Joaquin Despontin
Joaquin Despontin
Curious, aesthetic-driven, and always chasing beauty in the details. I love art (in every shape & form), travel (don’t we all?), and finding new perspectives where others see patterns.
Curious, aesthetic-driven, and always chasing beauty in the details. I love art (in every shape & form), travel (don’t we all?), and finding new perspectives where others see patterns.
Curious, aesthetic-driven, and always chasing beauty in the details. I love art (in every shape & form), travel (don’t we all?), and finding new perspectives where others see patterns.
Work Experience
Work Experience
SmartAC.com / Product Designer
SmartAC.com / Product Designer
Mar 2023 – Present,
Remote (US team)
SmartAC.com is an HVAC IoT SaaS platform serving both B2B partners (contractors/technicians) and B2C homeowners with monitoring, diagnostics, and service workflows.
Designed and shipped end‑to‑end experiences across the web and mobile apps—from discovery and research to high‑fidelity UI and developer handoff.
Led usability testing and facilitated design reviews with PMs and engineers.
Collaborated on the revamp and creation of a unified design system to increase delivery speed and consistency, reducing design‑to‑dev handoff time by ~30%.
SmartAC.com is an HVAC IoT SaaS platform serving both B2B partners (contractors/technicians) and B2C homeowners with monitoring, diagnostics, and service workflows.
Designed and shipped end‑to‑end experiences across the web and mobile apps—from discovery and research to high‑fidelity UI and developer handoff.
Led usability testing and facilitated design reviews with PMs and engineers.
Collaborated on the revamp and creation of a unified design system to increase delivery speed and consistency, reducing design‑to‑dev handoff time by ~30%.
Freelance / Product Designer
Freelance / Product Designer
May 2022 – Present,
Remote
Lead Product Designer across multiple products—including EZ Wallet (crypto wallet) and Bro (Pet Health & Wellness Tracking App).
Owned end‑to‑end UX: product discovery & planning, flows/IA, high‑fidelity UI, and design‑system foundations for consistency and speed.
Partnered directly with client engineering teams from scoping through release and mentored a junior designer.
Improved usability and reduced onboarding drop‑off in MVP projects via iterative testing and research.
Lead Product Designer across multiple products—including EZ Wallet (crypto wallet) and Bro (Pet Health & Wellness Tracking App).
Owned end‑to‑end UX: product discovery & planning, flows/IA, high‑fidelity UI, and design‑system foundations for consistency and speed.
Partnered directly with client engineering teams from scoping through release and mentored a junior designer.
Improved usability and reduced onboarding drop‑off in MVP projects via iterative testing and research.
Freelance / Visual Designer & Photographer
Freelance / Visual Designer & Photographer
2016 – 2022,
Argentina
Produced brand assets and digital campaigns; delivered photo content, and visual guidelines for small businesses.
Produced brand assets and digital campaigns; delivered photo content, and visual guidelines for small businesses.
Education
Education
Interaction Design Foundation
Interaction Design Foundation
2025
AI for Designers
AI for Designers
2022
UX Design Professional Certificate
UX Design Professional Certificate
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
2022
HTML, CSS & JavaScript for Web Developers course
HTML, CSS & JavaScript for Web Developers course
Universidad Siglo 21
Universidad Siglo 21
2017 - 2021
B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration
B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration
Skills
Skills
Design
Design
IA, interaction & visual design, design systems, data visualization, responsive web/mobile, accessibility basics
IA, interaction & visual design, design systems, data visualization, responsive web/mobile, accessibility basics
Research
Research
Interviews, surveys, usability testing (Useberry), synthesis, JTBD
Interviews, surveys, usability testing (Useberry), synthesis, JTBD
Tools & collaboration
Tools & collaboration
Figma/FigJam, Linear, ClickUp, Jira, Notion, Webflow, Loom, Miro
Figma/FigJam, Linear, ClickUp, Jira, Notion, Webflow, Loom, Miro
Volunteer
Volunteer
La Estación
La Estación
Volunteer supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Volunteer supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.