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AboutLima, Peru

I design and build.
To me, that's one job.

For five years I've worked at the seam between design and engineering — and I've stopped pretending it's two seats. I sketch in code, prototype in the real material, and treat the browser as the canvas. The last two of those years went into tactile, interactive 3D interfaces that ship to production, not just to a portfolio.

I'm based in Lima, Peru. Today I'm building at Valere; before that I spent three years at Scotiabank Perú designing digital banking for millions of people. Somewhere between research interviews and shaders, I worked out how I like to work.

How I work
01

Design in code

Figma and Blender are where I think; the browser is where I decide. I'd rather feel a prototype than describe one.

02

Make it tactile

The web can be physical. Motion, depth and direct manipulation aren't decoration — they're how people build trust with a screen.

03

Ship something measurable

Research to production. A project isn't done until there's a number on it — 6× faster, 78% trust, 40% less time.

04

Build in the open

My best work happens with others. I founded SheShips to connect women builders across Latin America, and co-founded Crafter Station for indie makers.

Experience
  1. 2024 — Now

    Design Engineer

    Valere

    End-to-end product, visual-first. Architected and shipped three production apps with complex 3D and motion, plus the design systems behind them.

    3 products · 5 teams
  2. 2021 — 2024

    Product Designer

    Scotiabank Perú

    Design + research for digital banking serving millions across Peru, Chile and Colombia. Redesigned the international-transfer flow and set the design-system and accessibility standards.

    2M+ users · −40% time
Recognition & speaking
  1. 2025

    Featured in El Comercio

    Coverage of the LEGALIZE-PE civic-tech platform

  2. 2024

    Top Community Builder

    SheShips, recognised as a leading women-in-tech initiative in Peru

  3. 2024

    Designing for Trust: AI in High-Stakes Decisions

    UX Lima Conference

  4. 2024

    Design Systems at Scale

    Crafter Station Meetup

  5. 2023

    Civic Technology Workshop

    SheShips Summit

Open to collaborations, research conversations, and the occasional ambitious idea.

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Systems Engineering · Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería · 2016 — 2021