Product designer that collaborates with forward thinking companies to develop user-centered design experiences.
Biography
Antonio Hernandez (b.1991) is a product designer from Mexico, currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated in 2016 from the University of Utah with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. His career began before he graduated from the University of Utah by working as a graphic designer for the Natural History Museum of Utah (2015). In 2016, he went to work as a graphic designer for BWP Communications. BWP Communications is an advertising agency that specializes in launching products, repositioning brands and creating advertising campaigns. Later, he pursue his passion for startups and went to work for Mobile Coach a cutting-edge, market-leading, enterprise-grade chatbot authoring and management platform. Currently he collaborates with the B-hyve team as a Product Designer at Orbit Irrigation. The B·hyve app allows you to control or monitor your sprinklers from anywhere in the world with the convenience of your smart device.
Education
University of Utah
Bachelor’s in Graphic Design degree
January 2012 – May 2016
Salt Lake Community College
General Education with Graphic Design Emphasis
June 2009 – Dicember 2012
Y Combinator
Online class by Y Combinator – a seed accelerator which was launched in March 2005. Y Combinator is consistently ranked at the top of U.S. accelerators.
July 2019 – November 2019
Startup Ignition
3 day bootcamp by Startup Ignition – an entrepreneurship startup bootcamp that prepares entrepreneurs, founders, and teams to properly launch and run a company.
November 2018 – December 2018
Skills
User Research
Understanding user behaviour, needs, and motivations through observation, task analysis, and user feedback.
Ideation & sketches
Generate a broad set of ideas.
Usability & testing
Create fictional and easy to use product by test them with real users. It’s simple: Users are asked to complete tasks while they are being observed to see where they encounter problems or experience confusion within the prototype.
Low Fidelity Wireframes
Creation of wireframes to define the hierarchy of elements on a UI designs based on user needs.
High Fidelity Wireframes
Convert wireframes into High fidelity UI Design with details and functionality built into a prototype.
HTML 5, CSS3 & Javascript
Currently learning HTML 5 CSS3 and Javascript.
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD
Photoshop – Strong understanding. Illustrator – Strong understanding. Indesign – Strong understanding. After Effects – Basic proficiency. Premiere Pro – Strong proficiency.
SKETCH, INVISION & Figma
Strong understanding