Experience
HQZen.com
Product Design Lead · Mar 2022 — Present
Front-end Developer · Jan 2021 — Mar 2022
- Responsible for developing static websites from design mockups and refactoring outdated code syntax while updating component structures.
- Designing user-friendly interfaces, drafting low-fidelity mockups based on user research, and conducting usability testing and interviews for new and upcoming features.
- Ensure all features are feasible within set deadlines, meet with stakeholders and managers for product feedback and upcoming features.
- Provide training for team members and interns, and conduct post-sprint ceremonies such as retrospectives, planning, and stand-up meetings.
Seafood City Plus (Talino Venture Studios)
Product Designer (Part-time) · Sept 2025 — Jan 2026
- Assisted in improving the user experience of SFC Plus, a mobile application of Seafood City - a Filipino-American grocery chain in the US and Canada
- Tasked with redesigning multiple voucher pages of Seafood City's coalition partners
- Designed the user flow and interface for the bills payment feature
- Updated Webflow pages for different marketing and event initiatives
- Polished an old design system, revisiting components and variables to ensure consistency across the app
Gorin Systems
AI & Product Designer (Part-time) · Aug 2025 — Nov 2025
- Develop existing design mockups into functional web pages using v0 (no-code AI platform by Vercel)
- Conduct meetings with different clients and discuss upcoming project requirements
- Design lacking mockups of existing pages to address UI improvements from stakeholder suggestions
RideHero, Inc.
UI/UX Designer · Aug 2020 — Dec 2020
- Assigned to work as a primary designer on multiple projects, including RideHero (a bus hailing mobile app), Aguila (a delivery app), and Discover Cebu (a centralized app to promote Cebu tourism).
- Assisted in brainstorming app ideas for LGUs and government initiatives aimed at supporting residents within specific municipalities.
Symph
Web Design Intern · Jun 2019 — Jul 2019
- Assigned to multiple teams as a UI/UX designer, studied UX principles and front-end development fundamentals, and contributed to MATA, a project involving facial recognition technology.
- Assisted in organizing community events such as Frontend Fridays and GDG Cebu.
Today's Carolinian
Senior Graphic Designer · Jun 2019 — Aug 2019
Graphic Designer · Jun 2017 — Jun 2018
- Designed and contributed in developing magazine and online content for the progressive school publication of the University of San Carlos.
USC Computer Engineering Council
Media Director · Jun 2017 — Aug 2019
Media Councilor · Jun 2016 — Jun 2017
- Designed pubmats and posters for course, department, and school events.
- Led creative direction and managed design associates.
- Participated in student leadership training seminars.
Skills
Tools and Platforms
Git, GitLab, Netlify, Figma, Balsamiq, Webflow, Framer, Adobe Suite, Google Workspace Tools
Frameworks and Tech Stack
Vue, Bootstrap CSS, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Sass
Education
Organizations
References
Jarrhey Dela Peña
Chief Operating Officer, Symph
jarrhey@symph.co
Patricia Lexa Tumulak
UI/UX Designer, FullScale
patriciatumulak@gmail.com
Louie Jay Rivas
Project Manager, HQZen
louie@bposeats.com
Art San Diego
Founder and UX Engineer, Simetri Studio
art@simetri.studio