About

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UI/UX & Product Designer

My name's Ethan Gonzaga, I'm a versatile designer with expertise spanning UI/UX, Architectural, and Computational Design disciplines. My educational background includes a Bachelor of Computational Design from the University of New South Wales, a foundation that has empowered me to excel in these diverse fields.

  • Website: www.ezgdesigns.com
  • Phone: On Request
  • City: Sydney, Australia
  • Degree: Bachelor of Computational Design, UNSW
  • Email: ethan-gonzaga@hotmail.com
  • Freelance: Available

Drawing upon five years of experience in the realm of Design and Technology, I've cultivated a deep passion for crafting User Experiences and Interfaces. My approach revolves around weaving logical reasoning and evidence into my design process, ensuring that each creation not only delights users but also fulfills the aspirations of stakeholders.

This journey has not only been professionally rewarding but also personally fulfilling, as I continue to explore the boundless possibilities of design in our rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Years of Design Experience

Features Delivered (and counting)

Designers Mentored

Different Products

Skills

Figma
Design Systems
Rhinoceros
Grasshopper
User Research
Photoshop
HTML
Python

Testimonials

Ethan is driven to deliver great outcomes. He is always looking at ways of improving, learning, delivering more. Not only does he listen and take guidance but reflects and applies that guidance effectively to great outcomes.

Alex T

Head of Design, Lendlease Digital

Ethan is driven and straight to the point as he easily follows directions and briefs very well. He is willing to learn and improve continuously from his senior designers, all the while his stakeholder management and communication skills are on par with that of his seniors.

Tyla L

Senior Product Designer, Lendlease Digital

Ethan in one word, would be "efficient". In my three years of studies with Ethan, he has always been highly organised and determined to complete his tasks at high standards. He is goal driven individual, he would be easily adaptable to executing multiple tasks and performing various roles.

Simona B

XR Consultant, Telstra Purple

In one word, Awesome! Ethan has employed strategic methods of thinking to allow him to show the worth in providing quality UX research and beautiful UI designs in a hard environment. He is a pleasure to work with and has a passion for his craft and the product he's assigned to.

Shubha Y

Senior Product Manager, Lendlease Digital

His dedication, time management and organisation is something to be admired, and he is a highly motivated young professional who will no doubt have a lasting impact on our industry. I look forward to continue working with Ethan!

Tamika J

Structural Engineer, Lendlease

Interests & Hobbies

Snowboarding

Bouldering

Scuba Diving

Travelling

PC Building

Gaming

Japanese Pop Culture

Architecture

Resume

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Summary

Ethan Gonzaga

With near 5 years of experience in design, as well as 2 years dedicated to partaking in digital transformation initiatives within the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction industry, before delving into the UI/UX space, I am confident that my expertise and competencies are not only transferable but also greatly sought after. I possess a unique blend of logical problem-solving and creative innovation skills, adept at combining diverse inputs from various stakeholder groups, all while thriving in dynamic, high-pressure environments.

My passion lies in crafting immersive user experiences and designs, adeptly harnessing emerging technologies and employing human-centered design thinking methodologies to achieve outstanding results.

Education

Bachelor of Computational Design

2017 - 2019

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Computational design combines architecture and design, and computer science and engineering to the way design content is imagined, created, fabricated, delivered and displayed.

High School

2011 - 2015/16

Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill, Australia / Trinity Anglican School, Cairns, Australia

Attended two prestigious Australian private schools in Sydney and Cairns

Volunteering

Staff Coordinator

2022 - Present

SMASH! Inc (Sydney Manga and Anime Show)

A year round staff coordinator at Australia's largest Japanese Pop Culture Expo; providing support on a volunteering basis to all our volunteers both staff and crew. I'm responsible for handling recruitment, planning social events and implementing training strategies.

Attendee Experience Assistant Coordinator

2021 - Present

SMASH! Inc (Sydney Manga and Anime Show)

A volunteering staff member at Australia's largest Japanese Pop Culture Expo; responsible for the organisation and implementation of crowd control and queuing plans for over 28,000 attendees, as well as management of 80+ assigned day-based volunteers.

Professional Experience

Product Designer

2019 - Present

Lendlease Digital

  • Produced multiple End-to-End Design Solutions for different product streams
  • Aided in designing and maintaining the Design System used by multiple product streams
  • Meeting customers needs through high and low-level Research and Requirement Gathering
  • Utilising Strategic and Tactical UX to enable product and business
  • Adhering to WCAG 2.0 guidelines to meet accessibility needs
  • Led collaboration with Product and Engineering teams to under, scope and create the solution to the problem
  • Translating complex requirements of the construction industry into actionable solutions
  • Led and mentored multiple digital graduates in learning design methedologies
  • Simulating and automating Environmental Sustainable Design requirements (ESD) such as solar analysis, energy, and HVAC loadings
  • Created automated building solver scripts - in generating automated floorplans based on the requirements of the customer

User Experience Researcher

2019 - 2019

WSP Engineering

  • Interviewed industry professionals and everday people alike to understand their use and perception of urban spaces
  • Exploring the benefits in informing the design of urban and architectural spaces through agent-based simulations utilising real-time observational data
  • Gained insightful knowledge from in person pedestrian and planning research which aided my overall understanding and my thesis

Architectural Assistant

2018 - 2019

Crone Architects

  • Worked on Architectural related projects in the Concept & Design Development phase using Building Information Modelling (BIM) knowledge
  • Co-designed a script that optimises the amount of building views for a tower using genetic algorithms
  • Worked on re-designing the entire Crone Intranet to create a new UX/ UI friendly interface whilst continuing to aid in the assistance of Architectural competitions

Services

My Services

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Portfolio

My Awesome Work

  • All
  • UI / UX
  • Computational Design
  • Architecture

Podium for Development

UI/UX

Podium Property Insights

UI/UX

Podium Supply Automation

UI/UX

Steam Refresh

UI/UX

Urban Move Thesis

Computational Design

Centaurpod Pavilion

Computational Design

Urban Data

Computational Design

Hexadome Stadium

Computational Design

Polaris Navigation

Computational Design

New New Yorker

Architecture

Breezehome

Architecture

Contact

Contact Me

LinkedIn

Email

ethan-gonzaga@hotmail.com

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