042 - Mauricio Romano

SQ1 2019 SPECIAL: Our next SQ1 speaker is Mauricio Romano, an Industrial Designer at Facebook. Born in Mexico City, Mauricio is a multicultural industrial designer currently headquartered out of Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Western Washington University’s design program, where he was recognized as IDSA's 2015 Student Merit award for the Western Conference. While still in school, he ventured into entrepreneurship and launched a cannabis hardware company, formerly known as Aura, alongside his closest colleagues. Mauricio has worked for Astro Studios, the Intel Corporation, and currently Facebook’s Oculus team. With the experience of having worked in both corporate and consulting settings, Mauricio's skill-set spans across multiple disciplines including industrial design, graphic design, branding, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and business management. Thank you @romanomau for being amazing and inspiring so many! Thanks for tuning in, be on the lookout for our next podcast! Send us a DM or email at [email protected] to provide us with your thoughts and comments on our dialogue with designers!