I think like a product leader, design like a maker and build with AI.

I'm Tami, a MICA-trained product designer.

• Fintech · Healthcare · E-Commerce
• B2B + B2C
• Remote · Colorado

✦ Designed and built with AI

2002 · SOUTH TEXAS

From Monterrey to South Texas

After moving to the U.S. from Monterrey, Mexico, I was placed in an ESL class, where I quickly learned that spaces aren't always built for everyone. Now, I design so it is.

2015–2020 · UTRGV

Finding design

I traded pre-dental for graphic design and earned my BFA a semester early. I led 5 designers as editor-in-chief of OMG! RGV (opens in a new tab) and designed for The Monitor (opens in a new tab)'s media team.

▶ OMG! RGV interviews ↗ (opens in a new tab)OMG! RGV on X ↗ (opens in a new tab)The Monitor ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Also in 2019: on a team of 3, I co-designed the logo for Cadravo (opens in a new tab), a B2B cloud communications startup, with its CEO, designed the site's hero banner and pop-up graphics, and grew its social media from zero.

• Graphic Design
• Editorial Leadership
• Web Build
• Video Editing

2020–2022 · AUSTIN

CASE STUDY 01

Dental Brands & Websites

While earning my UX Master's, I worked at a dental group. Two of its executives later hired me to design brands and websites for their new ventures.

• Logo + Visual Identity
• Squarespace
• Bilingual EN/ES
• Accessibility

2022–2024 · COMPUTERSHARE

CASE STUDY 02

Project Insight

Investors waited 3–5 days for data. As the sole designer on a 12–15 person team, I designed self-serve dashboards, including a FEMA disaster map, and tested them with 5 investors.

• Research
• Data Viz
• Usability Testing
• Figma

2023–2024 · COMPUTERSHARE

CASE STUDY 03

Bond Centre 2.0

I turned a cluttered bond portal into a guided experience for bondholders and admins: split navigation, wizards and inline uploads. Shipped to production.

• Redesign
• Navigation Testing
• Responsive
• Shipped

2024 · FOUNDER

Hands-on, too

I founded The Makers Lab Ltd. on Instagram (opens in a new tab) for hands-on crafts. It powers my resin workshops and my YouTube channel, Tami Makes Stuff (opens in a new tab). Making by hand keeps me present, and I love creating alongside people. Watching someone light up when it clicks is the same reason I design.

• Workshops
• Content Creation
• Video

JULY 2025–NOW · JARS

A UX eye on the sales floor

Promoted to floor lead. On my own initiative, I audited the company's website, online menu and new app. The live site changed to match several of my recommendations.

• Heuristic Evaluation
• Usability Audits
• Team Leadership
• Promoted

OCT 2026–NOW · CO-FOUNDER

CASE STUDY 04

Fridays-Off

A luxury lifestyle and home goods brand I built from zero: identity, a 460+ product Shopify store, accessibility from day one and an AI content engine.

• Founder
• Brand
• E-Commerce
• AI Workflows

NEXT STOP · YOUR TEAM?

Let's build the next world.

Hiring? Request my resume and I'll tailor it to the role.
Need something built? Websites, branding, social content, UGC.