Manel Almenar
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Manel Almenar

Digital product design in Remote

Looking for new design opportunities.

9 months ago

About

I design digital products and services, helping startups move from concept to launch, measure their impact, or scale their operations. I also support large corporations in introducing and refining outstanding products. I enjoy tackling complex challenges and value methodical approaches, exceptional deliverables, visual quality, and simplicity.

Work Experience

2021 — 2023
UX/UI Designer at Quasar Dynamics
Valencia

Worked on a project-basis, leading design processes to create or optimize digital products across diverse industries, including e-learning, real estate, logistics, people management, event management, and entertainment. Collaborated closely with developers to ensure consistent and efficient design implementation across platforms.

  • Initiated and designed a new product from scratch for a start-up. Addressed and resolved complex user flows, notably in creating quick project quotations.

  • Conducted user research, such as interviews and A/B testing, to validate a course creator user interface. This resulted in enhancing the satisfaction of teachers by at least 50%.

  • Redesigned a back-office user interface, improving business resource management agility by 20%. Also created a logistic simulator that significantly enhanced the student interaction experience.

  • Implemented a unified design system, increasing consistency and development speed by 20%.

  • Additionally, I assisted with daily design tasks like web design, product creation, branding, etc.

2019 — 2019
Innovation Strategist at Banco de Santander
Madrid

Coached and assessed innovation initiatives from Santander digital across six countries.

2018 — 2019
Business designer at GRAND Design & Innovation
Madrid

Designed customer experience for a trampoline park brand, overseeing service definition, brand strategy, and digital/retail experiences. Led a successful multidisciplinary team of three members for this project.

• Conducted and planned desk research and user exploration to reimagine the trampoline park concept, discovering new niche markets and designing tailored services.
• Managed and executed an end-to-end design thinking process, including website design and customer-focused content/brand strategy (B2C)

Volunteering

2017 — 2017
Daya Dan Orphanage at Daya Dan - Missionaries of Charity
Calcutta

Education

2023 — Now
Master's Degree in UX/UI & Design Thinking | Digital Minds at Barreira | Arte y diseño
Valencia
2021 — Now
UX/UI Design Master's Degree at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Valencia
2014 — 2018
Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Mondragon Unibertsitatea
Valencia

Started-up a team-company as a LEINN (Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation) bachelor’s degree student. Created a Food-truck festival brand and contributed as a communication leader, managing social media content, and on- line/off-line campaigns.

Contact

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