Perihelion: Finding Flow State in an Age of AI Interruption
Architecting focus in the age of algorithmic interruption. A reflection on creative mastery, systems design, and the discipline of subtraction.
Available for Projects & Consulting
Design Systems Lead & Strategist
Scaling Product Operations through Design Systems. I help organizations like Amazon and Western Union translate business strategy into efficient design infrastructure.
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Venture Lab
Bodados
Product Leadership
Bodados is my living lab where I apply end-to-end product strategy, manage complex roadmaps, and validate business hypotheses using AI.
StatusMarket Validation
ThesisSolo-Entrepreneurship @ Scale
Trusted by:
Engineering
Selected Architecture
Infrastructure that scales across distributed teams and products
BODADOS Wedding Coordination Platform
A fragmented wedding industry with no shared digital workflow for vendors or couples.
BetaPrivate Beta
0→1Product Launch
Radical Rationalization
Not a cosmetic redesign, but a systemic audit and federated governance strategy. Implementation of a Single Source of Truth based on design tokens. A scalable infrastructure enabling rapid localization in 4+ countries.
100%Brand Consistency
93%Component Reduction
Enabled 4x Dev Velocity & Prime Day Launch
Multimodal Innovation
Creation of the world's first voice design system. High-fidelity prototypes for 'Rufus' (Next-Gen AI Assistant). Standardization of VUI patterns used by millions of users.
GlobalScale
6moVelocity Gain
Internal Tooling Innovation
Creation of 'Telescope': an internal tool to assist prototyping, reducing iteration time by 45%. When tools don't exist, I build them. Democratized high-fidelity prototyping across 12+ teams.
GlobalHub Deployment
45%Prototyping Speed
Leadership & Strategy
Operating at Scale
My approach to leading design and engineering organizations.
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01 — Systems are liabilities without measurable ROI
Adoption metrics, performance gains, and engineering velocity are the primary success vectors, never an afterthought.
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02 — Documentation is the infrastructure
Scalability is limited by self-service capability. If a system requires manual hand-holding, it has failed its architectural intent.
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03 — AI as an Architectural Multiplier
Leverage AI to collapse exploration and boilerplate cycles, reserving human intelligence for strategic validation and edge-case resolution.
Technical Venture
How AI Let Me Operate as a 5-Person Engineering Team
BODADOS • 2024 — Present
Founder & Solo Builder
This isn't about the app. It's about the process. Bodados proves that I don't just lead human teams at Western Union—I know how to orchestrate synthetic workforces (AI agents) to build complex software. This is a futuristic skill that positions me ahead of the curve.
AI Orchestration
Building and coordinating multiple AI agents (Antigravity) that handle code generation, testing, and deployment.
Technical Direction
Stack selection (Next.js, Supabase) to maximize ROI. Collapsed development cycles by 70%.
Business Validation
Real market testing: invitations as viral vectors, cashflow dynamics, and k-factor optimization.
Product Model
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- Market Hypothesis
- User Research
- Technical Constraints
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02AI Agents
- Antigravity Framework
- Code Generation
- Auto-Testing
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03Output
- Production Software
- Validated Learning
- Scalable Infrastructure
Offerings
Services / Hire
Clear scopes, pricing ranges, and outcomes.
Design Systems Mentorship
€250 / session1:1 sessions for Design and Engineering leaders. Unblock governance, architecture, or career issues.
- Architecture review
- Adoption strategy
- Resolution of political blockers
- Career path for Design Technologists
Build With Me (Day)
€1,200 / dayA full day building together. You and me, live. We prototype, code, and solve a real problem in your system.
- 8 hours of intense focus
- Real pair programming
- Real-time audit
- Delivery of functional code
Design System Audit
From €3,500Technical and process audit. In 2 weeks I tell you exactly why your system isn't scaling and how to fix it.
- Technical debt analysis
- Visual consistency review
- Team interviews
- Refactoring roadmap
Field Notes
Writing
Briefs on design engineering, system architecture, and AI strategy.
AI & Future of Work
Design Systems MasteryWhy your Design System Manager can’t see ROI
For product and engineering leadership: a technical breakdown of metrics, shared debt, and tactical maneuvers to surface systemic ROI.
AI & Future of WorkYour product depends on the interface. Agents ignore it.
From Alexa to Agentic Commerce: architecting interaction models for a post-screen era. What becomes of the UI when the agent is the user?
The best design system is the one you don’t notice
Plumbing only becomes visible when it breaks. A good design system should be invisible to developers.
Design Systems MasteryYour design system doesn't fail because of bad components
It fails because nobody designed who decides when to break the rules. Governance beats any Figma library.
Design Systems MasteryThe two scales of design: atoms and ecosystems
A question on the last day of a design systems course changed everything—from emotional atoms to Amazon-scale ecosystems.
Design Systems MasteryThe Day Our Perfect Prototype Started Lying to Us
The day our perfect prototype started lying to us.
AI & Future of WorkSystems Thinking in the Age of AI
Systems thinking in the age of AI.
AI & Future of WorkTimeline
Experience
A trajectory focused on the intersection of design, engineering, and scale.
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Operational Strategy Lead (Founder)
Building a wedding ecosystem. Collapsed development cycles by 70% using AI agents (Antigravity). Engineering custom social logic models.
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UX Manager (Strategy & Governance)
Architecting the European multi-brand Design System. Strategic consolidation of 146 components into 10 atomic primitives. Improvement of communication processes between roles like product, design, and development. Multimodal design system.
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UX Engineer Manager
Architected the world's first voice design system for Alexa. Engineered high-fidelity multimodal vision prototypes for 'Rufus'. Project centered on launching Rufus due to competitors (ChatGPT), putting original vision on hold. Redefining and scaling the definition of design systems.
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Design Systems Professor
Professor in UX and Design Systems. The 'bad cop' convincing designers to leave their comfort zone and learn to read (not write) code. Documenting learned knowledge from over the years.
Status
Current Focus
Engineering systems, auditing workflows, and recursive learning.
Product (Bodados)
Building the MVP in React. Focused on Acquisition Loops and Programmatic SEO.
Content
Writing weekly in the newsletter about Design Engineering and documenting the founder journey on Substack.
Learning
Deep diving into React (Architecture & Performance) and B2C Monetization Strategies.
Teaching
Viendo como documentar todo lo aprendido todos estos años.
Connection
Let's connect
Have a project in mind or want to collaborate? I’d love to hear from you.