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Hi, I’m Eric Lopez—a UX Designer/Engineer with 12+ years of professional experience, including 3 years leading product design across web, mobile, and connected hardware platforms. I translate complex, ambiguous requirements into intuitive, accessible experiences from early research and journey mapping through high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff. I bring strong front-end fluency to design decisions, so I design with implementation in mind, reducing friction between design and engineering without losing sight of the user. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to ship polished, scalable products and I’m comfortable bridging design and engineering to improve outcomes while keeping the user at the center.…Hi, I’m Eric Lopez—a UX Designer/Engineer with 12+ years of professional experience, including 3 years leading product design across web, mobile, and connected hardware platforms. I translate complex, ambiguous requirements into intuitive, accessible experiences from early research and journey mapping through high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff. I bring strong front-end fluency to design decisions, so I design with implementation in mind, reducing friction between design and engineering without losing sight of the user. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to ship polished, scalable products and I’m comfortable bridging design and engineering to improve outcomes while keeping the user at the center.

Eric Lopez

UI Designer, UX Designer, Full Stack Developer, +4

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Hi, I’m Eric Lopez—a UX Designer/Engineer with 12+ years of professional experience, including 3 years leading product design across web, mobile, and connected hardware platforms. I translate complex, ambiguous requirements into intuitive, accessible experiences from early research and journey mapping through high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff. I bring strong front-end fluency to design decisions, so I design with implementation in mind, reducing friction between design and engineering without losing sight of the user. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to ship polished, scalable products and I’m comfortable bridging design and engineering to improve outcomes while keeping the user at the center.…Hi, I’m Eric Lopez—a UX Designer/Engineer with 12+ years of professional experience, including 3 years leading product design across web, mobile, and connected hardware platforms. I translate complex, ambiguous requirements into intuitive, accessible experiences from early research and journey mapping through high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff. I bring strong front-end fluency to design decisions, so I design with implementation in mind, reducing friction between design and engineering without losing sight of the user. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to ship polished, scalable products and I’m comfortable bridging design and engineering to improve outcomes while keeping the user at the center.

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Hi, I’m Eric Lopez—a UX Designer/Engineer with 12+ years of professional experience, including 3 years leading product design across web, mobile, and connected hardware platforms. I translate complex, ambiguous requirements into intuitive, accessible experiences from early research and journey mapping through high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff.

I bring strong front-end fluency to design decisions, so I design with implementation in mind, reducing friction between design and engineering without losing sight of the user. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to ship polished, scalable products and I’m comfortable bridging design and engineering to improve outcomes while keeping the user at the center.

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Spanish; Castilian

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Work Experience

UI/UX Designer at Assa Abloy / Q-Burst

October 1, 2022 - August 1, 2025

Launched UI for a new Garage Door Opener, enhanced accessibility with Dark Mode, Grid/List toggles, widgets, and color-blind support; Designed Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integrations; Built scalable design systems; Conducted user research and usability testing; Partnered with developers and stakeholders to align design strategy with business goals and deliver intuitive experiences.

Full-Stack Developer (Capstone) at Resilience

January 1, 2023 - Present

Designed and developed a full-stack fitness app for individuals with physical limitations using React.js, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB; styled with Bulma/CSS; prototyped in Figma; conducted usability testing to refine flows and ensure inclusive design.

Developer (Education App) at Brewski Buddy

January 1, 2023 - Present

Created an interactive educational beer app to help enthusiasts explore styles, flavors, and brewing methods; built with JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB; wireframed with Moqup and styled with Bootstrap.

Front-End & Design Lead at Apptivities - AI-Powered Local Discovery

January 1, 2023 - Present

Collaborated on an AI-driven app that recommends local activities; contributed to front-end design and data integration for a seamless user experience; utilized Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and OpenAI APIs; prototyped in Figma and coordinated with Trello for team collaboration.

Information Governance Contractor at McDermott, Will & Emery / Williams Lea

June 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Digitized and organized 1,000+ legal files, creating a lasting system for efficient record management; ensured file accessibility and quality standards; provided minor technical troubleshooting and cross-functional support.

Operations Support Specialist (Contract) at Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

October 1, 2018 - March 1, 2020

Streamlined year-end tax filing workflows; partnered with cross-functional teams on high-stakes reconciliation projects; identified and escalated IT issues to improve system performance.

UI/UX Designer at Kwikset (Assa Abloy)

October 1, 2023 - August 1, 2025

Architected a Scan-to-Pair QR onboarding flow that bypassed 3 manual configuration steps, automating hardware identification and reducing time-to-value by 40% while minimizing product returns from setup errors. Operated with full design autonomy over day-to-day product decisions; partnered with the senior UX designer on app-wide initiatives and major component changes to maintain system consistency. Owned end-to-end design-to-development handoff for cross-platform apps, the standardized component system reduced developer friction by 20% and accelerated responsive web and mobile builds. Served as technical bridge between design and engineering; identified logic gaps, wrote detailed debugging reports, and helped the dev team accelerate hotfixes by 15% across Agile sprints.

Information Governance Specialist at McDermott, Will & Emery

June 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Designed a scalable digital taxonomy for 1,000+ high-stakes legal records, improving retrieval efficiency by 90% through advanced data modeling, metadata strategy, and Information Architecture principles. Collaborated with supervising attorney to document and standardize internal governance processes, ensuring consistency across departments and eliminating guess work.

Cross-Functional / Lead Retention Specialist at Ultimate Software (UKG)

July 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022

Handpicked as a departmental floater due to high adaptability; rotated across teams and led Q4 and Year-End tax filing operations, developing a centralized organizational system that ensured compliance across high-volume enterprise accounts. Transitioned to the Special Cases division to mediate at-risk client relationships; retained 75% of disgruntled enterprise accounts through structured problem-solving and proactive stakeholder communication.

Senior BPO/Appraisal Coordinator at Old Republic

January 1, 2013 - February 1, 2018

Primary liaison between realtors and banking institutions, managing high volumes of time-sensitive appraisal orders with strict accuracy requirements. Developed organizational workflows that improved order routing efficiency across the team; later designated as lead, training and guiding junior coordinators on process and quality standards.