Peter Perez Jr
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Toptal member since June 6, 2019
Peter is a senior product designer and startup founder with over 10 years of experience designing user-centered digital products from conception to market. He specializes in B2B, B2C, mobile design, eCommerce, UX, UI, dashboard design, productivity tools, blockchain, and SaaS products.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Lead Product Designer
Perez and Company
- Served as a dedicated design partner, specializing in enhancing B2B and SaaS sector tools. Crafted digital products that combined intuitive functionality with aesthetic appeal, impacting professionals globally.
- Focused on creating solutions that not only met business needs but also enhanced daily work experiences for professionals.
- Offered a diverse range of services, including UX/UI design, design audits, workshops, branding, design systems, MVP design, and user testing. Employed an iterative design process to refine and perfect products.
Lead Product Designer
Boomerang
- Led the design of Shazam's co-founder's lost-and-found platform.
- Build a robust design system in Figma for developers and the product team.
- Designed a pixel-perfect experience with the help of Boomerang's product team.
Product Designer
BEKO Technologies, Corp.
- Designed the controllers for the industrial manufacturer using Figma, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly interface.
- Created a comprehensive user flow to be implemented on the website, enhancing user experience and navigation.
- Communicated closely with developers to ensure accurate implementation of designs and user flows, fostering a cohesive team environment.
Senior Product Designer
B2B2C eCommerce Platform (Private)
- Worked on UX design, managed information architecture, and developed a heuristic analysis method.
- Implemented testing and performed wireframing and prototyping.
- Worked on UI design, operating a high-fidelity design, and contributed to branding.
Senior Product Designer
Toptal Client
- Redesigned an entire CRM for a sector in the health industry.
- Worked end-to-end with the product team to gather requirements and come up with solutions.
- Planned and conducted interviews with the internal team and users.
- Researched, analyzed, provided, built, and iterated features.
- Created the initial wireframes, IA diagrams, Storyboards, and experience and journey maps.
- Designed high and low-fidelity Prototypes and a wide range of UX assets and deliverables.
- Worked closely with the development and product team to prioritize features.
Senior Product Designer
Rasa.io
- Redesigned the entire platform from the ground up using the Iterative Design process and Jake Knapp's Sprint Design process (Miro whiteboard).
- Worked closely with the founder, a team of developers and shareholders.
- Delivered User Flows, UX Wireframes, icons, and branding.
- Designed High-fidelity design on Adobe XD and mobile on Sketch.
- Helped code the SCSS and React used—with Git Push and Pull on Bitbucket.
- Took part in an internal company hackathon with a team of 12+ people.
Senior Product Designer
Job Elephant (Contract)
- Conducted user research and interviewed the team and power users.
- Worked closely with the founder, shareholders, and development team.
- Redesigned an entire job posting platform from the ground up.
- Designed wireframes in Balsamiq and presented in InVision to get feedback from team.
- Prototyped the platform on InVision and conducted user testing via Usertesting.com to get feedback before we continued on with full development.
- Designed the final product in XD and delivered the final design via Zeplin.
Product Designer | Founder
Qard
- Conducted intensive research on the freelance industry and interviewed LinkedIn users.
- Developed a white paper for the entire BaaS project.
- Designed UX wireframes based on research and through the iterative design process.
- Designed the branding from the ground up and designed the UI.
Product Designer
Hiregrowth.co
- Designed the branding and its elements from the ground up.
- Completed UX research (iterative design process).
- Wrote copy/marketing slogans.
- Designed UX wireframes and designed the UI in Adobe XD.
UI Designer
Blockcards
- Designed a demanding UI dashboard.
- Worked with developers to properly execute my UI design elements.
- Worked in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Designed the branding from the ground up.
- Designed a CSS-first graphical card in illustrator to work smoothly live.
Product Designer | Founder
Club Brando
- Designed the branding and copy for the entire website.
- Researched the industry and core market audience to execute the proper design via interviews, surveys, and attending trade shows.
- Optimized every page for every device to increase conversions.
- Designed the entire website from the ground up using HTML/CSS in Shopify.
- Developed the business model and pricing model for the subscription service.
Founder
Streetbox Club
- Designed the branding, UX, and UI from conception to market, and developed "The World's First Exclusive Streetwear Club."
- Attended trade shows and conducted surveys to find the proper solution for the streetwear subscription club.
- Reached #1 in Google search engine results under the phrase "streetwear subscription."
- Developed the business model and pricing.
- Designed fashion garments from paper to full development.
- Sold the startup to a private investor.
UX/UI Designer
Shopquest
- Interviewed a group of potential users to find the core problem and solution to determine the proper UX.
- Designed low-fidelity wireframes in paper/pencil.
- Designed the UI (user interface) in Sketch.
- Led a team of three developers to launch and deploy the app in Android and iOS.
- Handled the rebranding of the company's name.
Marketing Designer
RED (Real Estate Downtown)
- Designed marketing materials for real estate agents.
- Wireframed "squeeze pages" sales funnels to convert online traffic.
- Designed and managed real estate websites (Drupal, WordPress) using HTML/CSS.
- Designed and managed social media profiles.
- Designed branding for a variety of real estate agents.
Education
Progress towards a Degree in Cinematography and Film/Video Production (Screenwriting)
Orange Coast College - Costa Mesa, California
Certifications
UX Design
General Assembly
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch, Balsamiq, Adobe Illustrator, InVision, Zeplin, Illustrator CC, InVision App, Miro
Languages
HTML, CSS
Platforms
Shopify
Industry Expertise
Social Networking
Other
Mobile App Design, User Interface (UI), Web UI, Mobile UI, CRM Design, Data Visualization, Web Design, User Experience (UX), Visual Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Design, UI Design, Iterative Design, User Research, Wireframing, Branding, UI Branding, Agile, Prototyping, MVP Design, Blockchain, Startups, Whiteboarding, Dashboard Design, SaaS, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Product Design, Mobile UX, Design Systems, Mobile Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, User Testing, Enterprise, Web App Design, Platforms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS Design, Analytic Design, Kendo UI, Google Design Sprints, Job Boards, Landing Page Design, Landing Page Optimization, Conversion Rate, eCommerce Design, eCommerce UX, eCommerce, Mobile eCommerce, Responsive Design, Blockchain Platforms, Isometric Design, Mobile Web, Social Networks, Iterative Development, Field Studies, User Onboarding, Digital Marketing, Blockchain as a Service, Brand Guidelines, Business Development, Shopify Design, Bootstrap, React, Dashboards, Email Design, Lottie, Usability, UX Writing, Copywriting, B2B, B2B2C, Accessibility, Web UX
Experience
- UX Design - 9 years
- UI Design - 9 years
- Product Design - 8 years
- Data Visualization - 7 years
- User Experience (UX) - 7 years
- Visual Design - 7 years
- Mobile App Design - 7 years
- SaaS - 7 years
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