I’m Yoa Centeno, a Product Designer with expertise in delivering end-to-end UX/UI solutions for software products. My passion lies in designing experiences that genuinely better people’s lives, fueled by an insatiable curiosity for continuous growth and learning.
A native Spanish speaker, I possess strong English communication skills, which I am constantly refining.
I believe inspiration sparks from every corner of life. By embracing diverse experiences—from reading and music to meditation and observing nature—I continuously learn, allowing me to connect disparate ideas and fuel my creative process.
I’m dedicated to enhancing lives through thoughtful design. With a strong foundation in the research process, Agile development environments, and design frameworks like Design Thinking and User-Centered Design, I bring a creative yet methodical approach to teams focused on solving people’s real-world problems.
I’m grateful to thrive in this connected era, leveraging AI to transform design workflows—from drafting flows and exploring edge cases to validating assumptions and accelerating ideation and delivery. I actively use tools like UX Pilot, Google Stitch, Figma AI, ChatGPT, and Claude to craft emotional experiences at the intersection of art, design, and AI.
My Professional Journey
My career has been a dynamic evolution, building from a strong foundation in development to a specialized focus on impactful UX/UI design. I thrive on translating complex challenges into intuitive, user-centric solutions that drive measurable results.
Since 2008 I had been working in tech as a software developer, over time my career had been focusing on front-end development, web design and then user interfaces design (UI).
During the last six years my main focus has been user research and User Centered Design to come up with solutions that improve people’s experience (UX).
Also, I have participated in educational programs, planning and teaching hundreds of professionals, students and entrepreneurs to learn and improve their skills in coding, design concepts, web design, branding and graphic design. Therefore, I like to apply all my experience in software development, design, research, and education on digital products´ conceptualization and creation.
I’m familiar with research process, agile developing environments and design frameworks like Design Thinking or User Centered Design, so, I can bring to the table my creative but methodical process to teams that seek solutions to people’s real problems.
UX/UI Designer | Widetech Group. Mar 2019 – Nov 2022.
Web designer | Brilliant Digital Network. Nov 2017 – Mar 2019.
Creative project manager | Enfonque Agency. Jan 2015 – Dec 2018.
Course facilitator (coding and design) | Kambig centro de estudios. Mar 2011 – Nov 2017.
Software developer | Zonfipca. Jun 2012 – Oct 2014.
Freelance web developer | 2009 – 2013.
Bachelor Science in Computing | La Universidad del Zulia. Mar 2004 – Nov 2008.
Google UX Design Professional Certificate | Google – Coursera. Oct 2021.
Product Design School | Platzi. Jul 2021.
Teaching skills certified | Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador. 2011.
B2 English Level.