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Manolo Bevia

@manolobevia

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Human-centered senior UX/UI designer and front-end developer driving product impact.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I lead UX/UI strategy and execution for accessible, scalable products, mentor teams, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver measurable user and business outcomes.

I am a human-centered senior UX/UI designer and front-end developer with over 15 years of experience building accessible, user-driven digital products across sectors including IoT, healthcare, education, publishing, and government. I combine strategic design vision with hands-on technical skills to deliver MVPs, design systems, and product launches that produce measurable results.

I've led design and implementation for large institutional sites, enterprise MVPs, and startup products—directing redesigns, establishing design systems, mentoring designers, and running user research and usability testing. My work emphasizes accessibility, scalability, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to align user needs with business objectives.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Designer

Current

Grio

Apr 2025 - Present (7 months)

Led UX vision and design strategy for MVP product teams, directed a full redesign of user flows and company website in Framer, reducing internal resource demands and establishing a scalable design system.

UX Design Design Systems Framer Prototyping Accessibility Usability Testing Interaction Design Team Leadership

Senior UX Designer

Grio

Mar 2023 - Apr 2025 (2 years 1 month)

Led UX/UI efforts for multiple MVP web and mobile products across e-commerce, IoT, and on-demand services, contributed to a scalable HVAC platform design system and improved customer satisfaction through research and testing.

Figma Framer UX Research Design Systems HTML CSS JavaScript Usability Testing

UX Designer / Developer

Cornell University

May 2014 - Jan 2023 (8 years 8 months)

Designed and developed core digital products for Cornell University Library, delivering accessible websites and internal services that supported diverse academic audiences and the library's mission.

UX Design Accessibility WordPress HTML CSS JavaScript Information Architecture

Lead UX Designer

Cornell Alliance for Science

Mar 2015 - Jul 2016 (1 year 4 months)

Redesigned and developed the Alliance for Science website to improve usability and engagement for global science advocacy audiences.

UX Design Web Development Information Architecture Accessibility Content Strategy

Lead UX Designer

Cornell Law School

Jul 2013 - May 2014 (10 months)

Served as lead designer across communications, IT, and eRulemaking departments, delivering accessible, user-friendly solutions focused on visual clarity and interactive design.

UX Design Accessibility Interaction Design Cross Functional Collaboration Visual Design Prototyping

UX/UI Designer

Vivo Network

Jan 2010 - Jul 2013 (3 years 6 months)

Designed and launched VIVO, an open-source research discovery platform, leading user flows, wireframes, and visual prototypes in coordination with national academic institutions.

Wireframing Prototyping UX Research Interaction Design Visual Design Collaboration

Co-Founder UX/UI Designer

Woof Report

Aug 2008 - Sep 2010 (2 years 1 month)

Co-founded and built a daily email newsletter for dog lovers, designing and developing the website, email campaigns, and marketing assets to grow audience engagement.

Email Design HTML Web Development Content Design

Art Director

Zinio Systems

Jan 2006 - Aug 2008 (2 years 7 months)

Oversaw marketing and advertising design for an international digital magazine platform, leading a website redesign and improving UX for web and mobile magazine viewers.

Art Direction UX Web Design Marketing Design Visual Design