Experience · 03
Radium Rocket
Two-plus years designing web and mobile products at an engineering-driven software agency.
Role
UX/UI Designer
Type
Software Agency
Location
Rosario, AR
Period
Sep 2022–Nov 2024
Context
An extension of
the client's own team.
Radium Rocket is a software professional services company that builds engineering teams developing leading mobile and web products. It operates as a true extension of its clients' teams: identifying challenges, designing the product and building innovative software with agile engineering.
As UX/UI Designer, I worked embedded in that model: designing for multiple clients and products, collaborating daily with product managers, developers and stakeholders across different industries and codebases.
Among the clients I designed for was ALZ Agro, the agribusiness company behind Qira Pagos, which I designed, and Qira Global, an e-commerce platform whose design and maintenance I led. For Syngenta, I produced 3D video editing for VR experiences. My work also spanned other industries, including health, e-commerce, ERP and education.
Beyond the design work, I mentored the team's junior designers, guiding them on craft, standards and process as they grew in their roles.
A note on confidentiality: most client projects at Radium Rocket are covered by NDAs, so I can't show every screen publicly. I'm happy to walk through selected work, process artifacts and outcomes in a conversation. Just ask.
Responsibilities
Concept to implementation.
Interface design for web & mobile
Creating intuitive, impactful user interfaces aligned with business goals and user needs across client products.
User research & usability testing
Gathering insights into user behaviors, preferences and pain points, and integrating findings into design solutions.
End-to-end design process
Driving from concept through wireframes, prototyping and iteration to deliver high-quality experiences.
Cross-functional collaboration
Working closely with product managers, developers and stakeholders to define and prioritize UX initiatives.
Design standards & systems
Collaborating with design leadership to establish and maintain standards, processes and methodologies across the organization.
User-centered methodologies
Product building through design thinking, staying current on trends and advocating for best practices in the design process.
Takeaways
What the agency
years taught me.
Range across industries
Agency work means switching contexts constantly: different clients, users and constraints. It builds a designer's most underrated muscle: adapting fast without losing rigor.
Designing with engineers
At an engineering-driven company, design earns its seat by shipping. I learned to design with implementation in mind, a mindset that later became my Design Lead foundation.
Process as a product
Contributing to org-wide design standards showed me that how a team designs matters as much as what it designs.