EXPERIENCE
2017 – PRESENT Brandport
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Creative Supervisor responsible for the development and overall look and feel of all projects in the Department of Spatial and Brand Experiences. Starting from the initial brief, I develop mood boards, first ideas, sketches, 3D modeling, and rendering. Afterwards, present the idea to the client, and if approved, go on-site with the building crew to supervise the project.
2020 - 2022 DYA (Design Your Action)
PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCHER
Workshop facilitator for the international project "Sustain- able Lifestyles Accelerator" my role involved analyzing the material and carbon footprints of various households in Mexico, and subsequently planning and implementing strategies to reduce their environmental impact through behavioral change.
2015 – 2017 Kung Fu Klan
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
Industrial Designer at the Department of Spaces and Brand Experiences, I was part of the team responsible for the development, conceptualization, and pre-production of spaces and temporary structures for brands in various contexts, mostly music festivals. My tasks included brainstorming, 3D modeling, and rendering of the final ideas.
2014 – 2015 Centro Promotor de Diseño México
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
Product developer and workshop facilitator for FONART (National Fund for the Promotion of Handicrafts). Specifi- cally, I worked with Amuzgan artisans in traditional back-strap loom weaving as part of the 'Integral Training and Technical Assistance for New Product Development Program'.
2012 – 2020 Aalto University, UNAM
AALTO LAB MEXICO TEAM MEMBER
Project Team Member involved in the collaboration between Aalto University, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) team to work with a Mayan community in Calakmul, Campeche. From the beginning of the project, I have taken on increasing responsibilities due to my growing experience and have acted as a liaison between the commu- nity and new members joining the project.
AWARDS
2015-2018
F1 MEXICO GRAND PRIX PADDOCK CLUB
BEST PROMOTER AWARD
Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix Mexico City, Mexico
2019
RESIDENCIA SEMILLA
DESIGNER RESIDENT
DYA (Design Your Action) | World Design Organization Design Week MX
Mexico City, MexicoMexico City, Mexico
2015
SECOND PLACE CEMEX-TEC AWARD
CUXTA-HÀ:LIVING WATER
DYA (Design Your Action) | World Design Organization Design Week MX
Mexico City, MexicoMexico City, Mexico
EXHIBITIONS
2023 - January
NARRATIVES OF WATER
Social Design Studio, University of Applied Arts Mexico City, Mexico and Vienna, Austria
2022 - November
COMMON PEOPLE
Curate by Hannes Zebedin Vienna, Austria
2022 - May 2022 - April
UN/DRINKABLE WATER
Curated by Böhler & Orendt Vienna, Austria
2022 - February
SNOW LOGISTICS
Minus 20 degree biennial exhibition Flachau, Austria
2022 January
THE NEW NORMAL
Curated by Anna Vasof Vienna, Austria
2022 - January
WINTER WONDERLAND
Curated by Veronika Hackl Vienna, Austria
2019 - June
OBSESIÓN 2
Colectivo Quinto Piso Mexico City, Mexico
2019 - November
THRICE GIG POSTER
Museum of the Object of the Object (MODO) Mexico City, Mexico
2013 - March
JAULERO
University Museum of Arts and Sciences (MUCA) Mexico City, Mexico
EDUCATION
2021 - JUNE, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED ARTS VIENNA
Master of Arts
MA, Social Design_Arts as Urban Innovation
2009 - 2014
NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (UNAM)
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design