Experience
2023 — Now
2023 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
At this early-stage AI for hardware development SaaS startup, I lead visual design across brand, marketing, and growth surfaces. I operate as the sole designer supporting product marketing and acquisition, translating highly technical workflows into clear narratives that engineers and enterprise buyers can understand.
Key contributions:
• Built and evolved the company’s brand system and marketing design language
• Designed and maintained the marketing website and landing pages, translating product positioning into conversion-focused web experiences
• Created visual frameworks to explain AI capabilities to hardware engineers and enterprise audiences
• Produced campaign assets, product visuals, and launch materials supporting inbound and outbound growth
• Implemented and monitored analytics via GA4, HubSpot, and Microsoft Clarity to inform design and messaging decisions
• Designed tradeshow materials, brand assets, and marketing collateral.
2022 — Now
2022 — Now
As samonster, my independent design practice, I help founders and small businesses bring ideas to life through brand systems, websites, and product experiences.
Projects span startups, creative entrepreneurs, and independent brands.
Key work includes:
• Designing websites, visual identities, and brand systems for early-stage businesses
• Developing wireframes, UX flows, and UI systems that translate ideas into usable digital products
• Building WordPress websites optimized for performance, SEO, and conversion
• Producing marketing assets across digital channels (landing pages, banners, email visuals)
• Advising founders on positioning, storytelling, and visual clarity
2019 — Now
Promoted to lead design and innovation initiatives for an industrial safety and risk-management SaaS platform serving manufacturing plants.
My work combined product design, spatial modeling, and workflow innovation.
Key contributions:
• Led design efforts across product interfaces, 3D modeling environments, and internal tools
• Identified operational bottlenecks and proposed Map Builder, an internal product that reduced plant modeling time by 70% and resource requirements by 75%
• Designed UX flows, wireframes, and product logic for new platform features
• Modeled industrial workspaces used for safety walks, compliance reporting, and operational audits
• Collaborated with clients and safety teams to ensure digital models accurately represented real-world environments
2019 — 2019
2019 — 2019
Early role supporting the development of georeferenced 3D models of manufacturing plants used for safety and compliance management.
Responsibilities included:
• Creating geolocated 3D models of industrial plants and facilities
• Conducting on-site field visits to capture spatial measurements and operational workflows
• Modeling machinery, plant infrastructure, and work environments used in safety audits
• Preparing models used for incident reporting, safety walks, and compliance tracking
2023 — 2025
2023 — 2025
Designed and built 100+ websites and niche digital publications for small businesses and online ventures.
Key work included:
• Designing and developing WordPress websites with custom themes
• Creating brand identities, logos, and visual systems for digital businesses
• Building SEO-optimized content platforms and landing pages
• Designing UX flows, wireframes, and UI layouts for improved usability
Education
École Intuit Lab
Master's degree
University of Michigan
Certificate
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Bachelor's degree
sheCodes
Certificate
Campus International de Cannes