With a background as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, I am excited to shift my focus to UX /UI design to have my work and impact be closer to the user. Having acquired both worlds, I can act as a bridge between engineers and designers.…

America Quistiano

With a background as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, I am excited to shift my focus to UX /UI design to have my work and impact be closer to the user. Having acquired both worlds, I can act as a bridge between engineers and designers.…

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With a background as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, I am excited to shift my focus to UX /UI design to have my work and impact be closer to the user.

Having acquired both worlds, I can act as a bridge between engineers and designers.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Italian
Beginner

Work Experience

UX UI Intern at Particle
September 1, 2025 - November 28, 2025
Increased client trust & revenue with 5+ client conversions by designing mockups of their pages hosted on our platform. Improved stability across Particle platforms by performing comprehensive QA and logging high-priority issues for resolution. Completed 4 projects with cross-functional teams at the startup, leading the design aspect and facilitating conversations with the developers.
Freelance Consultant & Designer at Remote
December 2, 2024 - Present
Designed the new official company logo; created marketing visuals; increased commerce traffic by designing a Linktree; led quarterly consulting meetings; helped set up a new business plan for the company.
Software Engineer at Microsoft
August 15, 2021 - November 29, 2024
Engineered backend services for Bing’s native ads platform, improving reliability & supporting billion-dollar ad delivery. Brought $20M+ in revenue by introducing cashback ads in Windows prong, during a cross-functional multi-month 1st phase. Expanded reach of banner ads, a new ad type for native ads, by owning the integration of multiple publishers. Subject matter expert on publisher onboarding, onboarding 20+ new publishers to our ads system, increasing revenue. Decreased engineer onboarding time by consulting engineers on their needs and testing a new pre-set VM for my org. Reduced job latency/Spark resource use by removing 70% of unbillable data that partners didn’t need to read from. On point for major Hbase/file/storage migration to a new cluster, while also communicating with partners to not lose data.

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science at University of Texas at Austin
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Master's in UX Psychology at PoliDesign + Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Study Abroad in Business at Paris School of Business
January 11, 2030 - January 25, 2026

Qualifications

Photoshop Certification
January 11, 2030 - January 25, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other

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