Practice
I identify what an audience needs first, establish hierarchy and evidence, then build the templates, production rules, and review workflow required for accurate, repeatable delivery.
Experience & Resume
Twenty years of design judgment, at institutional scale
I am a senior visual communication designer, consultant, and SaaS founder working across executive presentations, data visualization, editorial systems, accessibility, and AI-enabled products.
Additional work archive
Eight more projects across my practice
Explore embedded project imagery from editorial, educational, digital, infrastructure, event, and brand assignments beyond the flagship case studies.
Professional profile
Communication, accessibility, and product systems
Consultative doer
For financial and technical assignments, I determine the evidence an executive audience needs, select the right chart or information structure, and maintain source accuracy through production.
SaaS founder
I founded Access Lens AI and ThinkToAction™, translating my accessibility and executive-communication methods into working SaaS products.
Specialized practice
Five disciplines, one senior design practice
My specializations combine strategy, information structure, visual systems, production, and accessibility. Each discipline has a dedicated portfolio page with relevant evidence.
Data Visualization DesignExecutive dashboards, financial exhibits, chart systems, diagrams, and data stories that make complex evidence decision-ready.→Executive Presentation DesignInvestor, board, and C-suite decks; narrative hierarchy; presentation templates; and governed systems teams can maintain.→Editorial & Annual Report DesignReports, white papers, publications, multilingual typesetting, long-form information systems, and production-ready files.→Brand Design & SystemsVisual identities, guidelines, templates, campaign applications, and scalable brand systems for institutions and ventures.→PDF Accessibility ConsultingDocument audits, remediation, semantic tagging, reading order, assistive-technology testing, and accessible source workflows.→
Core capabilities
A connected professional practice
Communication & Systems
Presentation systems · Executive communication · Editorial design · Information design · Data visualization · Visual storytelling · Typography and layout systems · Brand systems
Accessibility
Accessible PDF remediation · Document accessibility QA · InDesign tagging · PAC Checker · veraPDF · NVDA and VoiceOver testing · WCAG 2.1 AA · Section 508 · PDF/UA · MadeToTag
Design Tools
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and Acrobat Pro · Figma · PowerPoint · Keynote · think-cell · Datawrapper · Flourish · Workfront · Monday.com
AI
Claude and Claude API · Claude Code · Codex · ChatGPT · Microsoft Copilot Studio · AI agent design · Prompt architecture · Knowledge and retrieval systems · AI product strategy · Evaluation and governance · Workflow automation
Development & SaaS
SaaS development · Supabase · Stripe · Vercel · GitHub · Visual Studio Code
Learning & Knowledge Systems
Instructional and learning design · Curriculum and pathway architecture · Information architecture · Taxonomy and knowledge graphs · Content governance · Framework development · Product strategy
Complete experience
Career history
Visual Design Consultant — Data Visualization, Accessibility, Presentation Systems & Editorial Design
Capital Group · via Wizeline
Embedded within the Investment Team pod, delivering executive presentations, white papers, fact cards, and investor communications under rigorous brand and compliance standards. Designed a three-page investor-facing experience in Figma using enterprise components. Integrated NVDA, PAC Checker, and MadeToTag into document workflows and contributed to template governance and Workfront optimization.
Visual Design Consultant — Data Visualization, Accessibility, Presentation Systems & Editorial Design
Independent Consultant
Executive presentations, reports, and multilingual communication for NGOs, institutional stakeholders, and development-sector clients. Led end-to-end editorial and visual design, client relationships, timelines, and multi-format delivery.
Senior Presentation Designer — Data Visualization, Presentation Systems & Editorial Design
S&P Global · Promoted from Presentation Designer
Architected C-suite Board decks and Global Town Halls reaching 2,500+ online and 90+ live attendees. Built a template system with editorial layouts and think-cell XML color schemes—90% adoption across 200+ users in under three months, 60% less production time, and 40% less rework. Recognized as a top performer, contributing 4,857 slides across 123 projects, including 88 high-complexity assignments, at twice the team’s average speed. Led the team’s digital transformation as project manager, deploying Monday.com, RACI-based task tracking, and real-time strategic dashboards in an initiative backed by the VP of Consulting.
Presentation Designer
S&P Global
Trained 200+ stakeholders on templates, chart design, and data visualization. Developed white-paper templates and draft frameworks, including “Location Matters,” which achieved an 8.6% engagement rate. Led full design and data visualization for the three-phase US LNG Impact Study, resulting in 256 downloads, 305 engagements, and 233 LinkedIn interactions. Designed CI Consulting campaign and social assets that generated 9,600+ pageviews, 8,700+ landing-page visits, and 17% traffic growth. Created 12 social posts with a 4.10% engagement rate that generated 71% of webpage and link conversions, and developed the CI Consulting Spotlight Newsletter.
Senior Editorial Designer
Secretariat of Public Education (SEP)
Designed textbook layouts and illustrations and produced complete books from initial structure through final artwork. Collaborated on Múltiples Lenguajes, developing detailed page layouts for a children’s textbook within pedagogical and accessibility standards. The national educational materials were distributed to 5M+ students.
Presentation Designer
Oliver Wyman
Executive presentations for C-level clients across energy, transportation, and retail. Developed reference hybrid templates, doubled throughput from 10 to 20 slides per hour, and produced 51 data exhibits for Morgan Stanley’s AI Tipping Point BluePaper (25,000+ downloads; Bloomberg and CNBC coverage).
Visual Design Consultant — Brand Systems & Editorial Design
Independent Consultant
Directed the Startup Europe Awards identity and system for 20+ national events, 91 recognized startups, and a ceremony for 500+ European business leaders. I also developed the AgroFest identity and event communication system.
Visual Communication Specialist
Secretariat of Tourism (FONATUR) · Tren Maya Project
Created 50+ stakeholder presentations for the $20B project across five states, reaching 25,000+ residents in 50+ municipalities. Produced maps, diagrams, infographics, four-language brochures, and 15 catalogs organizing 500+ feedback records.
Visual Design Consultant — Editorial Design & Data Visualization
Independent Consultant
Designed 100+ book covers for Cengage, Pearson, and McGraw Hill, plus reports, maps, and infographics for Verité, IICA, UNESCO, Reforestamos México, and Grupo Bimbo.
Lead Designer & Social Media Strategist
Secretariat of Agriculture (SADER)
Designed the National Agricultural Plan 2017–2030—two core editions and 64 booklets distributed to 4.2M+ farmers. Designed communication for 200K+ migrant agricultural laborers and led the campaign’s social rollout.
Earlier Career Experience
Editorial, Publishing & Branding · Multiple Clients
Editorial design, publishing, book-cover design, branding, production, and visual communication for educational, commercial, and institutional clients.
Credentials
Education, certifications, and languages
Education
MA, Graphic Design and Editorial Production
UAM · 2011–2013
BA, Graphic Design
La Salle University · 1999–2003
Certifications
Strategic Data Storytelling · University of Chicago · 2025
Data Storytelling and Visualisation · Economist Education · 2024
Data Visualisation for Designers · Red & Yellow · 2024
EF SET English B2 · 2025
LLM/GenAI Business Practitioner and professional development · LinkedIn Learning · 2025
Languages
Spanish: Native
English: Professional working proficiency · B2 Upper Intermediate
Location
Mexico City. Available globally for remote consulting, with overlap across US and European business hours.
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