Product designer, problem solver, motion animator + more.

I help teams tell great stories, and brands launch great products.

11 years

Experience

Colombia

Location

#OpenToWork 🤙

Contracts

Nico playing on an electric guitar
Nico playing on an electric guitar
Nico playing on an electric guitar
Nico playing on an electric guitar
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia
Colombian Guacamaya
Colombian Guacamaya
Colombian Guacamaya
Colombian Guacamaya
Flores de Guatapé, Antioquia
Flores de Guatapé, Antioquia
Flores de Guatapé, Antioquia
Flores de Guatapé, Antioquia
Nico at Edinburgh's cathedral
Nico at Edinburgh's cathedral
Nico at Edinburgh's cathedral
Nico at Edinburgh's cathedral
Car parked on a street at Manhattan, New York
Car parked on a street at Manhattan, New York
Car parked on a street at Manhattan, New York
Vía al mar, Barranquilla to Santa Marta
Vía al mar, Barranquilla to Santa Marta
Vía al mar, Barranquilla to Santa Marta
Vía al mar, Barranquilla to Santa Marta

Work Experience

2021 — Present

.Monks

Senior Product Designer

I've been responsible for multiple client's projects while working at .Monks, most of them with a more abstract-level research, presentation and design QA focus. All of these projects have hovered around financial technologies and web3 topics. International CEO-facing positions.

2021 — Present

.Monks

Senior Product Designer

I've been responsible for multiple client's projects while working at .Monks, most of them with a more abstract-level research, presentation and design QA focus. All of these projects have hovered around financial technologies and web3 topics. International CEO-facing positions.

2019 — 2021

Ideaware

UX/UI Designer

Ideaware hired me as a single project, one-creative product designer with a surface-level workflow. Main tasks were UI related, but also included CX review and presentation skills for a data visualization heavy product. International client-facing position.

2019 — 2021

Ideaware

UX/UI Designer

Ideaware hired me as a single project, one-creative product designer with a surface-level workflow. Main tasks were UI related, but also included CX review and presentation skills for a data visualization heavy product. International client-facing position.

2018 — 2019

Sonovista

Digital Product Manager

3 years after joining Sonovista, I was promoted to work as a digital graphic design, social media and development supervisor. I was also responsible for web strategies, ad management and data analysis. Local client-facing position with report-based reviews.

2018 — 2019

Sonovista

Digital Product Manager

3 years after joining Sonovista, I was promoted to work as a digital graphic design, social media and development supervisor. I was also responsible for web strategies, ad management and data analysis. Local client-facing position with report-based reviews.

2015 — 2018

Sonovista

Web Designer

Joined Sonovista as a UI designer with a website focus, also incharge of social media and email marketing assets, and motion graphics for a retail client.

2015 — 2018

Sonovista

Web Designer

Joined Sonovista as a UI designer with a website focus, also incharge of social media and email marketing assets, and motion graphics for a retail client.

2013 — 2015

Freelance Work

Multiple Roles

I worked as a freelance/contractor designer for multiple clients, including Barranquilla's Universidad del Norte, real estate agents Grupo Prediac and Cartagena's Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas.

2013 — 2015

Freelance Work

Multiple Roles

I worked as a freelance/contractor designer for multiple clients, including Barranquilla's Universidad del Norte, real estate agents Grupo Prediac and Cartagena's Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas.

Work & Tools

Product Design

I enhance user interaction for intuitive and relatable digital experiences

Motion Graphics

How about spicing up UI by simplifying complex concepts into nice visuals?

HTML + CSS

Understanding how frontend works helps create realistic ideas and better products

Figma, Adobe CS

Bread and butter tools, years of knowledge and expertise on all of them

Rive, Principle, Protopie

Go-to-tools for animation and high fidelity prototyping

Sublime, Framer, Webflow

Plus, some low-code and no-code things to throw in my bag, as well

Testimonials & Highlights

🏅 🏆 ⭐

Cannes/Young Lions

Meta & Interactive.Monks VR – Mindroom Project: Honor Mention

GWD Certification @ Google

Google Web Designer in Academy for Ads - 1st in Colombia!

RAD Workshop @ U.Tadeo

University of Bogota Multidiscipline Competition - 4th Place