Designing at trofimo
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Product Designer
hi.
i’m dave
hi.
i’m dave
I lead product design at Trofimo, a Seattle-based startup.
With over 3 years of experience crafting customer-facing products, I love challenging the status quo and creating innovative solutions for complex problems.
My passion is to deliver delightful and intuitive product experiences for all humans.
I lead product design at Trofimo, a Seattle-based startup.
With over 3 years of experience crafting customer-facing products, I love challenging the status quo and creating innovative solutions for complex problems.
My passion is to deliver delightful and intuitive product experiences for all humans.
Visual storyteller, life-long learner, ☕ cortado enthusiast
Visual storyteller, life-long learner, ☕ cortado enthusiast
Companies i‘ve worked with
Companies i‘ve worked with












Case Studies
Case Studies
Case Studies
Product design projects that you might wanna check it out
Product design projects that you might wanna check it out
Product design projects that you might wanna check it out



Master’s Capstone Project
SonySphere AR Projector & mobile app brings an immersive at-home live music experience that enables personalization and human connection



Master’s Capstone Project
SonySphere AR Projector & mobile app brings an immersive at-home live music experience that enables personalization and human connection



Master’s Capstone Project
SonySphere AR Projector & mobile app brings an immersive at-home live music experience that enables personalization and human connection



A gamified experience to boost McDonald's Gen-Z customer engagement both digitally & in-person





A gamified experience to boost McDonald's Gen-Z customer engagement both digitally & in-person





A gamified experience to boost McDonald's Gen-Z customer engagement both digitally & in-person


Human-centered
experience explorations
Human-centered
experience explorations
Human-centered
experience explorations
Physical products & hUMAN FACTOR ENGINEERING STUDIES BEYOND PIXELS
Physical products & hUMAN FACTOR ENGINEERING STUDIES BEYOND PIXELS
Physical products & hUMAN FACTOR ENGINEERING STUDIES BEYOND PIXELS




Cicerone Wayfinder
Cicerone Wayfinder
A wearable wayfinder to help visually impaired groups reaching their destination independently.
A wearable wayfinder to help visually impaired groups reaching their destination independently.
Accessibility
Co-design
Physical Prototyping




Micro-mobility electric vehicle usability study
Micro-mobility electric vehicle usability study
Micro-mobility electric vehicle usability study
A usability study on Micro-mobility electric vehicle's hardware & mobile app
A usability study on Micro-mobility electric vehicle's hardware & mobile app
Human factor engineer
Usability Study
Mobile app
User Research
Content Creation
Content Creation
Content Creation
YES, I ALSO DO MEDIa
YES, I ALSO DO MEDIa
YES, I ALSO DO MEDIa

Professional Content
Tesla
Official Video Production
Product official & social media videos
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Professional Content
Tesla
Official Video Production
Product official & social media videos
Learn More

Professional Content
Tesla
Official Video Production
Product official & social media videos
Learn More
Skills
Skills
Skills
Product management
Where Design Meets Strategy
Develop and present go-forward recommendations with key stakeholders.
Align cross-functional teams to deliver on a clear, strategic product roadmap.
Run A/B tests to quickly improve key metrics and validate major product decisions.
Experience with Jira, Trello, Confluence, Azure DevOps, SmartSheet, Product Plan.
Illustrated by Atlassian
User research
Data-driven Research for Informed Design
User Interviews
User Journey Mapping
Co-Design
Concept Tests
Usability Tests
Turning research insights to design directions
Coding
Smoother Hand-off & Communication with Engineers
HTML + CSS
Javascript
Python
Arduino
WCAG Standards & Accessibility
Leveraging AI LLM for more advanced codes
prototyping
Turning ideas into Reality
Multi-modal Prototyping
Wireframe to High-fidelity Prototyping
Rapid prototyping
Physical Prototyping (Handcrafting, Arduino, Wizard-of-Oz, etc.,)
Prototyping Spatial Experience (VR, AR, MR, Unity)
business stretegy
Driving Business Performance
Digital Marketing
Campaign Coordinating
Understanding Data Analytics
Go-To-Market Strategy
Stakeholder Relationship
Investor Pitch
Product management
Where Design Meets Strategy
Develop and present go-forward recommendations with key stakeholders.
Align cross-functional teams to deliver on a clear, strategic product roadmap.
Run A/B tests to quickly improve key metrics and validate major product decisions.
Experience with Jira, Trello, Confluence, Azure DevOps, SmartSheet, Product Plan.
Illustrated by Atlassian
User research
Data-driven Research for Informed Design
User Interviews
User Journey Mapping
Co-Design
Concept Tests
Usability Tests
Turning research insights to design directions
Coding
Smoother Hand-off & Communication with Engineers
HTML + CSS
Javascript
Python
Arduino
WCAG Standards & Accessibility
Leveraging AI LLM for more advanced codes
prototyping
Turning ideas into Reality
Multi-modal Prototyping
Wireframe to High-fidelity Prototyping
Rapid prototyping
Physical Prototyping (Handcrafting, Arduino, Wizard-of-Oz, etc.,)
Prototyping Spatial Experience (VR, AR, MR, Unity)
business stretegy
Driving Business Performance
Digital Marketing
Campaign Coordinating
Understanding Data Analytics
Go-To-Market Strategy
Stakeholder Relationship
Investor Pitch
Product management
Where Design Meets Strategy
Develop and present go-forward recommendations with key stakeholders.
Align cross-functional teams to deliver on a clear, strategic product roadmap.
Run A/B tests to quickly improve key metrics and validate major product decisions.
Experience with Jira, Trello, Confluence, Azure DevOps, SmartSheet, Product Plan.
Illustrated by Atlassian
User research
Data-driven Research for Informed Design
User Interviews
User Journey Mapping
Co-Design
Concept Tests
Usability Tests
Turning research insights to design directions
Coding
Smoother Hand-off & Communication with Engineers
HTML + CSS
Javascript
Python
Arduino
WCAG Standards & Accessibility
Leveraging AI LLM for more advanced codes
prototyping
Turning ideas into Reality
Multi-modal Prototyping
Wireframe to High-fidelity Prototyping
Rapid prototyping
Physical Prototyping (Handcrafting, Arduino, Wizard-of-Oz, etc.,)
Prototyping Spatial Experience (VR, AR, MR, Unity)
business stretegy
Driving Business Performance
Digital Marketing
Campaign Coordinating
Understanding Data Analytics
Go-To-Market Strategy
Stakeholder Relationship
Investor Pitch
Testimonials
Testimonials



A master of his craft, from the way he approaches the problems to his visual design skill, Dave really elevated the quality of our product.
Wale, direct supervised Dave at Trofimo
Dave consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to making a significant impact.
Dominic, direct supervised Dave at tms
Way too much value for free to be honest.
Dom



A master of his craft, from the way he approaches the problems to his visual design skill, Dave really elevated the quality of our product.
Wale, direct supervised Dave at Trofimo
Dave consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to making a significant impact.
Dominic, direct supervised Dave at tms
Way too much value for free to be honest.
Dom
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