Marcos Rodriguez

Portfolio: https://marcosrod-uxd.weebly.com Email: marcosrod.uxd@gmail.com

Passionate UX Designer with 5 years of expertise in inclusive, ‘edge case’-based design. Proven
track record of delivering exceptional user experiences through effective communication and
cross-functional collaboration. Skilled in leveraging user research to create empathetic and
impactful solutions, with a focus on accessibility, security, and privacy challenges.

Education
UX/UI Design and Development, M.A. NY Institute of Technology, NYC, NY (2023-2024)
Biomedical Engineering, B.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (2014-2019)

Experience
Graduate Assistant NY Institute of Technology, NYC, NY (Fall 2023-Current)
● Assisted in design and management for 2 professor-led projects.
● Facilitated training sessions on UX design principles and methodologies for 15 guests.
● Organized an 8th Wall AR workshop for Niantic which attracted 35 participants.
● Participated in a private co-design sprint for Meta Reality Labs, culminating in an
well-received pitch presentation to Meta designers, developers, and managers.
Animal Attendant Bergen Animal Shelter, Teterboro, NJ (Fall 2023)
● Provided daily care and enrichment for over 60 animals.
● Improved adoption process during events, leading to higher than average adoption rates.
● Optimized training based on interviews with experienced attendants, reducing new
employee cleaning times by 30%.
System Engineer Sterling Medical Devices, Moonachie, NJ (2020-2023)
● Designed UI for hospital management web applications, ensuring compliance with FDA
security and privacy guidelines, resulting in zero security issues post-launch.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create user flows and wireframes for mobile
and web applications, contributing to a 40% reduction in development time.
● Presented designs to stakeholders and incorporated feedback to enhance designs.
● Developed user, product, and software requirements and conducted usability testing for
more than 20 medical devices.
Research Associate The Shreiber Group, New Brunswick, NJ (2018-2019)
● Improved prototyping processes for cell scaffold creation and UV curing.
● Pitched design plans to stakeholders, facilitating a 50% increase in project funding.

Skills
User Experience Design - User Research - Wireframing - Prototyping - Accessible Design -
Product Design - Interface Design - Communication - Technical Writing - Cross Functional
Teamwork - Figma - Adobe Creative Suite - Sketch - InVision - Visual Studio - HTML/CSS/JS -
Bootstrap - React - Material UI - Unity - Godot - Karaoke