About Me

I’m Mella

I’m an Argentinian designer and developer, based in Italy for the past eight years. I originally studied Textile Design at the University of Buenos Aires, where I developed a solid foundation in design, color, planning, and product development. Later, I trained as a full-stack web developer at UTN, focusing on JavaScript, React, and interface development, and further expanded my expertise in UX and UI design.

The Past Ten Years

I’m a designer and developer with over ten years of experience across design and development. My career began in textiles, where I managed collections and oversaw their production in China, later launching a personal textile print project and taking on freelance graphic design work. In 2021, I transitioned into digital product teams, focusing on frontend development with a strong focus on CSS, and UX/UI design. Since 2024, I have also been a partner and product designer at Mobi, a global startup improving city navigation for people with reduced mobility.

How I Work

My work begins by understanding the context: identifying opportunities, researching users, and reviewing existing solutions and competitors. I approach design and development with the goal of creating solutions that are useful, coherent, and effective. I design interfaces and experiences aligned with the project’s vision and user needs, while implementing them in code to ensure feasibility and performance. I value working in interdisciplinary teams, as I believe collaboration and shared expertise lead to richer, more complete products. The best outcomes come when everyone shares a common goal and contributes their skills to create something stronger together.

What Sets Me Apart

I combine design and development with a strong visual foundation and a solid understanding of how things are built technically. My adaptability, creativity, empathy, and problem-solving skills allow me to approach challenges from multiple angles, crafting solutions that are visually appealing, functional, and performant, always having the user in mind. I think through a product end to end, from idea to implementation, aiming to deliver solutions that are thoughtful, impactful, and built to perform.

Skills

jQuery
UI Design
Git
HTML/CSS
Tailwind CSS
Figma
JavaScript
PHP
WordPress
Next.js
Adobe Photoshop
Competitive Analysis
Adobe Illustrator

Languages

Spanish

Native

English

Fluent

Italian

Fluent

Education

2023

UX / UI Design

Kinetikon - Certificate program

Gained practical knowledge in UX/UI Design through a 20-hour course focused on research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability principles.

2020

Full-Stack Web Development with React

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Certificate program

Acquired foundational skills in JavaScript (including asynchronous programming), ReactJS, Node.js, database integration, and responsive interface development with HTML and CSS through a 187-hour certificate program.

2007-2016

Textile Design

Universidad de Buenos Aires - Bachelor’s Degree

Developed expertise in design fundamentals, illustration, surface pattern creation, color techniques, textile production, dyeing and finishing techniques, and market analysis.

Work Experience

Product Designer

Mobi

Remote role in an international team

11/2023- Present

Co-creating an app for safe urban navigation for people with reduced mobility through research, product definition, branding and UI design.

UI Design
Figma
Adobe Photoshop
Branding
Competitive Analysis
Adobe Illustrator
  • Analyzing competitors and market trends to guide design decisions and feature priorities.
  • Conducting user research through surveys and desk research to identify patterns in user behavior and unmet needs.
  • Collaborating with stakeholders during discovery sessions to translate research insights into MVP scope.
  • Creating the brand’s visual identity and documenting its usage in style guides and manuals.
  • Designing UI elements, creating wireframes and high-fidelity mockups in Figma.

UX/UI Designer & Front-End Developer

SSI Nord

Torino

01/2025- 10/2025

Analyzing usability issues and user feedback, designing digital solutions, and creating web interfaces.

Woocomerce
Git
Tailwind CSS
Figma
PHP
WordPress
Vue.js
Docker
  • Assessing usability issues through product analysis and feedback from clients, users, and testers.
  • Designing solutions for digital products, creating wireframes and mockups in Figma, and producing technical documentation.
  • Building pixel-perfect web interfaces and websites, developing custom plugins, and maintaining CMS sites, using technologies like Vue, Angular, PHP, WordPress, Tailwind, Git, Docker and Node.

WordPress Web Developer & UX/UI Contributor

GBS Group

Torino - Italy

05/2024- 01/2025

Developing and maintaining pixel-perfect WordPress websites and eCommerce platforms, redesigning client sites, and creating reusable templates.

jQuery
Woocomerce
Figma
PHP
WordPress
Adobe XD
  • Developing pixel-perfect websites and eCommerce platforms using the company’s WordPress theme, with technologies like PHP, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
  • Updating and enhancing the company’s WordPress theme and creating reusable templates to streamline development workflows.
  • Maintaining and optimizing existing websites, fixing bugs and malfunctions.
  • Redesigning existing client websites and creating mockups in Figma.

Front-End Developer & UI Designer

Training 4U

Torino , Italy

01/2022- 05/2024

Developing responsive web applications and WordPress sites, and designing digital product solutions from wireframes to technical documentation.

Tailwind CSS
Figma
JavaScript
WordPress
Vue.js
Angular
  • Developing responsive web applications with Vue.js and Angular, using component-based architecture and modern CSS frameworks like Bootstrap and Tailwind.
  • Building WordPress sites, developing custom plugins and themes, and maintaining existing sites with PHP, JavaScript, jQuery and CSS.
  • Creating wireframes, mockups and technical documentation in Figma for digital product solutions.
  • Internship (01/2022 - 05/2022): Testing and developing Vue.js 2 components, designing UI elements, and learning front-end development practices