hi! i'm carmen.
technically inclined software designer.
about
i spent 4 years at OpenSea leading product design, where i shipped a redesigned web app and helped with the new mobile app. before that, i spent time at Gem, LinkedIn, InVision, and a few other startups.
lately i've been building side projects with LisaOS (my OpenClaw assistant) and Bart & Clippy (my custom harness AI assistants). i run a queer social app called Freddie and a queer hiking group called Wilderness Queers.
writings
designs
Focus Operator
A hardware-inspired focus app for iPhone that blocks your distracting apps during a session and texts your accountability buddy if you quit early. Pending iOS App Store approval for release.
OpenSea
Redesigned OpenSea from the ground up — mobile app, collection browsing, token trading, and profile.
Freddie
Designed Freddie, a membership-based queer social app. iOS App of the Day 2025.
sidequests
- Healthcare Design Jobs — an open source jobs board.
- LisaOS — My personal OpenClaw AI assistant running on a Mac mini.
- CarmenOS — Early Mac-inspired web playground. Built with Cursor + Claude Code.
- Wilderness Queers — hiking & camping group. featured in Backpacker Mag 2025.