Hello, I'm Mariano

I'm a product design leader based in the SF Bay Area.

I love teamwork, solving design problems, and turning ideas into products that have a positive impact on people's lives.

I've been helping businesses succeed since 2004.

  • Empathetic Leadership

    I have experience building design teams, cultivating healthy collaborative environments, and developing trusting relationships with my team members to understand their individual needs and set them up for success.

  • Strategic Thinking

    I drive alignment to keep my teams motivated and working efficiently towards our goals, sparking innovation to translate requirements into original products that deliver unique experiences and stand out in the market.

  • Business Orientation

    My approach to product design starts with understanding the business objectives and balancing them with users' needs in order to deliver valuable solutions that customers enjoy and will be happy to pay for.

These are some project highlights; please contact me if you'd like to see more of my work.

About me

I'm a product design leader, born and raised in Argentina, but now living in the San Francisco Bay Area. I hold a degree in Communication Design, a BS in Psychology, and a MBA.

I fell in love with my family's TI-99/4A in the mid 80s, and I've been having fun, wrestling, and working with computers ever since. I'm very interested in finding ways to advance and improve technology to make our lives better.

My job as a design leader is to help my team members achieve their full potential and bring them together to deliver business outcomes.

I'm currently a Senior Product Design Manager at Evernote. Previous stations include VMware, being the UX Design Lead at Globality, co-founding the first price comparison site in Latin America, and starting my own design firm, The UX Department.

Since 2008, I'm a member of the UXPA (User Experience Professionals' Association), and I co-founded the local chapter for Argentina. I've always done my best to make the web a better place by practicing and spreading the word on usability, accessibility, standards, and user-centered design.

Besides being interested in design and technology, I have a particular fascination with music; my favorites include a varied combination of indie rock and popular songs from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. I enjoy playing music and have released a few independent recordings.

When I'm not learning or working on design and music, I enjoy exploring San Francisco and its beautiful surroundings, visiting museums, reading, and just being in the great outdoors.

Main areas of expertise

  • Product Design Leadership
  • User Experience Strategy
  • Interaction Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Art Direction
  • User Research
  • Web and Mobile Production
  • Working with Developers
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Years of Experience
Succesful Startups
Web Projects
Hours of Presenting and Training

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I'd love to hear from you!

Wether you'd like to discuss your next great project, want bring me as a speaker, or would like to just say hi, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

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