Esteban A. Martinez
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Hi, I'm Esteban. I design products where people, technology and business meet.

A product design engineer turned innovation strategist. I blend engineering, human-centred design and commercial strategy to turn customer insight into products and experiences that actually launch.

Based in
Madrid, Spain
Currently
MSc CX & Innovation, IE
Background
Product Design Engineering
Status
Open to roles & projects

About

Good products start with people. I combine engineering, human-centred design and business, so ideas are feasible to build, desirable to use and viable to sell.

Engineering foundations

Mechatronics and product design engineering taught me how things are built: CAD, prototyping and manufacturing constraints.

Human-centred design

User research, UX/UI and user-centred design: from deaf-blind communication devices to shared-household apps.

Business acumen

Negotiating with 100+ multinationals and reporting to boards taught me what customers pay for, and why.

I started in Lima studying Mechatronics Engineering, then moved to London for Product Design Engineering at Brunel, designing assistive devices, toys for TOMY, the global Japanese toy company, and tools for Sunseeker Yachts, the British luxury yacht manufacturer.

Since then I've taken ideas from concept to launch in Belcorp's innovation team, redesigned digital tools for Peru's Ministry of Environment, and led commercial negotiations at Capital Center, a LEED Gold business complex.

Today I'm in Madrid completing a Master in Customer Experience & Innovation at IE Business School, connecting customer research, service design and strategy to build experiences that create value for people and companies alike.

Projects

Selected work

Coming soon
CURA
2026
Curated Digital Space
2024 · Product Design · UX UI · Branding

YumYap

An AI-powered app and kitchen device for student cooks, selected for presentation at OXO Tower Wharf, London.

Brand & productYumYap

The Problem

72% of 18–25 year-olds want to learn to cook, yet many give up after one failed attempt. Existing recipe platforms overwhelm them with advertising and excess information.

The Process

  • Student interviews and kitchen observation
  • 17 prototypes spanning enclosure, electronics and app
  • SolidWorks modelling with ANSYS drop-test analysis
  • Two final builds: an aesthetic model with NFC pairing and a functional electronics prototype

The Solution

A phone dock with speaker and display, paired with an AI assistant that plans recipes and guides the user by voice. Designed for injection moulding at £23.21 per unit against a £75 retail price.

Impact

100+
Multinational clients
Relationships built in 2025, with a 12% acquisition rate. Capital Center
9,216m²
Office space leased
35% of total occupancy at a LEED Gold complex. Capital Center
70%
Above-market deals
Share of new tenants signed above market rental rates. Capital Center
20+
Products in the pipeline
Including 4 market-leading launches from concept. Belcorp

Experience

  • Built relationships with 100+ multinational companies, achieving a 12% client acquisition rate and leading negotiations with international tenants.
  • Led leasing and tenant acquisition, securing 9,216 m² of office space, 35% of total occupancy.
  • Captured 70% of new tenants above market rates, coordinating legal, operations and projects teams and delivering board-level KPI reporting.
Clients: Liberty Mutual · AB InBev · Lenovo · Scania · MMG · Embassy of Austria
  • Analysed 7 internal digital systems and documentation workflows, redesigning tools to improve usability and information accessibility.
  • Built visual dashboards for leadership, cutting reporting time by 12% and supporting data-driven decisions.
  • Structured and versioned 130+ technical documents in line with MINAM's software lifecycle standards.
  • Developed 4 market-leading products from concept to launch and implemented 20+ across the innovation pipeline.
  • Worked in an Agile structure with chemists, production, marketing and supply-chain specialists.
  • Presented market research, trend analysis and competitor benchmarking to senior leadership 6 times.
Products: Botanology · Nectarine Royale · Spa Collection · Delice

Education

2026 – Present
Master in Customer Experience & Innovation
IE Business School · Madrid

Customer research, business strategy and service design to build experiences that create value for customer and company.

2021 – 2024
BSc Product Design Engineering
Brunel University London

Second Class (Upper Division) Honours.

2022
Offsite Cohort 02
Online Design Programme

A real-world view of the design profession, taught by industry leaders.

2017 – 2020
Mechatronics Engineering
UTEC · Lima

Mechanical design, electronics and computational systems for automated products.

2016 – 2017
International Baccalaureate
Markham College · Lima

Mathematics HL, Physics HL, Art HL.

Skills

Design, research and engineering tools, three languages: Spanish, English and Italian.

Design

Product Design
Customer Experience
User & Market Research
UX / UI
Idea Generation
Concept Refinement
Equity-Centred Design
Branding & Identity

Software

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Framer
SolidWorks · Fusion 360
KeyShot · AutoCAD
Python · Power BI
Excel · SAP
Claude Code

Certifications

Human-Centered Systems Thinking, IDEO
Product Design, TU Delft
AI for Everyone, DeepLearning.AI
Designer, Brunel Design Society
TOEFL 105, Advanced English

SpanishNativeEnglishAdvanced · TOEFL 105ItalianIntermediate

Let's talk.

Hiring for customer experience, innovation or product roles, or have a project that needs design and strategy? I'd love to hear about it.