I design the foundations that help complex products stay clear as they grow.

I am a Senior Product Designer with a background in visual design and more than 10 years of experience creating digital products. I combine interface craft, system thinking and user evidence to help teams move from fragmented experiences to coherent, reusable product foundations.

My experience spans automotive, mobility and global digital platforms. I am particularly interested in the work behind high-quality product experiences: component systems, accessible patterns, information hierarchy, product flows and the cross-functional decisions that make them sustainable.

I work best in environments where there is real complexity to organise: multiple stakeholders, evolving features, different markets, legacy constraints or a need to improve consistency across a growing product ecosystem.

Career path

I started my career as a Graphic Designer, then transitioned to a UI Designer, focusing on visual clarity and interface craft. Over time, my role evolved toward Product Design, where I began leading decisions around structure, systems, research, and cross-functional collaboration.

Today, my focus is on designing scalable products and design systems that support complex ecosystems and long-term product growth.

Specialties

Product design · Design systems · UI architecture · Accessibility · UX research synthesis · Interaction design · Design operations · Cross-functional alignment


Operating principles

Make complexity legible — I turn fragmented requirements into structures that teams can understand, discuss and reuse.
Build systems with purpose — A component only matters when it helps teams move faster without reducing product quality.

Use research to sharpen decisions — Evidence should not become a report that sits unused. It should clarify what to design next.

Design for inclusion from the start — Accessibility is a product-quality requirement, not a final compliance exercise.

Collaborate across disciplines — The best systems are adopted because design, engineering and product can see their value together.


How I do it

I work with a flexible, research-driven methodology that adapts to each project’s context and complexity. My process combines strategic thinking, user insight, and strong design fundamentals to define a clear and authentic product or brand DNA.

Rather than relying on fixed formulas, I evaluate options, make deliberate trade-offs, and design systems that can scale and evolve over time. I collaborate closely with stakeholders, building long-term professional relationships based on transparency, availability, efficiency, honesty, and mutual respect.

My goal is not only to deliver outcomes, but to create sustainable design solutions that remain relevant beyond the initial launch.


Career direction

I am currently focused on Senior Product Designer and Design Systems opportunities where I can help teams improve product quality, strengthen their design foundations and create more consistent experiences at scale.

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Barcelona, Spain

+34 608 525 986

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