Posts

• Cook websites based on your needs

  You will learn different types of websites (Static, SPA, SSR, Pre-rendering, PWA ...) in recipe format, what they are, when you need them and how to start creating them.

• Designing web interfaces in position absolute

  Frustrations, reflections and ideas on how to optimize our design and development processes through web UI tools.

• Design and code responsive Skeleton Screens

  You will learn how to design a Skeleton Screen thinking about its asynchrony and how to code it based on Sketch or Photoshop opacity modes.

• How Vuex works and how I used it wrong

  Vuex basics, how I make my website's performance worse using it and why

• Website with blog and portfolio using Vue.js + Nuxt + Markdown

  How I created my new website with portfolio and blog in two languages. What technology I used and why.

About me

I’m a frontend engineer with a product design background working remotely at Apple in Cupertino, CA while based in Barcelona, Spain. I studied media engineering in Helsinki and Hong Kong, worked in big corporations and innovative European startups and traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and North America. I'm specialized in the full interaction that users have with the web platform, from its design to its development, as well as usability, performance and accessibility. I’m also interested in feminism and LGBTQ+ rights. My surname is Aragonese, as Zaragoza (Spain) where I was born 25 years ago with my two triplet brothers.

Public speaking

• Barcelona, ESP

  28 Oct 2020

  Working as a developer contractor — In Progress Podcast

  In this podcast episode I spoke about my journey challenges after moving from being an developer employee to a contractor.

• Barcelona, ESP

  13 November 2019

  Different serverless recipes for the web — Modern Web Event 2019

  In this talk I spoke about how you can make static web pages that don't need a server. What type of website to use depending on your needs, its properties and functionalities. Talk conducted in Spanish.

• Alicante, ESP

  31 May 2019

  Building a multilingual blog using Vue.js, Nuxt and Markdown — VueDay 2019

  In this talk I spoke about how to create a multilingual serverless blog with Nuxt, the reason why I chose this Vue's framework, differences between building a webapp blog and a static one, performance, and some mistakes along the way using wrongly Vuex.

• Disseny Hub, Barcelona, ESP

  21 March 2019

  Debate: "Design Beyond Technology" — ADI-FAD

  I was invited by the Barcelona Industrial Design Association (ADI-FAD) to this debate on the relationship between design and technology in our industries.

• UC3M, Madrid, ESP

  14 March 2019

  "UX Engineer: mixed engineers between design and frontend" — T3chfest 2019

  With this talk my objective was to visualize this professional position for students and professionals who don't know the profile of UX Engineer despite knowing the disadvantages of the strong separation between design and development. Talk conducted in Spanish.

• Barcelona, ESP

  2 December 2017

  Web development Workshop: "Build your personal website or portfolio!" — Women Who Code Barcelona

  With this workshop my goal was to teach how to build a personal website or portfolio for women with a static generator like Middleman.

Work Experience

• Barcelona, ESP & Cupertino, CA

  Mar’20 - now

  Frontend Engineer — Apple

  I'm working at Apple as a frontend engineer. I joined as a full-time contractor in March 2020 and I was hired as full-time employee in February 2021. My team is based in Cupertino, CA and I work remotely from Barcelona, Spain. At the moment I'm learning #Testing #DeepJSKnowledge

• Barcelona, ESP & Yorktown, NY

  Oct’19 - Mar’20

  UX Engineer (Contractor) — IBM

  I worked on improving the IBM Quantum Computing's websites from design to development. My team was based in Yorktown, NY and I worked remotely from Barcelona, Spain. Here is where I learnt: #CarbonDesignSystem, #WorkAsContractor, #QuantumComputing

• Barcelona, ESP

  Oct’17 - Sep’19

  UX Engineer — Holaluz

  Mix of UX/UI Designer and Frontend Developer at Holaluz, a 100% renewable and online energy company in Spain. Here is where I learnt: #BuildingEndToEndDesignSystems #VueJS #Nuxt #WebAccessibility

• Barcelona, ESP

  Feb’17 - Oct’17

  VR / Mobile Product Designer — The Dream VR

  The Dream VR is the first Virtual Reality and 360º TV in the world. Here is where I learnt: #VR #VRDesign #UnityGraphics #A-Frame #VRPrototyping

• Barcelona, ESP & Brussels, BEL

  Jun’16 - Feb’17

  UI/UX Designer & Frontend Developer — MarsBased

  MarsBased is a development consultancy from Barcelona offering end‑to‑end web & mobile apps. Here is where I learnt: #SCSS #Middleman #BEM #Ionic #git #SASS #AtomicDesign #RemoteWork #QualityOfCode

• Helsinki, FIN

  Jan´16 - Jun´16

  UI/UX Designer & Frontend Developer — Midealab

  Midealab is a venture builder company with studios in Helsinki, Tallin and Lviv. Here is where I learnt: #HTML #CSS #ProductDesign

• Helsinki, FIN

  May’14 - Oct’14

  Product Design Intern — Microsoft

  I joined the Microsoft’s UX and Interaction design team at Nokia House after being hired by Nokia. Here is where I learnt: #UXdesign #ProductDesign #Corporate

• Helsinki, FIN

  Dic’13 - Dic’15

  UI/UX Designer — FastMonkeys

  FastMonkeys is a python development company offering web & mobile apps. Here is where I learnt: #UI/UXdesign #HowToStudyandWorkWhileYouAreAbroad

Education

• Everywhere

  - Always

  Self-learner — From each job, class, co-worker, book, article, meet-up or life experience

  This is how I learnt the 80% of what I know now and how I improve it. At the moment I'm learning #VueJS #Performance #DesignSystems

• Hong Kong, HK

  Aug’15 - Jan’16

  Engineering Exchange Student — Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

  Exchange student for one semester at one of the top universities in Asia. Here is where I learnt: #ProductDesign #Innovation #EngineeringSubjects #SurviveInHongKongAndAsia #CulturalDiversity

• Helsinki, FIN

  Aug’13 - Dec’16

  Media Engineering, Bachelor Degree — Helsinki Metropolia University

  I studied my university degree in the largest and the most international University of Applied Sciences in Finland. Here is where I learnt: #EngineeringSubjects #BasicsOfProgramming #StudyAndLiveAbroad #CulturalDiversity #SurviveFinnishWinters #GrowingAsAPerson