Creative Engineer

Emiliano Montes

Based in CDMX.
Passionate about Architecture & UI.

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Emiliano Montes
BEAUTY

I make it work. Then I make it feel right.

The Track Record.

iLuk.ai(01)
Vyvo Tech(02)
Pulse Studio(03)
Legaltec(04)
Luyoa(05)

Building interfaces, systems, and teams that ship.

iLuk.ai

Visit Site

Frontend Engineer

Develop and maintain scalable frontend systems for AI-driven digital platforms. Build high-performance UI components aligned with product vision and business goals, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centered features with measurable impact.

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Vyvo Tech

App Store

Frontend Lead Engineer

Led frontend development for mobile applications using React Native and Expo. Defined frontend architecture, supervised code quality standards, managed EAS build and deployment processes, and mentored developers to align implementation with product strategy.

Pulse Studio

Web Designer

Designed and developed SEO-optimized WordPress websites. Created UX/UI prototypes in Figma, ensured brand consistency, and delivered responsive digital experiences focused on performance.

Legaltec

Fullstack Developer

Developed web applications using NextJS, TypeScript, and TailwindCSS. Built backend services using Firebase and NodeJS. Integrated APIs and contributed to scalable cloud-based architectures.

Luyoa

Frontend / Mobile Developer

Developed web and mobile applications using React, Next.js, and React Native, with a focus on responsive interfaces and user experience. Implemented Apple Wallet solutions and mobile integrations while optimizing scalable and maintainable digital flows.

Labs

Academic & Labs.

Exploring new interactions and foundational knowledge.

(01)

UPocket, Universidad Panamericana

iOS DeveloperJan 2025 - Aug 2025

Developed SwiftUI-based features for UPocket, an iOS application published on the App Store for Universidad Panamericana students. Led the campus space reservation module, connected mobile views to REST APIs, and implemented reusable UI patterns, loading states, user interactions, and error-aware flows.

Swift / SwiftUI / REST APIs / iOS Development
(02)

Blank Canvas

Co-founder / iOS DeveloperAug 2023 - Present

Lead iOS development and product design, defining mobile flows, initial architecture, and user-centered interfaces. Develop SwiftUI features and coordinate UX, visual design, and technical architecture decisions for maintainable mobile experiences.

Swift / SwiftUI / Figma / Mobile UX / Product Design
(03)

PCI Lab UP

Gameplay Development LeaderJan 2024 - Present

Coordinator of design and implementation of game mechanics in Unity 3D. Led the Gameplay Development team to create the demo for the game Lotus, winner of the ILAN 2023 award, presented in Israel.

Unity 3D / C# / Game UX Design
(04)

Animation & Videogame Engineering Student Association

PresidentJul 2023 - Jul 2024

Organized academic and professional development events and represented student interests before faculty and administration.

Selected Works

Work that shipped.

Products, games, and platforms taken from idea to something real, played, or used.

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Integra AI

B2B AI Consultancy Landing Page

Landing page for a B2B AI consultancy. Designed and built a conversion-focused website that communicates services, process, team credibility, and contact flows through a clean responsive interface, bilingual navigation, animated hero, and production-oriented messaging.

LiveShipped to production, bilingual B2B site
Web2026Live
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02 / 08

Lotus

Serious Game

Educational video game in Unity 3D that teaches emotional intelligence through gameplay. Winner of the ILAN 2023 Award (Israel-Mexico). Presented in Israel.

ILAN 2023Award winner, presented in Israel
Gaming2023-2025
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03 / 08

NBA Insights

Big Data + ML Platform

Big Data project for class where a Hadoop cluster was modernized into a BigQuery-based architecture with a frontend-consumable ML model. The app lets users explore player and team statistics, plus a Victory Predictor trained on 600K+ NBA games to estimate whether a team won from player stats.

600K+NBA games training the win predictor
Web2025Live
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04 / 08

SAT Redesign

UX Redesign

User experience design project focused on redesigning the flows for getting an RFC and scheduling an appointment. The work was informed by UX research, including user journeys and interviews, to reduce friction and improve clarity across the process.

2 flowsGov services rebuilt from journeys + interviews
Web2025Live
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05 / 08

NeuraPath

STEM Career Recommender

Winner – National Swift Changemakers Hackathon 2025 (Bosch Challenge). Built an iOS vocational guidance app focused on promoting STEM careers through a gender-bias-free test, interactive flows, and a recommendation model using 16 personalities, multiple intelligences, and NLP.

1st placeSwift Changemakers Hackathon 2025, Bosch Challenge
Mobile2025
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06 / 08

Wellty

Identity-Based Wellness App

Winner of the iOS Lab Universidad Panamericana + Windsurf hackathon. Built a wellness app that moves beyond dashboards and metric overload by asking who you want to be today, then reinforcing that identity through 2-minute micro-actions, XP, and the seven dimensions of wellness.

1st placeiOS Lab UP x Windsurf hackathon
Mobile2025
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07 / 08

Hus Website

Corporate Website

Corporate website developed in Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Led design and frontend implementation.

LiveCorporate site shipped end-to-end
Web2023-2024Live
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08 / 08

Project Meraki

Unity 2D Game

Video game developed in Unity 2D. Led the programming team.

PlayableShipped on itch.io, led the programming team
Gaming2024-2025Live

Building products isn't about writing syntax. It's about bridging the gap between complex technical architectures and human intuition. My background spanning game engines, mobile apps, and data systems allows me to engineer interfaces that don't just function—they resonate.

01 Approach

Research

Understand the user, don't assume. User interviews, analytics, journey mapping.

Design

Wireframes → Prototypes → High-fidelity. Figma, design systems, usability testing.

Build

Clean, performant, accessible code. React/React Native, TypeScript, SwiftUI.

Iterate

Measure, learn, improve. User feedback, A/B testing, continuous improvement.

02 Capabilities

[ Design & UX ]

Figma · UX Research · Prototyping · Design Systems · User-Centered Design

[ Frontend & Mobile ]

React / Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Design Systems · WordPress · Swift · SwiftUI · UIKit · React Native · Expo · Apple Wallet

[ Systems & Data ]

Node.js · Firebase · REST APIs · Google Cloud · Git / CI/CD · SQL · ETL · Data Processing · Big Data Fundamentals · Unity 3D / 2D · C# · C++ · Game UX Design

03 Education

Animation and Video Game Engineering

Universidad Panamericana · 2021 - 2025

Postgraduate Specialization in Interactive Design

Universidad Panamericana · 2025 - 2026

Data Science Diploma

Universidad Panamericana · 2025 - Present
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Email
emilianomg2003@hotmail.com
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