I think like a product leader, design like a maker and build with AI.
I'm Tami, a MICA-trained product designer.
- Fintech · Healthcare · E-Commerce
- B2B + B2C
- Remote · Colorado
✦ Designed and built with AI
2002 · SOUTH TEXAS
From Monterrey to South Texas
After moving to the U.S. from Monterrey, Mexico, I was placed in an ESL class, where I quickly learned that spaces aren't always built for everyone. Now, I design so it is.
2015–2020 · UTRGV
Finding design
I traded pre-dental for graphic design and earned my BFA a semester early. I led 5 designers as editor-in-chief of OMG! RGV (opens in a new tab) and designed for The Monitor (opens in a new tab)'s media team.
▶ OMG! RGV interviews ↗ (opens in a new tab)OMG! RGV on X ↗ (opens in a new tab)The Monitor ↗ (opens in a new tab)
In 2019, I was Cadravo (opens in a new tab)'s one-person design team. I designed the logo and website graphics and grew social from zero, alongside a developer, a copywriter, a PR manager and the CEO and COO.
2020–2022 · AUSTIN
CASE STUDY 01Dental Brands & Websites
While earning my UX Master's, I worked at a dental group. Two of its executives later hired me to design brands and websites for their new ventures.
2022–2024 · COMPUTERSHARE
CASE STUDY 02Project Insight
Investors waited 3–5 days for data. As the sole designer on a 12–15 person team, I designed self-serve dashboards, including a FEMA disaster map, and tested them with 5 investors.
2023–2024 · COMPUTERSHARE
CASE STUDY 03Bond Centre 2.0
I turned a cluttered bond portal into a guided experience for bondholders and admins: split navigation, wizards and inline uploads. Shipped to production.
2024 · FOUNDER
Hands-on, too
I founded The Makers Lab Ltd. on Instagram (opens in a new tab) for DIY crafts. It powers my resin workshops and my YouTube channel, Tami Makes Stuff (opens in a new tab). Making by hand keeps me present, and I love creating alongside people. Watching someone light up when it clicks is the same reason I design.
JULY 2025–NOW · JARS
From customer complaints to shipped fixes
Customers kept telling me they couldn't find high-end products on the website. So I ran independent audits of the site, online menu and new app, and recommended fixes. The design team implemented them.
OCT 2026–NOW · CO-FOUNDER
CASE STUDY 04Fridays-Off
I co-founded Fridays-Off, a luxury lifestyle and home goods brand. I designed the identity, built a 460+ product Shopify store with accessibility from day one and used AI to custom-code the theme, render product imagery and fully automate our social media.
NEXT STOP · YOUR TEAM?
Let's build together.
Hiring? Request my resume and I'll tailor it to the role.
Need something built? Websites, UX/UI, branding, social content, UGC and audits.