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Ricardo C

Ecuador

Co-Founder, Designer, Business Development

$ 4,200/month

10+ yrs exp

Fifteen years of design practice in brand identity and UI design, and almost a decade as an entrepreneur, my approach merges design, business and social purpose. Co-Founder of Lo Bueno, a design collective aimed to bring graphic design for social purpose. My work has been recognized by Graphis Logo Design (2017), International Design Awards (2013, 2014) and Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (2012, 2014). Additionally, I was honored by the Department of State as one of the Young Leaders for the Ame…

Skills

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Business Development
  • Business Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Content Management
  • Event Management
  • Graphic Design
  • New Business Development
  • Talent Management
  • Time Management
  • Wordpress
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Brand Strategy
  • Calendar Management
  • Canva
  • Canvas
  • Case Management
  • Cost Management
  • Elementor
  • Figma
  • Fleet Management
  • Fulfillment Management
  • Incident Management
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Miro
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • User Research
  • Visual Design
  • Monday
  • Research
  • Typography
  • Basic Graphic Design
  • Wireframing/Prototyping Tools
  • WordPress CMS
  • Advance Graphic Design
  • Design
  • Art Direction
  • UI Design
  • midjourney
  • Framer
  • Client Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Desing
  • Wireframe
  • UX/UI Design
  • Business Development Rep
  • Creative Direction
  • Visual Identity Designs
  • Leadership and Team Management
  • Branding and Identity Design
  • Leadership and Project Management
  • Leadership and Management
  • Wordpress (Elementor)
  • Client Engagement
  • Frammer
  • Graphic designer
  • Micro
  • Grapic Design
  • Plant Management
  • Brand Identity Design
  • Graphics design
  • buisness development
  • Graphics designer
  • Business Develpment
  • Brand Identity
  • Adaptive Leadership
  • graphic design
  • Business Case Developm
  • Business Case Development
  • live management
  • graphic designing
  • Events Management
  • Design Strategy
  • BusinessDevelopment
  • Debt Management
  • Leadership & Talent Management
  • Landing Page Design
  • Marketing Design
  • Figma make
  • figma
  • Claude Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Responsive Design
  • Basic Microsoft Office
  • Infographic Design
  • Client Success Management
  • Grpahic Design
  • Crises Management
  • brand system

Ricardo C

Ecuador

Co-Founder, Designer, Business Development

$ 4,200 /month

Part Time: $ 2,350/month

10+ yrs exp

Fifteen years of design practice in brand identity and UI design, and almost a decade as an entrepreneur, my approach merges design, business and social purpose. Co-Founder of Lo Bueno, a design collective aimed to bring graphic design for social purpose. My work has been recognized by Graphis Logo Design (2017), International Design Awards (2013, 2014) and Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (2012, 2014). Additionally, I was honored by the Department of State as one of the Young Leaders for the Ame…

Skills

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Business Development
  • Business Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Content Management
  • Event Management
  • Graphic Design
  • New Business Development
  • Talent Management
  • Time Management
  • Wordpress
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Brand Strategy
  • Calendar Management
  • Canva
  • Canvas
  • Case Management
  • Cost Management
  • Elementor
  • Figma
  • Fleet Management
  • Fulfillment Management
  • Incident Management
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Miro
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • User Research
  • Visual Design
  • Monday
  • Research
  • Typography
  • Basic Graphic Design
  • Wireframing/Prototyping Tools
  • WordPress CMS
  • Advance Graphic Design
  • Design
  • Art Direction
  • UI Design
  • midjourney
  • Framer
  • Client Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Desing
  • Wireframe
  • UX/UI Design
  • Business Development Rep
  • Creative Direction
  • Visual Identity Designs
  • Leadership and Team Management
  • Branding and Identity Design
  • Leadership and Project Management
  • Leadership and Management
  • Wordpress (Elementor)
  • Client Engagement
  • Frammer
  • Graphic designer
  • Micro
  • Grapic Design
  • Plant Management
  • Brand Identity Design
  • Graphics design
  • buisness development
  • Graphics designer
  • Business Develpment
  • Brand Identity
  • Adaptive Leadership
  • graphic design
  • Business Case Developm
  • Business Case Development
  • live management
  • graphic designing
  • Events Management
  • Design Strategy
  • BusinessDevelopment
  • Debt Management
  • Leadership & Talent Management
  • Landing Page Design
  • Marketing Design
  • Figma make
  • figma
  • Claude Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Responsive Design
  • Basic Microsoft Office
  • Infographic Design
  • Client Success Management
  • Grpahic Design
  • Crises Management
  • brand system

Co-Founder, Designer, Business Development

Lo Bueno, Design Collective
December 2018 - June 2025

• Art-direction for brand identity systems, including: brand books, playbooks, copywriting, and digital / printed assets for 10+ NGOs and SaaS businesses across USA and Latin America. • Led UX/UI design for web / lading pages projects managing multidisciplinary teams and overseeing information architecture, design systems and conversion rate optimization. • Led full project management including scope definition, timeline planning, client management, and deliverable oversight from kick-off to final delivery. • Business leadership through studio operations across Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain. Overseeing finances, business model development, tender processes, and inbound client conversion.

Graphic Design Consultant - Freelance

Freelance
July 2017 - August 2026

• Designed brand identity systems and campaigns for B2B SaaS and non-profit organizations across Ecuador and the USA, translating strategy into visual proposals and delivering branding packages optimized for digital and print implementation. • Designed full UI/UX for app Duoble, including user flows and 30+ core app screens. Delivering Figma prototype ready for developer handoff. • Produced editorial design and reports for social impact organizations such as UNDP, UNCDF, Palladium, She-Persisted among others. • Application of UX research methods including user surveys, user journeys, user personas, and competitive analysis to redesign existing websites and deliver new web projects. • Integrated AI tools into design workflows to produce moodboards, visual collateral, web prototypes and wireframes, and scalable design systems for branding and UI projects. • Mentored entrepreneurs in branding across Africa, Ecuador, and Chile through international accelerator programs, applying design thinking and brand strategy to support business development.

Founder and Director

Hyper, Design Intelligence
January 2015 - July 2017

• Design of branding projects for commercial and cultural ventures in Ecuador. • Collaborated with the communications team on the 50th-anniversary branding campaign for the United Nations Capital Development Fund, developing the new brand identity, visual language, and multi-channel assets for audiences in the U.S. and Europe. • Art direction of a branding and signage project for a heritage cemetery in Quito, as part of a major urban transformation that spanned architecture, visual design, and social research applied to an area of more than 63,000 m2 (15.5 acres) and over 3,000 residents. • Design of e-commerce UX/UI and visual assets including email creative and social media graphics, with baseline front-end understanding to support smooth developer handoff.

January 2015 - June 2017

Senior Graphic Designer

Velesi Branding
June 2013 - January 2015

Developed brand identity for Alliance Française, including a new visual language applied across printed communication materials (posters, catalogs, advertising) in 2014. Designed brand identity for TEDxQuito in 2013 and 2014. Created logo and web UI for Kunayali, a sports project promoted by Telefónica Movistar. Redesigned the brand identity studio, its website, and showcased studio projects.

Junior Graphic Designer

Grupo Ture
March 2011 - December 2011

Executed graphic design projects in brand identity, logo design, editorial, and web design aligned with the art director’s vision.

Intern

Conclave Studio
May 2010 - June 2010

Assisted with graphic design projects and studio tasks.

October 2009 - May 2010

- December 2023

Smart Scores

Communication
95
Role Fit
90
Adaptability
80
Problem-solving
85

Smart Skills

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