Jude Licea

Jude Licea

Who AM I?

Who AM I?

Seriously, who

is this guy?

Seriously, who

is this guy?

Seriously, who

is this guy?

Who AM I?

But First, Why The Llama?

But First, Why The Llama?

But First, Why The Llama?

The llama isn’t just a quirky icon, it’s my favorite animal, my first design project, and naturally embodies my core personality traits. Let me explain:


Llamas love the outdoors - it mirrors my Oregon roots and affinity for nature

Llamas are deeply social -I thrive in collaborative, dynamic team environments.

Llamas are incredibly gritty - I persevere and adapt to complex challenges.


The llama has become central to my personal branding, and I’m sure he plans to stay.

The llama isn’t just a quirky icon, it’s my favorite animal, was my first design project, and naturally embodies my core personality traits. Let me explain:


love the outdoors - mirroring my Oregon roots and affinity for nature

deeply social -thriving in collaborative, challenging, and fun team environments.

incredibly gritty - persevering and adapting to complex challenges.


The llama has become a center-point of my personal branding, and I’m sure he plans to stay.

Me

I AM JUDe (Yes, Like the Song)

I am Jude (Yes, Like the Song)

I AM JUDe (Yes, Like the Song)

With a background in Cognitive Neuroscience and HCI from Washington University in St. Louis, I'm passionate about the complex challenge of designing AI-powered tools for the enterprise. My goal is to bridge the gap between powerful technology and the expert users who rely on it. I create intuitive products that reduce cognitive load and drive real business impact.


This summer, I'm putting that mission into practice as a Product Design Intern at PitchBook, where my role has expanded to co-lead the design of a universal, scalable AI tool for data operations. This experience has solidified my passion for tackling the ambiguous, high-stakes problems that define the future of enterprise software.


My design philosophy is simple: start by mastering the problem space, ideating impactful solutions through structured creativity, and building with a relentless focus on craft. I'm looking for a full-time role where I can help build the future of intelligent enterprise tools. Let's make sense of chaos together.

With a background in Cognitive Neuroscience and HCI from Washington University in St. Louis, I'm passionate about the complex challenge of designing AI-powered tools for the enterprise. My goal is to bridge the gap between powerful technology and the expert users who rely on it. I create intuitive products that reduce cognitive load and drive real business impact.


This summer, I'm putting that mission into practice as a Product Design Intern at PitchBook, where my role has expanded to co-lead the design of a universal, scalable AI tool for data operations. This experience has solidified my passion for tackling the ambiguous, high-stakes problems that define the future of enterprise software.


My design philosophy is simple: start by mastering the problem space, ideating impactful solutions through structured creativity, and building with a relentless focus on craft. I'm looking for a full-time role where I can help build the future of intelligent enterprise tools. Let's make sense of chaos together.

My Tools

My Tools

Figma + FigJam

Figma + FigJam

Core for every design project, facilitating communication and collaborative thinking.

Lucid

Lucid

Critical for mapping out user flows and mastering problems spaces.

HTML/CSS/JS

HTML/CSS/JS

Front-end development classes provide a deeper understanding of developer capabilities and hand-off.

Uizard

Uizard

Essential for AI-powered wire-framing and quick ideation, can turn also high-fi to low-fi.

Gemini/Claude/Chatgpt

Gemini/Claude/Chatgpt

My biggest stress-testing partner for ideation and ensuring pixel-perfect design craft.

Jira and Confluence

Jira and Confluence

How I keep my work dynamic, collaborative, and structured.

Beyond My design work

Beyond My Design Work

Beyond My design work

When I'm not designing, you can find me:


⛷️ Skiing down Mt. Bachelor


🧩 Tackling NYT Crosswords


🎮 Playing new games on Xbox


📚 Reading up on new AI innovations


🎸 Listening to NPR Tiny Desk Concerts


🌊 Surfing in Ventura


‍ 🤽‍♀️ ️In the pool for water polo ️

When I'm not designing, you can find me:


⛷️ Skiing down Mt. Bachelor


🧩 Tackling NYT Crosswords


🎮 Playing new games on Xbox


📚 Reading up on new AI innovations


🎸 Listening to NPR Tiny Desk Concerts


🌊 Surfing in Ventura


‍ 🤽‍♀️ ️In the pool for water polo ️

My Strengths

My Strengths

AI-Powered Product Design

I go beyond the UI to design and implement strategic, AI-powered solutions that solve deep user needs and create massive business impact.

Enterprise Software

I thrive in complex, data-heavy environments, designing intuitive tools and workflows for expert, internal user bases.

Workflow Optimization

My design process is rooted in identifying and eliminating friction, with a proven track record of creating solutions that are over 60% faster

User-Centered & Data-Informed Design

My background in research and neuroscience allows me to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data into undeniable evidence that drives every design decision.

End-to-End UX/UI Design

From initial research and strategy to high-fidelity, production-ready mockups, I own the entire design process to ensure a polished and impactful final product.

Thanks for checking me out.

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Thanks for checking me out.

Please check out some of my work

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