work
current
- staff product designer, vercel
v0
2025–vercel's ai product that turns prompts into react/next.js apps. working on model behavior, prompt ux, generative ui.
- founder, solo
efecto
dec 2025–ai design agency. a canvas where humans and agents collaborate on finished work. 64 mcp tools, multi-agent teams, living brand systems. nights and weekends.
past
- co-founder & ceo
lummi
2023–2025ai image and design platform. acquired by udemy, june 2025.
- co-founder
musho ai
2022–2024one of the earliest text-to-design tools. prompt a brand or website, get a full draft.
- co-founder
blush
2019–2025illustration platform. figma plugin and web app for mix-and-match illustrations.
- co-founder, design
carbon health
2015–2018designed the patient experience across mobile and web. healthcare app from scratch.
- lead designer, studio platform
invision studio
—design tools for designers. design and design-systems work.
- staff designer
lyft
—earlier product design role.
- ux designer
udemy
—student/instructor experience.
side projects + open source
bueno
little ai/design tool.
humaaans
2018mix-and-match illustration system. #1 product hunt. defined the late-2010s saas illustration look.
open peeps
hand-drawn illustration library. cc0.
avataaars
avatar generator. used by millions.
bottts
robot avatar generator.
robotos
robot avatars.
buttsss
yes.
humankind
illustration system.
open doodles
open-source doodles.
the design team
webcomics about startup life.
latinxs who design
directory for latinx designers in tech.
dreamer stories
2017illustrated portraits + oral histories of daca recipients.
sketch together
youtube design channel.
diseño cha cha chá
spanish-language podcast for latinx designers in tech.