Biography
Hey—I’m Ricardo. I’m a Senior Web & Product Designer who builds clean, accessible, dev-ready interfaces for data-dense products and websites. I work end-to-end: design systems, IA, wireframing, prototyping, accessibility, and production HTML/CSS for reliable handoffs (Zeplin).
Accessibility is a big deal to me. I built Color-Ramp.com to solve a real gap: creating OKLCH/HSL color ramps that guarantee WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA in both light and dark UIs.
I also co-created AspireMap.ai, a B2C platform that helps students and career-changers find career paths aligned with their values, personality, aptitudes, and skills.
If you want to see how I think and what I ship, start here:
• “Mastering Responsive Web Design”: masteringrwd.com
• “Web Developers Reference Guide”: tiny.cc/web-devs-reference-guide
• “Design System Bootcamp Certificate”: maven.com/certificate/sBHiXyRc
Dayton, OH
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Member since Dec 2013
Skills
Top Specialties
UI / Visual Design 9+ years
UX Design / Research 9+ years
Web Design 9+ years
Work History
Design Expert Mentor at ADPList.org 2024–Present
WTW Sr. UI/UX Designer at Willis Towers Watson 2023–2024
Technical Design Interviewer at Arc.dev 2021–2022
Sr. UI/UX Specialist at Nestlé 2020–Present
NodeSource logo Sr. UI/UX - Digital Designer - Consultant at NodeSource 2019–Present
UI/UX Designer (contract) at Tenet 3 LLC 2017–2017
Web Design Instructor at Sinclair Community College 2016–Present
Online HTML, CSS & Web Design Expert Mentor at Codementor 2016–Present
Online HTML, CSS & Web Design Expert Mentor at Codementor.io 2014–Present
Lead UI Designer at Axcess Financial (yes, it's misspelled lol) 2008–2018
Sr. UI/Web/Front-End Designer at LexisNexis 2000–Present
Web Designer at Self (freelance) 2000–Present
Education
Master’s Degree in Advertising / Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administrative Marketing, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Colombia) 1997
Seeking
Freelance or contract opportunities
Full-time opportunities
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