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Ricardo AngelesProduct Designer & Design Engineer

Understand the problem. Design and build.

I turn needs into working interfaces: production forms, mobile apps, and business websites. I combine product design with AI-assisted implementation.

Independent products and production workOpen to roles and projects

Explore the project

Product design

Interfaces & apps

AI-assisted workflows

I also learn and share through community.

AI Builders México · Friends of Figma México · Design Buddies

From the business problem to a working solution.

We start with your needs, define a first version, and connect design with implementation. My work includes operational interfaces, independent products, and client websites.

Business software and mobile apps

I design and build internal tools, web applications, and mobile experiences. Roles, data, and daily tasks guide the product.

Scope: workflow definition, interface, implementation, and validation.

Exploring AI workflows

I help explore tools and possible integrations around a specific task and review criteria.

Current experience: independent development and peer guidance.

Product design and Design Engineering

I connect requirements, interaction design, and code. I turn product ideas into testable prototypes and working interfaces.

Deliverables: flows, prototypes, reusable components, and frontend.

Technical collaboration with your team

I work directly with the people facing the problem to translate needs into technical decisions and adapt the solution as we learn.

Collaboration with design, marketing, and backend development.

Let’s define your project’s first step
Ricardo Angeles — Product Designer and Design Engineer based in Mexico City

Design with intent. Build to prove it.

I enjoy understanding a problem and seeing an idea become a product someone can use. My Computer Systems Engineering background and design practice connect systems thinking with interface work. I work at Coudera and develop independent products and client projects.

At Coudera, I design and implement interfaces with design and backend colleagues. With Arnold Blueprint, I turned a personal gym need into an Android app I use daily: training and music in one place.

My practice connects requirements, flows, screens, and AI-assisted implementation. I want to keep developing my research and usability evaluation practice, especially when bringing independent products to new users.

Based in
Mexico City
Timezone
UTC-6
Languages
ES / EN B2+
Focus
Design + implementation

Outside design, I produce electronic music. Both practices depend on structure, rhythm, iteration, and the judgment to know when an experience is ready to share.

Looking to contribute to: Product and design roles involving implementation, remotely from Mexico or with relocation. I also take on independent projects.

Capabilities

Skills & Tools

A hybrid practice for moving from the question to a working product.

Design09
  • Product Design
  • User Research
  • Interaction Design
  • Accessible Form Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Design Systems
  • Responsive Design
  • Prototyping
  • Brand Identity
Engineering10
  • HTML / CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Vue 3
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Three.js
  • Blender
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Git & GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
Tools06
  • Figma
  • Pencil
  • VS Code
  • Vercel
  • Playwright
  • GitHub
Collaboration06
  • Agile / Lean teams
  • Async communication
  • Cross-functional work
  • Stakeholder management
  • English (professional)
  • Spanish (native)

On AI-assisted development:

I use AI across product design and implementation: OpenCode, Claude, Codex, GPT Image 2, Qwen Image 3, Kling, Seedance, research workflows, and configured agents. I build and refine my own product-design harness, choosing models for exploration, coding, visual generation, video, and review. Outputs still require human judgment and validation.

AI across the product lifecycle
Research
Agents · research · model routingSynthesize context, compare alternatives, and structure requirements with configured agents and a human review loop.
Design + build
OpenCode · Claude · Codex · GPTRun a product-design harness that moves from flows and interfaces to working code with the model suited to the task.
Generate + review
GPT Image 2 · Qwen Image 3 · Kling · SeedanceCreate visual and video directions, test outputs, and correct failures before sharing or shipping. User evaluation remains the next step.

Work, projects, and learning

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Apr 2026 — PresentTechnology Studio

Coudera

Product UX Designer

Own end-to-end UX/UI work across three simultaneous client projects inside a three-person product and technology studio.

Explore my contribution
  • Designed guided Vue 3 workflows for industrial data capture with staged validation, draft recovery, and mobile/tablet use.
  • Standardized product and color selection patterns across 21 products and 21 colors to reduce capture errors.
  • Designed and launched a manufacturing website with Next.js, React, and Three.js in a three-week sprint.
Aug 2025 — Oct 2025Independent proof of concept

Lincoln Redesign

UX/UI design and prototyping

Independent exploration of the Lincoln Mexico website to improve journey clarity and vehicle presentation. I designed and built a prototype as a portfolio project, without employment or a commission from the brand.

Explore my contribution
  • Ran heuristic analysis and competitive benchmarking against premium automotive experiences.
  • Reached 100% preference in A/B testing against the live site, with participants citing better clarity and premium feel.
  • Built a reusable design system covering 8+ touchpoints in the purchase journey.
  • Delivered a deployable HTML/CSS/JS prototype in an approximately 80-hour sprint.
2023 — 2024Education

Private school

Robotics Teacher

Taught technology and problem-solving to approximately 300 students, strengthening my ability to explain complex ideas for different levels of experience.

Explore my contribution
  • Designed step-by-step learning experiences for students with different technical backgrounds.
  • Practiced facilitation, instruction design, and clear communication around complex systems.
2022 — PresentIndependent practice

Consulting and portfolio projects

Freelance Product UX Designer

Built a product-design practice across fintech, e-commerce, and B2B SaaS projects after studying Computer Systems Engineering.

Explore my contribution
  • Led discovery and stakeholder interviews across 10+ projects, translating ambiguous requirements into prioritized user flows.
  • Created scalable design systems with components, tokens, style guides, and handoff-ready documentation.
  • Facilitated usability testing and heuristic evaluations to improve task success before development.
  • Use AI tools daily to accelerate research synthesis, prototyping, implementation support, and review.

Let’s make a good product.

For your team

Looking for a Product Designer or Design Engineer? Let’s discuss the role, the product, and how I can contribute.

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For your business

A website, an internal tool, an app, or an AI pilot. Tell me what you need to solve so we can define the initial scope.

Discuss a project on WhatsAppI prefer email

contact@rangeles.com · Mexico City · Remote collaboration

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