports)
-	Directed camera crew, communicating & coordinating shots and angles in a professional manner

### Salesman/Photographer @ Lifetouch Photography
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Bruno, CA
- Take 15-20 unique photos of people with varying backgrounds, angles, & poses per session 
- Welcome and Check in appointments (avg. 15/day)
- Schedule and book appointments over the phone 
- Organize and label incoming shipments 
- Digitally enhance photos & collages for customers
- Follow up and confirm appointments over the phone
- Offer promotions, bundles, & packages. Close big sales.

### Video Producer and Twitch streamer (Internship) @ Gamespresso
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Daly City, CA
- Filmed & edited video for the site 
- Streamed gameplay on Twitch using OBS and PS4 tools.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theater and Art
Saint Mary's College of California

### UX/UI Design
Springboard

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Digital Art & Theater
Saint Mary's College of California


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/oliversyreyes

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Last updated: 2026-04-13