Catalina Montecinos
About Catalina Montecinos
Catalina Montecinos is a UX Researcher with extensive experience in user experience design and research, having worked in various roles across Chile and currently at SoSafe in Germany. She holds multiple degrees in computer science, literature, and digital content management, and is actively seeking senior or lead positions in her field.
Work at SoSafe
Catalina Montecinos has been employed at SoSafe as a UX Researcher since 2022. In this role, she focuses on enhancing user experience through research methodologies and user-centered design principles. Her work involves understanding user needs and behaviors to inform product development and improve overall user satisfaction.
Education and Expertise
Catalina Montecinos has a diverse educational background in user experience and interaction design. She studied at The Interaction Design Foundation, where she completed a Professional Education program in User Experience and Interaction Design from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, she earned a Master in Computer Science with a focus on User and Customer Experience from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso in 2021-2022. Her studies also include a Diplomado en Desarrollo y Gestión de Contenidos Digitales from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a Magister en Historia del Arte latinoamericano y chileno from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
Professional Background
Catalina Montecinos has held various positions in the field of UX research and design. She worked as a Senior UX Researcher and Lead UX for Pymes at Gobierno Digital Chile from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, she served as a UX Consultant at Posmo CX Consulting & Research and Analytics10 in 2017-2018. Her experience also includes roles as an ISD Analyst at FAO, IT Helpdesk Analyst at Golder Associates, and UX Lead Researcher at Ripley Chile from 2020 to 2022.
Teaching Experience
Catalina Montecinos has contributed to academia as a lecturer and assistant. In 2019, she taught an Introduction to User Experience course at CES UAI for one month. Additionally, she served as a Class Assistant at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in 2015 and again in 2016. Her teaching roles reflect her commitment to sharing knowledge and fostering the next generation of UX professionals.
Skills and Interests
Catalina Montecinos possesses a unique blend of skills that enhance her work in UX research. She enjoys drawing storyboards and narrating stories to simplify complex concepts. Her interests include strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and ethnographic research. She describes herself as an amateur ethnographer and a self-taught professional with a curiosity that spans arts, STEM, and humanistic topics.