Hello, I'm Maria
A UX designer who turns complicated problems into user-friendly and accessible experiences.
About me
I have over four years of experience in end-to-end product design. I started studying design in architecture and fell in love with human centred design and research through my university career. Lately, I have been leading the adoption of UX at TRIUMF.
// Lead UX Designer at TRIUMF
// Guest Lecturer at Emily Carr University
// Speaker at SWCC
// RGD Award Winner
// RGD Associate
// DESCAN Associate.
Testemonial
“Her opportune insights, refreshing creativity and diligence in learning everything about her workplace, readily made her a crucial part of the team (…). Since the beginning, Maria has shown an outstanding ability to identify multiple solutions and make evidence-based recommendations.”
– Diana Casteneda, Senior Designer
Selected Work
TRIUMF, User-centred Redesign
Using UX design to make TRIUMF.ca more usable, and introducing a design system that makes science more accessible
TRIUMF, User Research Study
Leading UX research to develop a shared understanding of TRIUMF’s global user community for future product improvements
TRIUMF House, Redesign
Redesigning the visitor experience for a boutique hotel for scientists
TRIUMF, Interaction Design
Telling the story of over 50 years of scientific achievement through interaction design for a modular archive of Canada’s Particle Accelerator Centre,
Wazi, App Design
Designing early stage prototype of mental health web app for a Kenyan non-profit
