Give me the tangled part
I like finding the real decision hiding underneath a crowded workflow, a vague request, or a pile of conflicting feedback.
Hi, I'm Erik. Denver based, Chicago raised.
Senior Product Designerand Design Engineer
I like the complicated problems: too many moving parts, people under pressure, and no obvious answer. I design the experience, build the prototype, and keep iterating until it feels clear and human.
Art lover, wannabe musician, relentless tinkerer.
Available for product design and design engineering roles
I build to think
Figma gets an idea moving. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and React help me make it real enough to challenge before the team commits.
The details are the product
Motion, feedback, copy, and implementation are not cleanup work. They are often the difference between usable and genuinely intuitive.
Case studies
The work, and what it changed.
Explore the work
ONEflight International
From operator quotes to booked flights.
From operator quotes to passenger bookings, a clearer path through private aviation.
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The NSLS
Learning and community, together on mobile.
I brought courses, events, and chapter conversations into one mobile experience for NSLS students.
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Dialpad
Bringing AI assistance into the conversation.
Bringing Koopid’s workflows into Dialpad while keeping the experience clear and familiar.
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Koopid
Helping customers get to an answer.
Making complex conversational tools work for customers, agents, and administrators.
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Personal work
A little room for curiosity.
Independent products I design and build, from the first idea to the smallest detail.
Made by me
Independent project · Open source
bloom.
A place for your
ideas to take root.
A design system studio for the creative soul. Find a direction, shape a visual language, and leave with a foundation you can build on.
Built for the creative soul.By Erik Rodriguez
Personal project · Live
kinset.
Show up.
Get better.
Plan. Train. Progress.
A training journal for the moment between sets. Pick a plan, log every rep, and watch the work add up.
Made to make you happy.By Erik Rodriguez
Independent project · Open source
common ground↗
Different perspectives.
Better conversations.
A lighter way for Agile teams to estimate together. Private cards, a shared reveal, and room for the conversation that brings everyone closer.
A little room for shared understanding.Designed & built by Erik Rodriguez