About me

Hello! I'm Jorell Padilla, born and raised in Texas. My journey began when I first attended a digital media class in high school, diving into the world of Photoshop. Over the years, I have crafted visuals across various mediums, dedicating myself to developing accessible and seamless products. I am now working at American Express, building risk management platforms that improve compliance and analytics across the company.

I recently attended the University of Houston, majoring in Computer Science, graduating in December 2024. Through my time there, I’ve helped my friends in the creation of a startup dedicated to helping people pass the resume screen called Resumes.fyi, I worked twice at PwC as a Product Design Intern and a Product Development Intern, where I contributed to various projects, designing, researching, and developing solutions for pain points clients face, and finally, I led the rebranding of the largest Computer Science club as Vice President of Marketing at the University of Houston called CougarCS, creating a polished identity that helped revive the organization.

Professionalism aside, I love cooking, playing RPG’s like Pokémon, Undertale, and Mother 3 👾, going through 30 topics at night with friends, going on road trips, shopping at Target, and listening to Minecraft music.

Skills

End-to-end product design

User research

Interaction design

Product strategy

Web development

Branding, visual identity design

Experience

February 2025 — Present

American Express

Product Manager

Leading the development of GenAI products within risk

August 2024 — February 2025

Resumes.fyi

Product Designer

Helping students pass the resume screen.

June 2024 — August 2024

PwC

Product Design Intern

Designed and implemented AI-powered automations to streamline workflows for PwC engagement teams, making tasks more efficient and manageable.

June 2023 — August 2023

PwC

Product Development Intern

Redesigned a non-profit platform’s interface to improve access to career resources, enhancing the experience for students and mentors.

Tools

Figma

Design

Slack

Communication

GitHub

Development

Notion

Documentation

Linear

Creating & managing tasks

Zoom

Meetings

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