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Maya has designed products for Intuit Mailchimp, Morgan Stanley, BBVA, East West Bank, Simple, Salesforce, Dolby Laboratories, Rogers Communications, Charles Schwab, Madison Reed, and many more companies of all sizes.
About me
Maya is a Generalist Designer. His expertise includes strategy definition, Figma prototyping, workshop facilitation, stakeholder alignment, and visual design iteration. Maya also conducts user interviews, collaborates with developers, and has instructed UX design to hundreds of designers. He no longer codes.
Drawing from his industrial design background, Maya finds inspiration in vehicle design and races classic Italian motorcycles.
Testimonials
“I really enjoyed working with Maya! They have a very detailed and methodical approach to design. I was always impressed with the various explorations they were able to come up with. And with strong testing skills, Maya was always building confidence in their thoughts and designs… I would recommend them to any product team in the future!…”
Katie Eldredge
“…There has never been a project that he was on, from global banking platform redesign to start up ideation to building complex design systems, that Jorge did not come in and in a short time really excel, step up and lead, and bring those projects to a next level that surpassed our expectations. He is truly an asset and somebody I will always be following and trying to work with throughout his career.”
Greg Morantz
“It was great working with Maya at Graava… Maya is very knowledgeable and always presented new designs concepts and patterns. Thanks Maya, for helping us create a well-designed product…”
Bruno Gregory
“…I never had to micromanage Jorge. He provided me with key input in defining the project approach. as well as the design strategy. I then simply gave him the space to work his magic. He worked very quickly and efficiently to explore concepts, proactively requested feedback from me and organized pier critiques. He then worked closely with other disciplines to deliver required assets with pixel-perfect detail…”
Jonah Burlingame
"Students found Maya to be enthusiastic, honest, and approachable... He continuously sought feedback and integrated it into his instructional approach in order to improve and present the best learning experience possible for his students."
Janet Lee
“…Beyond the hardcore design skills, Jorge is also an excellent person to have on a team - good fun, proactive, willing to give and receive feedback, and just generally a nice human to have around. Given the right opportunity, I'd work with Jorge again in a heartbeat.”
Jack Malpas-Coker
The core values that drive Maya’s work
Radical candor
Be direct and honest with feedback while simultaneously showing you care personally about the people receiving feedback. Care personally and challenge directly.
Design is fun
Embrace creativity, experimentation, playfulness, and silliness. Don’t take work too seriously to enjoy the process and lead to more innovative outcomes without the burn out.
Lead by example
Demonstrates the behavior, values, and work ethic you wish to see in your team. Lead through your own actions rather than giving orders or instructions.
Caring about people
The ultimate KPI is the happiness and wellbeing of the people around us. Company profits are just one of many means to generate wealth. Avoid uncontrolled capitalist greed.
Golden rule
Live by the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This means that if you wouldn’t use a product you designed, is not finished yet.
Results oriented
Focus on achieving specific, measurable outcomes rather than mindlessly following processes or creating deliverables.
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