I am a UI/UX Designer and Full Stack Developer with a passion for designing intuitive, scalable digital products. I combine UX research, design systems, and hands-on development to deliver user-centered websites and applications that look great and perform well. With leadership experience in design operations, I help cross-functional teams improve delivery, maintain quality, and grow people. I thrive in collaborative environments where creativity meets pragmatic engineering.…

Bernard James Arana

I am a UI/UX Designer and Full Stack Developer with a passion for designing intuitive, scalable digital products. I combine UX research, design systems, and hands-on development to deliver user-centered websites and applications that look great and perform well. With leadership experience in design operations, I help cross-functional teams improve delivery, maintain quality, and grow people. I thrive in collaborative environments where creativity meets pragmatic engineering.…

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I am a UI/UX Designer and Full Stack Developer with a passion for designing intuitive, scalable digital products. I combine UX research, design systems, and hands-on development to deliver user-centered websites and applications that look great and perform well.

With leadership experience in design operations, I help cross-functional teams improve delivery, maintain quality, and grow people. I thrive in collaborative environments where creativity meets pragmatic engineering.

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Skills

Experience Level

Laravel
Expert
Framer
Expert
Figma
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Web Design
Expert
HTML5
Expert
UI
Expert
Blade templating
Expert
Flyer
Expert
Business Card
Expert
jQuery
Expert
Branding
Expert
CSS
Expert
Email Design
Expert
Brochure
Expert
PHP
Expert
Adobe InDesign
Expert
Brand Identity
Expert
MySQL
Expert
API
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe XD
Expert
Icon
Expert
Github
Expert
App Design
Expert
Banner
Expert
Vue.js
Expert
ionic
Expert
Illustration
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
WiX
Expert
Logo
Expert
Photo
Expert
Product Design
Expert
Lettering
Expert
Postcard
Expert
React JS
Expert
Poster
Expert
WordPress
Expert
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Design Ops Team Lead at Above the Fray, Design Inc.
January 1, 2021 - Present
Lead cross-functional design and engineering teams across website builds, e-commerce initiatives, and ongoing maintenance, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality execution. Champion process improvements, adopt modern tools and workflows, and support scalable, consistent digital delivery across projects. Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to align design and development efforts, while promoting team growth, operational excellence, and a collaborative culture.
Senior Software Developer at Challenger Technologies, Ltd
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021
Led software and web initiatives for Incall Systems, delivering digital platforms including a warranty management system, e-commerce websites, and CRM-related solutions. Supported product delivery and system modernization across internal and customer-facing platforms.
Managing Partner, UX/UI Designer at Southtownheroes
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019
Co-founded a startup and led a team of developers and stakeholders in redesign of the website for one of the country’s leading bookstore brands. Oversaw UI/UX direction, project coordination, and end-to-end creative and digital execution from concept to delivery.
Senior Product Designer at Binary Anvil
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Designed user-centered experiences for Magento e-commerce projects, helped establish a design systems approach, and mentored junior designers to support consistency and growth.
Full Stack Developer at Ganah Solutions
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016
Led responsive website redesigns and handled end-to-end web delivery, including UI design, development, deployment, and server configuration.
Senior Product Designer at Bluewire Studio / Katmus
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2011
Worked with a Seattle-based design studio as a graphic and web designer, supporting branding, website, and digital campaign projects. Created brand assets, user interfaces, landing pages, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, and translated approved designs into HTML/CSS for production-ready web experiences.
Web Designer at Castlemelody / Imagodev
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2007
Designed wireframes and visual mockups for websites and converted them into semantic HTML/CSS. Contributed to a range of web design and front-end production projects with a focus on clean layout execution and standards-based coding.
Head, Web Development at IBC Ace / Valderrama Science & Technology Institute
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2005
Led web design and development projects, managed a small team, and contributed to the creation of the first official website of Negros Occidental. Also taught Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash as a part-time instructor.

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Retail
    Above The Fray — WordPress to Framer Website Rebuild

    Redesigned and rebuilt the Above The Fray website from WordPress to Framer, creating a more modern, polished, and scalable marketing website. The project involved UX/UI design, CMS structuring, responsive layouts, Framer implementation, interaction design, landing pages, and visual consistency improvements.

    National Book Store — Magento 2 Ecommerce Redesign

    Led the UX/UI redesign direction for a large-scale Magento 2 ecommerce rebuild for one of the Philippines’ most recognized retail brands. The work covered homepage redesign, product listing pages, product detail pages, cart, checkout, registration, login, and account experiences, with a strong focus on usability, navigation clarity, product discovery, and improving the overall customer journey across desktop and mobile.