Portfolio
Digital Design
Angel J. Perez
UX Designer in San Francisco, CA, United States
Member since July 26, 2016
Using an educational foundation with a doctorate in technology design, a master's in computational sciences, and bachelor's in physics, Angel has made significant impact at companies such as Nest, Microsoft, AKQA, and Bank of America throughout his professional career. He is a talented UX/UI designer with his finger on the pulse of the latest technology and communicates extremely well.
Angel is now available for hire
Employment
User Experience Designer Lead
2014 - 2015Nest- Designed the UX for the Nest learning thermostat V3 head unit.
- Developed the Nest heat link interaction paradigm and feedback behavior.
- Created a series of services for Nest and energy companies partners.
- Identified and designed the feature set for the Nest learning thermostat European market.
- Redesigned the out-of-the-box experience for Nest installers in the EU market.
- Designed the UX for the Nest learning thermostat V3 mobile phone.
Technologies: Quartz Composer, Pixate, Adobe Creative SuiteSr. UX Architect
2010 - 2014Microsoft- Designed the mapping tool services for operators to improve map models based on artificial intelligence algorithms.
- Designed new street-side map navigation paradigms to provide a more balanced focus vs. context equation for fully immersive or augmented reality displays.
- Designed consumer-centered marketing solutions to address brand management, retail transformation and return on marketing investment challenges. Also designed advertising monetization strategies for Microsoft new products and services ecosystem beyond traditional ad targeting.
- Created the concepts and experience designs to ensure new technologies transfer from product incubation to next version product release.
- Designed the new API’s and programming languages user research. Also did future technologies trend analysis and business strategy planning.
Technologies: XAML, C++, C#, JavaScript, Adobe Creative SuiteSr Interaction Designer
2009 - 2010AKQA- Designed the concepts and strategies for web-based and mobile-based product experiences and digital campaigns.
Technologies: OmniGraffle, Adobe Creative SuiteSr. UX Designer
2008 - 2009Hands On Mobile- Designed the concepts, strategies, and UI designs for mobile applications.
Technologies: Adobe Fireworks, OmniGraffle, Adobe Creative Suite
Education
- Professional Doctorate in Engineering in User System Interaction Design2004 - 2006Eindhoven University of Technology - Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Master of Science in Computational Sciences2001 - 2003San Diego State University - San Diego, CA (USA)
- Licentiate Degree in Physics1994 - 1999Universidad de los Andes - Merida, Venezuela
Experience
- User Research10 years
- Usability Testing10 years
- Product Design10 years
- Interface Design10 years
- UX Design10 years
- Information Architecture (IA)10 years
- Prototyping10 years
