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Award-winning UX/UI/ID Designer and Instructor with 10+ years of industry experience. Led 5+ design teams to create innovative digital products that have impacted millions of users. I am seeking a challenging position to inspire the next generation of designers.…

Giovanni Montoya

UX Designer, UI Designer, Product Designer, +1

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Award-winning UX/UI/ID Designer and Instructor with 10+ years of industry experience. Led 5+ design teams to create innovative digital products that have impacted millions of users. I am seeking a challenging position to inspire the next generation of designers.…

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Award-winning UX/UI/ID Designer and Instructor with 10+ years of industry experience. Led 5+ design teams to create innovative digital products that have impacted millions of users. I am seeking a challenging position to inspire the next generation of designers.

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Work Experience

UX Designer at UX Integrity

March 1, 2025 - Present

Lead UX/UI design and user research initiatives, translating insights into intuitive digital experiences; collaborate with development to implement pixel-perfect, responsive web and mobile interfaces from Figma designs; communicate design rationale and strategic recommendations to stakeholders through presentations to drive product innovation and agile backlog prioritization.

UX/UI Designer & Strategist at Sky Solutions

November 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024

Bilingual UX Designer & Strategist: led stakeholder workshops, defined user-centered design goals for IRS website and apps, and planned/implemented an Agile two-week sprint framework. Conducted usability tests with interactive prototypes in Figma and Adobe XD; provided recommendations. Collaborated with developers to implement reusable design systems; planned user testing with Maze; ensured WCAG/ADA accessibility; Security clearance; Salesforce and SAP CRM.

Product Development Courses Facilitator at Cornell University

July 1, 2024 - Present

UX designer and facilitator for cross-cohort program: conduct weekly sessions for 35 career-changing UX aspirants, providing guidance in UX/UI, front-end development and daily design activities; mentor through group and individual projects.

Product Development Educator at George Washington University

October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2025

Developed and delivered engaging training programs on UX/UI design principles and tools; mentored learners through one-on-one coaching and group projects; collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement effective training strategies; leveraged industry best practices and real-world case studies to provide practical, hands-on training; achieved high learner satisfaction.

Corporate Trainer: Product Development - Corporate Training at IxDF (Interaction Design Foundation)

February 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

Developed and delivered comprehensive, fast-paced UX design training programs for 20+ participants; taught Design Thinking, UX Research, UI/UX Design, Accessibility, Responsive Web Design, and Front-End Web Development; mentored learners through hands-on projects; leveraged industry-standard tools (Figma, InVision, GitHub, CodePen, VS Code); implemented weekly assessments and one-on-one meetings; achieved high learner satisfaction (85%).

Interactive UX/UI Designer at Lesley University

October 1, 2021 - January 31, 2023

As an Interactive UX/UI Designer, contributed to university digital product design and MA program initiatives; implemented agile deliverables and performed user research; utilized Figma, Storybook, and FigJam; ensured accessibility per WCAG/ADA/508.

Interactive Design Dept. Adjunct Professor at Independence University

August 1, 2019 - October 31, 2021

Online instructor delivering four-week design courses in 2D animation, web design, UX/UI, and color theory; organized weekly meetings with faculty to improve grading, curriculum strategy, and student creativity.

Visual Designer at APPLE University

January 1, 2017 - May 31, 2019

Researched, sketched, and ideated a visual language to implement in internal Apple training apps; contributed to an Apple-recognized visual language and multi-device design system; produced visual language assets for training materials.

Corporate Trainer: Computer Graphics – Motion Design – Product Design at APPLE

September 1, 2010 - October 31, 2016

Developed and delivered training sessions on graphic and motion design for Apple corporate clients; created comprehensive training materials; mentored learners and contributed to Apple's training curriculum.

Interactive and Visual Designer at KODAK

February 1, 2010 - May 31, 2010

Collaborated with Human Factors and Industrial Design on interactive devices; prototyped mobile devices and created interactive designs using Flash Action Script and the Adobe Suite.

Interactive and Visual Designer at MERGEDMEDIA

October 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009

Worked in an interdisciplinary group delivering videotaping, designing, and layouts for interactive presentations and public kiosks.

Visual Designer at NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

September 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007

Drafted layouts for NATGEO TV and online store.