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Hello! I'm Maryl, AI-Native
Design Engineer.

I turn complex ideas into thoughtful products, from first insight to shipped experience.

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UX strategy Product design Front-end

03 · Validate the key interaction

Make the answer easy to trust.

The prototype tests hierarchy, confidence and next actions before engineering commits to the experience.

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Prototype annotation

Progressive disclosure keeps the answer scannable while preserving expert depth.

Tested with plant parents
GardenSage prototype screen
Design toolkit

User flows · Prototyping · Interaction design · Design systems

Proof, not percentages

Selected work ✦

Each project connects a real problem to a deliberate interaction and a measurable outcome.

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SmartPlant product preview

AI product · Mobile experience

SmartPlant

ProblemPlant owners needed answers they could understand and trust.
InteractionPhoto, voice and text flow into one structured care response.
Outcome1M+ active users across the SmartPlant ecosystem.
Plant Manager product preview

B2B platform · Design system

Plant Manager

ProblemRetailers managed inconsistent plant data across disconnected tools.
InteractionImport, match and enrich inventory through one guided workspace.
Outcome12M+ SKUs managed across 340 retailers and growers.
VestMap product preview

AI platform · Data visualization

VestMap

ProblemReal-estate research was fragmented, slow and difficult to compare.
InteractionAn address becomes a structured, investor-ready market report.
OutcomeCoverage across 3,143 US counties and 393 metro areas.
WPBueno product preview

AI product · WordPress

WPBueno

ProblemSite changes were trapped between vague requests and risky edits.
InteractionA guided conversational flow turns intent into reviewable changes.
OutcomeA safer path from request to production-ready update.
Maryl Gonzalez

Designer, technologist, founder

I design the path and help ship the destination.

With 10+ years across product design, branding and technology, I work from early ambiguity through a production-ready experience, pairing systems thinking with the craft that makes a product memorable.

10+

years across product & brand

150+

products shipped with The App Chefs

End-to-end

from framing to front-end