Carlos Quijano

Senior UX Designer

Carlos (Charlie) has been leading product design teams that drive digital products through strategic design initiatives for 13 years, focusing on creating engaging, intuitive digital experiences and shaping product vision for large-scale companies in Mexico and internationally, learning along the way what it takes to build end-to-end, successful products at scale.

Charlie has hired and mentored designers, introduced design systems and business rules, and overseen the launch of successful products and services that drive SMBs and global corporations. He views design as more than just how something looks — it’s about how it works on every possible level, a philosophy grounded in his Industrial Design degree from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

A DESIGN INSPIRATION

In 1997, Steve Jobs famously said one of my favorite quotes in the industry:

“You gotta start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology. You can’t start with the technology and try to figure out where you’re gonna try to sell it.”

I think this is the way people — not just designers — should approach everything they want to build, and only by starting from understanding your users will you build great products.