I'm Marcos, a product designer based in San José, CA. During my time at SAP, I contributed to the SAP design system, designed AI products, and led design activities for 15 minimum viabale products.

I am passionate about modular design and atomic design principles. I am proficient in HTML and CSS, and I have an intermediate understanding of JavaScript. I can leverage my front-end experience for a smooth handoff between design and development.

Resume

EXPERIENCE

Product Designer — Stealth Startup

Nov ‘23 - Mar ‘24, San Jose, CA

Designed a manufacturing platform with a mobile first responsive approach.
Created design system with scalable token architecture. user-flows, and high quality production ready mockups.
Cross checked designs for WCAG & ADA accessibility compliance.

Senior UX Designer — SAP Ariba

Sep ‘22 - Sep ‘23, Palo Alto, CA

Reduced SAP Procurement Marketplace posting time from 27 minutes to 12 minutes through comprehensive redesign.
Played a key role in overhauling the Ariba source-to-contract application with new design system, including reimagining the product homepage.
Created an award-winning demo highlighting transformative possibilities with generative AI.

Senior UX Designer — SAP Design

Feb ‘22 - Sep ‘22, Palo Alto, CA

Redesigned the SAP Manufacturing Production Planning product.
Led the creation of two functional demos that transformed procurement planning from Excel-based to interactive 3D.
Developed the Gantt chart pattern for the SAP design system.
Streamlined potentially hundreds of UI screens into a single, cohesive layout, significantly reducing cognitive load, user clicks, and loading time.

UX Designer — SAP Technology & Innovation

Mar ‘15 - Feb ‘22, Palo Alto, CA

Cross-functional team where I led a user centered design process for 15 client projects which resulted in functional minimum viable products.
Initiated projects by understanding business challenges, conducted user research, co-facilitated design thinking workshops, and delivered high-quality design prototypes based on user needs and pain points.
Delivered the first Financial Planning Solution on the SAP Cloud Platform and provided UX consultation for the platform team.
Developed and maintained public facing team website.

Designer — San Jose Sate University

Mar ‘14 - Feb ‘15, San José, CA

Collaborated on designing flyers and marketing materials. Managed all updates and changes to the department's CMS website.

EDUCATION

San Jose State University

2010 - 2015. BFA in Graphic Design.

CERTIFICATES

MIT

In-progress · Designing and Building AI Products and Services.

Memorisely

2023. Building Scalable Design Systems.

Sekei

2023. Coding for Designers.

SKILLS

Design

Interaction Design
Design Systems
Web Design
Prototyping
Information Architecture
Usability Testing
Personas
Journey Mapping
A/B Testing

Tools

Figma
Adobe
Origami

Programming

HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
PHP
SVG