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I'm Nicole Rodriguez, a mobile-first design leader with 13+ years creating intuitive, accessible iOS and Android experiences for health care, government, and enterprise clients. I translate product vision into interactive prototypes and production-ready designs, consistently delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. I balance user needs with business goals, champion WCAG accessibility standards, and build scalable design systems. I collaborate with founders, developers, and stakeholders to bring products from concept to launch, mentoring designers and leading cross-functional teams to achieve measurable impact.…I'm Nicole Rodriguez, a mobile-first design leader with 13+ years creating intuitive, accessible iOS and Android experiences for health care, government, and enterprise clients. I translate product vision into interactive prototypes and production-ready designs, consistently delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. I balance user needs with business goals, champion WCAG accessibility standards, and build scalable design systems. I collaborate with founders, developers, and stakeholders to bring products from concept to launch, mentoring designers and leading cross-functional teams to achieve measurable impact.

Nicole Rodriguez

UX Designer, UI Designer, Product Designer, +2

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I'm Nicole Rodriguez, a mobile-first design leader with 13+ years creating intuitive, accessible iOS and Android experiences for health care, government, and enterprise clients. I translate product vision into interactive prototypes and production-ready designs, consistently delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. I balance user needs with business goals, champion WCAG accessibility standards, and build scalable design systems. I collaborate with founders, developers, and stakeholders to bring products from concept to launch, mentoring designers and leading cross-functional teams to achieve measurable impact.…I'm Nicole Rodriguez, a mobile-first design leader with 13+ years creating intuitive, accessible iOS and Android experiences for health care, government, and enterprise clients. I translate product vision into interactive prototypes and production-ready designs, consistently delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. I balance user needs with business goals, champion WCAG accessibility standards, and build scalable design systems. I collaborate with founders, developers, and stakeholders to bring products from concept to launch, mentoring designers and leading cross-functional teams to achieve measurable impact.

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I’m Nicole Rodriguez, a mobile-first design leader with 13+ years creating intuitive, accessible iOS and Android experiences for health care, government, and enterprise clients. I translate product vision into interactive prototypes and production-ready designs, consistently delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines.

I balance user needs with business goals, champion WCAG accessibility standards, and build scalable design systems. I collaborate with founders, developers, and stakeholders to bring products from concept to launch, mentoring designers and leading cross-functional teams to achieve measurable impact.

Skills

Leadership

Prototype

Experience Level

Leadership

Expert

Prototype

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Staff Designer at Ad Hoc

July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025

Led end-to-end UX for multiple product teams and facilitated end-to-end consumer journey sessions; mentored junior designers and helped onboarding; delivered design assets within a $2M program budget.

Design System Form Engineer at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025

Developed service design guidelines, templates, and resources adopted by platform teams; conducted studies, journey maps; authored plain-language content for Veterans; supported governance of service design practices and coached designers.

Platform Service Design Team Lead at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

August 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024

Developed platform service design practices; created journey maps and studies; authored plain-language content for Veterans; supported governance and coached designers.

Associate Director of Experience Design at VML

March 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022

Led UX strategy for multiple product teams; facilitated end-to-end consumer journey sessions; oversaw usability testing and accessibility alignment for Ford Design System; contributed to Ford/Lincoln EV customer experiences.

Senior UX Consultant at Aspirio

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Guided clients from kickoff through delivery on mobile/web products; designed personas, journeys, wireframes, and prototypes; mentored junior designers and improved onboarding.

Instructor & Detroit Chapter Co-organizer at Girl Develop It

June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2018

Developed curricula for 3- to 8-hour classes and volunteer/instructor training; taught HTML and CSS and responsive design; organized community events and mentored students; expanded outreach for the non-profit.

Senior UI Designer & Front-end Developer at UnitedHealth Group

November 1, 2012 - November 1, 2012

Designed and developed user interfaces focusing on clarity and usability for health information; collaborated with product and engineering teams in an agile environment.