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✦ Curriculum Vitae · 2026

Sheila
Ortega

Lead Product Designer

Designing with intention. Connecting with impact.

Lead Product Designer with 13+ years of experience creating digital experiences that are both beautiful and deeply intentional. I believe great design is invisible — it just works, and it feels right. From discovery to delivery, I bring clarity to complex problems and craft interfaces that connect with people on a human level. Passionate about cross-functional collaboration, I work across product, engineering, and business to turn ambiguity into impactful, measurable outcomes.

13+ Years of experience
45+ Projects delivered
20+ Happy clients
10+ Global markets
Jul 2022 — Present

Garaje de Ideas

Lead Product Designer

Leading product design across high-impact digital initiatives for global brands. Managing and mentoring a team of 10+ designers, aligning craft, strategy, and execution. Key projects include a scalable global gifting experience for Philips Hue (eCommerce), a connected cooking IoT app for Ninja, and a textile inventory management dashboard for Inditex.

Team Leadership eCommerce IoT B2C 0→1 Products International Rollout
Feb 2022 — Jul 2022

sync.

Senior Product Designer

Led full product design from wireframes to final UI for a crypto-related financial platform. Defined the digital visual identity — color palette, typography, and design system — balancing innovation with regulatory compliance and user trust.

Fintech Design System Crypto Compliance UX
Jan 2020 — Feb 2022

Ria Money Transfer

UX / UI Senior Designer

Designed the complete visual ecosystem including UI, custom illustrations, iconography, and scalable design patterns. Built a design system adaptable to multiple countries and currencies, conducting market research to align interfaces with cultural expectations across geographies.

Fintech Multi-Market Illustration Design System Accessibility
Jul 2016 — Jan 2020

Tadaima Studio

UX / UI Senior Designer

Worked across multiple client projects, including the digital ticketing redesign for ALSA — simplifying a complex mobile booking flow, improving price comparison, and expanding the experience across web and desktop. Focused on making key services (accessible buses, pet travel, add-ons) more discoverable and conversion-friendly.

Mobile-First Ticketing Responsive Design Client Work

When a feature becomes a financial system — Philips Hue

Closed a competitive gap by defining the strategy, system, and edge cases behind a scalable global gifting experience for a major smart lighting brand. Led cross-functional alignment across product, content, and marketing teams.

eCommerce B2C 0→1

Cooking without standing by the grill — Ninja

Designed a connected cooking mobile app from the ground up, bridging hardware constraints with intuitive interaction. Translated Bluetooth connectivity, sensors, and real-time temperature feedback into a seamless experience for non-technical users.

Mobile App IoT 0→1

Digital ticketing redesign — ALSA

Redesigned the mobile-first ticket purchasing experience, restructuring the booking flow to reduce friction and increase visibility of key services. Expanded to desktop and tablet for a consistent, scalable ecosystem.

Mobile Desktop Transport

Product & Strategy

Product Strategy Product Development Roadmap Planning Workshop Facilitation Cross-functional Leadership

Design

Interaction Design Visual Design Prototyping Design Systems Accessibility

Research

User Research Usability Testing Market Research Functional Research

Tools

Figma Adobe Suite Vibe Coding HTML / CSS
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English C1 · Advanced