A little about me

Hi, I'm Evelin.

I conduct research in Spanish with undocumented immigrants to design tools that work when the stakes are highest. My current project, Listo, is an AI-assisted legal readiness app grounded in a three-instrument mixed-methods study — and it is the most important thing I have ever built.

Before UX, I spent 4+ years as a professional CAD designer and project coordinator in residential architecture, producing construction-ready documentation for luxury interiors across concurrent high-stakes projects. That precision — the kind where a missing dimension costs real people real money — is in everything I design.

I am a first-generation Latina, bilingual in English and Spanish, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University's Human Systems Engineering program in May 2026, and joining UC Berkeley's Master of Information Management and Systems program in Fall 2026. Architecture taught me that every structure has a logic. UX taught me that every user has a story. I work at the place where both are true.

What Makes Me Human

Empowerment over rescue

The difference between a savior model and an empowerment model is that one drives you to the destination. The other teaches you to drive. I always choose the second one.

Honest about limitations

Design cannot replace a broken business model or an unjust system. I am always clear about where the work ends and where systemic change begins.

Precision as care

Four years of construction documentation taught me that getting it right is a form of respect for the people who depend on your work.

Research first, always

I do not guess what users need. I conduct primary research — in Spanish when the community requires it — and let the data shape the design.

Skills

Research

Mixed-Methods Study Design
Semi-Structured Interviews
Survey Instrumentation
Think-Aloud Protocol
Heuristic Evaluation
Usability Testing
Journey Mapping & Personas
SPSS & Descriptive Statistics
Bilingual Research (English / Spanish)

Design

Figma — Wireframing & Prototyping
Information Architecture
UX Writing & Content Strategy
Behavioral Economics Frameworks
Cognitive Load Theory
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Miro
Double Diamond Process

Technical

HTML, CSS, JavaScript
API Integration (OpenAI)
GitHub & GitHub Pages
Python (basic)
AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper
Microsoft Excel & Google Suite

Achievements

Incoming UC Berkeley MIMS Fellow, Fall 2026 — Master of Information Management and Systems, School of Information. Focus: Human-Computer Interaction, UX Research, Information Architecture.

Magna Cum Laude, Arizona State University — B.S. Human Systems Engineering, UX Concentration. GPA 3.6. Graduating May 2026.

2nd Place — 2020 AIA Orange County Student Design Competition — Gensler-sponsored architecture competition. Top 10% of class at Orange Coast College.

ASU Global Tech Certifications — AI Skills, Web Development, AI-Powered JavaScript, Intercultural Skills.

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