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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Evernote: Tasks (2020-2021)
Design Leadership -
Evernote: Home (2020)
Design Leadership -
Evernote: Search (2019)
Interaction Design, Visual Design -
VMware NSX (2017-2018)
Interaction Design, Visual Design -
Rockwell Collins Content Service (2015)
Information Architecture, Interaction Design -
Democracy OS (2015)
Interaction Design, Visual Design -
QuestionPro (2013-2015)
Design Leadership, Information Architecture, Interaction Design -
Carnegie Mellon Acrobatiq (2014)
Design Leadership, Interaction Design -
Microsoft Learning (2013)
Product Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design -
Spanish Ministry of Defense (2010)
Information Architecture, Interaction Design -
SalesForce Health Cloud (2009)
Interaction Design, Visual Design, Front-end Development -
Natura Nós (2008)
Product Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Visual Design
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
Years of Experience
Succesful Startups
Web Projects
Hours of Presenting and Training
Testimonials
Mariano is a first rate thinker, creative problem solver and business brain. We worked very effectively together on a complex global solution for a multibillion dollar initiative and had fun completing the project. A real talent.
Mariano is one of the most brilliant individuals I know. His creativity is beyond what I imagined one can do. Mariano created the user interface for my software applications and his innovation in the user experience has given my applications much success for our clients. I trust Mariano's beautiful graphics and I continue to trust his work. I've never had to iterate on his designs because his intelligence, skill, and creativity are always innovative and fit the requirements perfectly.
There's a lot to be said about Mariano (all good from my perspective). He is an excellent professional, very dedicated to his work, and from my humble 10 year experience in the web software development field, one of the most imaginative and creative people I have had the pleasure of working with.
Mariano did a fantastic job for us. His hard work, excellence, and ability to think outside the box exceeded my expectations and ensured the success of our project. I highly recommend him.
Contact me
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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