CORE SKILLS
Branding
Layouts
Brochures
Email Blasts
Graphic Design
Prototyping
Wireframes
SOFTWARE
Indesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Adobe XD
Mailchimp
Microsoft Office
Figma
Optimal Workshop (Card Sort)
Maze.co (Card Sort & Tree Testing)
Flutter
Unity Engine
OTHER SKILLS
HTML
CSS
Dart
C#
LANGUAGES
Spanish (Native)
English (Fluent)
INTERESTS
Science
Music
Programming
Cultural Exchanges
Emerging Technology
Finance
Real Estate
Erik Soriano
UX Designer | XR Enthusiast
OBJECTIVE
As a UX design visionary, I'm dedicated to leading and pioneering research-driven design strategies that champion the user, crafting memorable interfaces that have a lasting impact and drive user engagement.
EXPERIENCE
UX Design Intern
Amazon
Summer 2023
Bellevue, Washington
- Pioneered UX research efforts, utilizing generative primary research techniques to identify untapped opportunities for enhancing the project’s user experience
- Championed collaboration, by orchestrating 20+ stakeholder interviews across different teams to pinpoint project pain points and envision enhancements
- Proactively led weekly meetings with my manager, directing the integration of research findings and updated wireframes, ensuring a steadfast user-centric approach
- Meticulously iterated and refined 100+ Figma prototypes, prioritizing optimal solutions
- Championed the design process, producing meticulously annotated wireframes as deliverables for the development team, ensuring a seamless transition from concept to implementation
XR Graduate Assistant
University of Miami
2022 - 2023
Coral Gables, Florida
- Played an integral role in shaping the UI and User Experience of a Mixed Reality prototype through Unity and Microsoft HoloLens2
- Conducted 12+ rigorous usability tests on the prototype, extracting valuable insights and synthesizing key findings
- Employed research-driven insights to drive proactive design decisions and iterative enhancements of the XR prototype
UX Design Intern
The Gordon Center For Research in Medical Simulation
University of Miami
Summer 2022
Coral Gables, Florida
- Proactively led heuristic evaluations, providing impactful design suggestions to elevate their website
- Spearheaded a comprehensive card sort study and tree test, strategically determining navigation priorities to drive user-centric design
- Assembled an influential report, showcasing design opportunities and guidelines, while taking the lead in crafting dynamic redesign mockups within Figma