Carlos Villalobos

Carlos Villalobos has a strong background in user experience (UX) and visual design. Carlos currently works at Kantata as a Product Designer, where they are responsible for optimizing and maintaining existing resource management tools and designing new features and tools. Carlos is also part of Kantata's Research and Development Team.

Prior to their current role, Carlos worked as a User Experience Designer at 3Pillar Global. There, they collaborated with Streem in integrating their Video Remote Assistance tools into Salesforce. Their tasks included conducting discovery work, user story mapping, UX research through interviews, research analysis, and facilitating workshops.

Before joining 3Pillar Global, Carlos was a Lead UX/UI Designer at PGD LATAM, where they worked on web optimization projects for Nissan and Infiniti. Carlos served as the lead UX designer for Publicis Sapient's XSD Team 2 and also mentored and instructed junior UX/UI designers at PGD.

Earlier in their career, Carlos worked as a User Experience Designer at BAC Credomatic, where they were responsible for UX/UI and ad design for their digital banking campaigns. Carlos successfully lowered the cost per lead by 74% through conversion rate optimization in Facebook Ads and Google AdWords.

Carlos also has experience as a UI designer, working at Motiva Implants and BLP (Legal). At Motiva Implants, they improved the brand's packaging, web design, and online sales campaigns. During their time at BLP, Carlos worked on brand design, marketing campaigns, and internal communications for BLP Abogados, a major corporate law firm in Central America.

Furthermore, Carlos worked as a UI designer and content creator at UNIMER Centroamérica, where they designed and managed the website and social media networks. Carlos was also a UI/UX designer for the online research platform, panelonline.

Overall, Carlos Villalobos has a diverse and extensive work experience in UX and visual design, with a focus on optimization, research, and collaboration.

Carlos Villalobos earned a Bachelor of Arts - BA degree in Advertising from Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, where they attended from 2003 to 2006. Carlos further pursued their education at Universidad LCI Veritas, where they completed a Licentiate degree in Advertising Design from 2007 to 2012.

In addition to their formal education, Carlos has obtained several certifications. These certifications include "Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories," "Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management," and "Agile Foundations" from LinkedIn, all obtained in 2022. Carlos also acquired certifications in "UX Design: 5 Creating Scenarios and Storyboards" and "Sketch for UX Design" from LinkedIn in 2021.