Elizeo Benavidez

Naturally expressive and persuasive extrovert. | User Advocate.

I’m a UX/UI Designer, Interaction Designer, and Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience designing and developing intuitive, accessible, and engaging digital experiences.

My career has been built at the intersection of user experience, visual design, interaction design, and software engineering. I bring a designer’s focus on the user together with an engineer’s understanding of how digital products are built, allowing me to move comfortably between design concepts, prototypes, analytics, and production-ready experiences.

I’ve worked across the full UX/UI design process, including user research, personas, customer journey mapping, information architecture, user flows, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, visual design, interaction design, and iterative improvement.

My front-end engineering background gives me a unique perspective as a designer. I understand how designs translate into production and can work closely with developers to ensure the final product maintains the intent of the design. My technical experience includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and WordPress.

I’m passionate about creating experiences that are simple, useful, accessible, and meaningful to users, while delivering measurable value to the business.

My Training

September 30 – October 3, 2019 – Artifact Conference. Austin, Texas

March 19-23, 2018 – CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. San Diego, California

November 3-5, 2014 – Breaking Development Conference. Orlando, Florida

September 5-7, 2013 – Blend Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina

May 13-15, 2013 – Artifact Conference. Austin, Texas

October 22-24, 2012 – Future of Web Design. New York City, New York

April 2-4, 2012 – An Event Apart. Seattle, Washington

September 12-14, 2011 – Breaking Development Conference 2011. Nashville, Tennessee

September 29, 2010 – Building Secure Ajax and Web 2.0 Applications. Denver, Colorado

September 27-28, 2010 – Building and Testing Secure Web Applications. Denver, Colorado

September 16, 2010 – Organization Schemes for Web Content. UIE Virtual Seminar

June 28-30, 2010 – Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference. San Francisco, California

February 22-23, 2010 – In Control 2010 Web Design Conference. Orlando, Florida

August 3-8, 2009 – SiteCatalyst™ Advanced User Training. Orem, Utah

February 23-24, 2009 – Future of Web Apps. Miami, Florida

August 18-19, 2008 – An Event Apart. San Francisco, California

July 5-6, 2008 – New Horizon Advanced JavaScript Training. Denver, Colorado

My Education

Graduated November, 2007
Art Institute of Colorado Bachelor’s Degree – Interactive Media Design