Ricardo Morales-Hernández

Life—Centered

Life-centered outcomes through learning, strategy & creativity.

 

 

rmh.work@icloud.com

Linkedin

Experience

  • Narrating a personal, political and cosmic history. Using analog, digital & biological media.

Founder

Transcendental ↗

March 2019 – Present

Remote & San Juan, PR

  • Advancing service innovation through intelligent strategic transformation and life-centered design.

Strategic & Service Designer | UXR | Staff UX

Maxar Intelligence ↗

June 2023 – April 2025

Remote & San Juan, PR

  • Research, Strategy & Design for next-gen suite geospatial products. UXR | HCD, AI-driven discovery.
  • Enabled user research and strategic design to drive innovation, optimization, and transformation across customer platforms, geospatial products, and services.
  • Developed holistic solutions in service design, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and innovation.
  • Advanced design education through foundational & interdisciplinary courses that foster innovation, social impact, and entrepreneurship.

Skills

Design

 

Transformation & Service DesignStorytelling & Visual Design Facilitation & Co-DesignProduct & UX/UI Design Editorial & Digital Brand Systems

Research

UXR | User Experience ResearchMixed Methods | Quant | QualEthnographic ResearchContinuous DiscoveryAI-Driven Research

Strategy

 

Employee (EX) & Customer Experience (CX)

Speculative, Innovation & ForesightLife-Centered Process for PeopleHuman Centered Design | HCD

Product & Brand Strategy

Education

 

Instructional Design

Sectors

Civic, Government & HealthcareEarth Observation & GeospatialFaith Based, Non Profit & NGOFood, Logistics & Supply ChainMission-Driven & Space-TechSustainability & CultureTech & Innovation

Education

Donau-Universität Krems*

Media Art Histories

Grant Recipient

Reformed Theological Seminary*

Theology

Theological Studies

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Social Sciences

 

Recommendations:

“He can go from the details of smallest interaction on a screen to the high level and strategic thinking that goes into creating holistic, ecosystem level solutions for immensely complex problems. He doesn't just create visuals; he crafts narratives that align teams, bridge gaps between disciplines, and help everyone, whether in engineering, product, go-to-market, or leadership-see the bigger picture and make better decisions. Few people can translate abstract ideas into tangible, accessible artifacts the way he does.”

Dana Montenegro | Chief Design Officer Maxar Intelligence | Fjord | Accenture

 

 

“Not only is Ricardo an effective, professional communicator and contributor, he is a joy to work with. He has a positive attitude and friendly disposition that is so rarely found in high-performing individuals”

Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero | Director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | The Aerospace Corporation

 

 

Certifications:

University of Michigan | User Experiecne Research

Google UX Design Professional

Ricardo Morales-Hernández

Life—Centered

Life-centered outcomes through learning, strategy & creativity.

 

 

rmh.work@icloud.com

Linkedin

Experience

  • Narrating a personal, political and cosmic history. Using analog, digital & biological media.

Founder

Transcendental ↗

March 2019 – Present

Remote & San Juan, PR

  • Advancing service innovation through intelligent strategic transformation and life-centered design.

Strategic & Service Designer | UXR | Staff UX

Maxar Intelligence ↗

June 2023 – April 2025

Remote & San Juan, PR

  • Research, Strategy & Design for next-gen suite geospatial products. UXR | HCD, AI-driven discovery.
  • Enabled user research and strategic design to drive innovation, optimization, and transformation across customer platforms, geospatial products, and services.
  • Developed holistic solutions in service design, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and innovation.
  • Advanced design education through foundational & interdisciplinary courses that foster innovation, social impact, and entrepreneurship.

Skills

Design

 

Transformation & Service DesignStorytelling & Visual Design Facilitation & Co-DesignProduct & UX/UI Design Editorial & Digital Brand Systems

Research

UXR | User Experience ResearchMixed Methods | Quant | QualEthnographic ResearchContinuous DiscoveryAI-Driven Research

Strategy

 

Employee (EX) & Customer Experience (CX)

Speculative, Innovation & ForesightLife-Centered Process for PeopleHuman Centered Design | HCD

Product & Brand Strategy

Education

 

Instructional Design

Sectors

Civic, Government & HealthcareEarth Observation & GeospatialFaith Based, Non Profit & NGOFood, Logistics & Supply ChainMission-Driven & Space-TechSustainability & CultureTech & Innovation

Education

Donau-Universität Krems*

Media Art Histories

Grant Recipient

Reformed Theological Seminary*

Theology

Theological Studies

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Social Sciences

 

Recommendations:

“He can go from the details of smallest interaction on a screen to the high level and strategic thinking that goes into creating holistic, ecosystem level solutions for immensely complex problems. He doesn't just create visuals; he crafts narratives that align teams, bridge gaps between disciplines, and help everyone, whether in engineering, product, go-to-market, or leadership-see the bigger picture and make better decisions. Few people can translate abstract ideas into tangible, accessible artifacts the way he does.”

Dana Montenegro | Chief Design Officer Maxar Intelligence | Fjord | Accenture

 

 

“Not only is Ricardo an effective, professional communicator and contributor, he is a joy to work with. He has a positive attitude and friendly disposition that is so rarely found in high-performing individuals”

Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero | Director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | The Aerospace Corporation

 

 

Certifications:

University of Michigan | User Experiecne Research

Google UX Design Professional

Ricardo Morales-Hernández

Life—Centered

Life-centered outcomes through learning, strategy & creativity.

 

 

rmh.work@icloud.com

Linkedin

Experience

Visual Artist

Ricardo Morales-Hernández Studio ↗

1995– Present

  • Narrating a personal, political and cosmic history. Using analog, digital & biological media.

Founder

Transcendental ↗

March 2019 – Present

Remote & San Juan, PR

  • Advancing service innovation through intelligent strategic transformation and life-centered design.

Strategic & Service Designer | UXR | Staff UX

Maxar Intelligence ↗

June 2023 – April 2025

Remote & San Juan, PR

  • Research, Strategy & Design for next-gen suite geospatial products. UXR | HCD, AI-driven discovery.
  • Enabled user research and strategic design to drive innovation, optimization, and transformation across customer platforms, geospatial products, and services.
  • Developed holistic solutions in service design, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and innovation.
  • Advanced design education through foundational & interdisciplinary courses that foster innovation, social impact, and entrepreneurship.

Skills

Research

UXR | User Experience ResearchMixed Methods | Quant | QualEthnographic ResearchContinuous DiscoveryAI-Driven Research

Design

 

Transformation & Service DesignStorytelling & Visual Design Facilitation & Co-DesignProduct & UX/UI Design Editorial & Digital Brand Systems

Strategy

 

Employee (EX) & Customer Experience (CX)

Speculative, Innovation & ForesightLife-Centered Process for PeopleHuman Centered Design | HCD

Product & Brand Strategy

Education

 

Instructional Design

Sectors

Civic, Government & HealthcareEarth Observation & GeospatialFaith Based, Non Profit & NGOFood, Logistics & Supply ChainMission-Driven & Space-TechSustainability & CultureTech & Innovation

Education

Donau-Universität Krems*

Media Art Histories

Grant Recipient

Reformed Theological Seminary*

Theology

Theological Studies

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Social Sciences

 

Recommendations:

“He can go from the details of smallest interaction on a screen to the high level and strategic thinking that goes into creating holistic, ecosystem level solutions for immensely complex problems. He doesn't just create visuals; he crafts narratives that align teams, bridge gaps between disciplines, and help everyone, whether in engineering, product, go-to-market, or leadership-see the bigger picture and make better decisions. Few people can translate abstract ideas into tangible, accessible artifacts the way he does.”

Dana Montenegro | Chief Design Officer Maxar Intelligence | Fjord | Accenture

 

 

“Not only is Ricardo an effective, professional communicator and contributor, he is a joy to work with. He has a positive attitude and friendly disposition that is so rarely found in high-performing individuals”

Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero | Director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | The Aerospace Corporation

 

 

Certifications:

University of Michigan | User Experience Research

Google UX Design Professional