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Cathy Villamar

Cathy Villamar

Hello there!

I'm Cathy, a senior product designer with 5+ years of experience building enterprise software and digital platforms.

I came to product design through fine art and graphic design, which means the way something feels has always mattered as much as its function. I care about the cadence of an interaction and how a flow reads, these are the small decisions people never consciously notice but always sense. I also work close to the build, collaborating with developers, experimenting with AI-assisted design and vibe coding, and shipping real things (including a Chrome extension) that keep me grounded in what's actually possible.

Before moving into product design full-time, I spent over a decade as a founder and content creator. I built a creative platform from the ground up to 30K+ monthly visitors, published two ebooks, and partnered with brands like HP and Old Navy. That chapter taught me how to tell a story through making, and how to execute end-to-end, from a rough idea to something people actually want to use, and I carry that into every product I work on.

I've been making things with my hands my whole life; drawing, crafting, building. I read obsessively, practice yoga, travel whenever I can, and spend as much time as possible with my family.

I'm currently looking for my next product design role. If you think we'd work well together,
I'd love to hear from you!

Skills

  • Product Strategy
  • Enterprise UX
  • Complex Workflows
  • Design Systems
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Information Architecture
  • Interaction Design
  • AI-Assisted Design
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Design tools

  • Figma
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
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