Experienced Mexican designer currently leading the design team at DINN Actinver in Mexico City, an investment service app.
Team Player
I firmly believe that collaboration with multidisciplinary teams enhances the success of any endeavor.
Fast Learner
If I need to learn something new, I will dedicate all the time necessary to acquire and apply the required knowledge.
Gaming Enthusiast
Truly passionate about gaming. Whether in video games, board games, or gamifying a product or service to make it “fun.”
Critical Thinker
The “why am I designing this?” is more important than the “how am I going to design this?”
Leadership
Experience and ability to support and positively influence people to improve their skills and reach their best professional and personal versions.
Expertise through
Experimentation
The fastest way to learn is by doing and experimenting, which allows me to acquire new knowledge & improve skills.
Main Tools
Figma
Illustrator
Photoshop
After Effects
Other Tools
Relevant Work Experience
Head of Design
DINN Actinver · Banking
Oct 2018 - Present
Led end-to-end design of product, features & branding campaings at DINN, encompassing research, UX, UI design, branding, motion graphics, etc, ensuring seamless user experiences for new users.
Starting as a Product Designer I transitioned into a Lead role, spearheading brand enhancement initiatives and providing support & leadership to product design, business & growth teams, with a special focus on audiovisual design supervision.
Conducted user research, design audits, Hi-Fi product prototypes (mobile & web), 3 rebrandings for 2 different Actinver digital products.
Provided design consulting for various Actinver products, besides DINN.
For the last 5 years I built a design team from illustrators, animators & UX/UI designers.
Senior UX & UI Designer
Sngular · IT Services
Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
Focused on crafting intuitive interfaces and enhancing user experiences mainly for banking clients including BBVA and Actinver.
Worked on different web and mobile projects, where I carried out from user research, prototyping and wireframe testing to high-fidelity mockups and animations.
Worked closely with developers, PMs and POs to ensure perfect project execution.
Used Unity for a small AR forniture visualization project and modeling 3D objects in Maya and 3ds Max.
NURE · IT Services
Jan 2017 - Abr 2018
Defined and shaped company identity through comprehensive brand design, followed by hands-on involvement in product design for both mobile and web platforms.
Created websites for various clients using basic HTML and JavaScript.
Improved digital products (UX/UI) for various clients, making user experience and interfaces much more attractive and easier for users through internal and external research.
UX/UI Designer
MENT · IT Services
Nov 2015 - Jan 2017
Designed several user interfaces for responsive websites and mobile apps.
Created low and high fidelity wireframes, UI mockups and animation for different company’s clients.
Made branding & animation projects.
Education
Tecnológico de Monterrey · Mexico
2011 - 2017
Universidade da Coruña · Spain
2014 - 2015
ELVTR · Online
2024
View Certificate
Epic Games · Online
2024
Contact
Luis Octavio . 2024