Who Is Mario?

About Me

I'm a Product Designer with 4+ years of experience designing across the full stack of a product — from the pixels on screen to the systems that hold them together.

As the sole designer at Strivve I built a scalable design system from the ground up and led the complete redesign of their web and mobile products — creating a unified design language that now serves as the foundation for every digital product the company ships going forward. Before that, at Firstech LLC, I led UI/UX and visual design for consumer hardware and mobile software that reached tens of thousands of users, working directly alongside engineers to ship three major product launches.

Most designers think in screens. I think in systems — how a design decision in one place creates a ripple three flows downstream, how a component built wrong today costs a sprint later, how a launch isn't a finish line but a feedback loop.

I'm drawn to complex products with real constraints: hardware, mobile, cross-platform. The harder the problem, the more clearly good design thinking shows.Currently open to full-time Product Design roles at teams that ship.

My Tools

Experience

Strivve

Product Designer

Oct 2025 → Present

Firstech LLC

Visual Designer

Apr 2022 → Present

Freelance

Product Designer

May 2020 → Present

Watson Furniture Co

Visual Designer

Aug 2021 → Apr 2022

CC Company

Graphic Designer

Nov 2020 → Aug 2021

WSU ASCC

Design Intern

Aug 2019 → Jan 2020

Have A Project In Mind?

I can help your business by designing a: Website, digital product, design system, brand/identity, marketing strategy, or print projects.‍

Currently based in Seattle, WA - available for remote  hybrid Product Designer roles