# Selected Work

By Denny K. Schuldt.

## Career

### 2025—Now — Product, systems and AI

I work across product strategy, technology and user experience, currently building AI-enabled products at Jelou.
My role is to connect complex systems with experiences people can actually use.

### 2017—2025 — From products to ecosystems

At Shippify, my scope grew from individual product decisions to product strategy, platforms and teams.
I worked across routing, fleet management, scheduling, automations, operational tools and driver experiences.
Over time, the question became less “what should we build?” and more “what problem is worth solving?”

### 2017—2025 — Making complexity usable

I moved from building systems to shaping how people interact with them.
That meant understanding workflows, simplifying complexity and questioning what should exist before deciding how to build it.

### 2015—2017 — Understanding systems from the inside

I started as a software engineer.
That foundation still shapes how I think about products: through constraints, dependencies and the systems beneath the interface.

### 2013—2015 — Where it started

Computer Science, early technical roles and a lot of curiosity.
The tools changed.
The questions got bigger.

## Experience

### Product Manager for Brain Studio & Connect — Jelou
December 2025 – Present · Guayaquil, Ecuador

### VP of Product (previously Software Developer → UX Director → VP of Product) — Shippify
June 2017 – November 2025 · Ecuador, Brazil

- Scaled Shippify’s product ecosystem from a single logistics dashboard into a multi-module platform spanning routing, fleet management, reporting, analytics, and delivery tracking.
- Evolved from hands-on developer to product leader, overseeing all web experiences across multiple operational regions.
- Defined and deployed a unified design system and dark mode across the entire product suite, improving interface consistency and usability for 24/7 logistics operations.
- Launched Fleet, a driver onboarding and validation module built and deployed in record time, reducing manual verification efforts.
- Re-engineered the Routing Tool to handle high-volume orders through optimized algorithms and an intuitive map-based workflow.
- Built and scaled Dashboards to deliver fully customizable KPI visualization with different data sources and filters.
- Led UX strategy for the Tracking Page, enhancing real-time delivery transparency and increasing customer satisfaction metrics.
- Managed and mentored a cross-functional team of developers and interns, fostering ownership, experimentation, and user empathy.
- Partnered directly with C-level executives to align product roadmap with growth goals, improving delivery accuracy and operational productivity.
- Championed accessibility, data-driven decisions, and design excellence across every stage of the product lifecycle.

### UX/UI Instructor — Coding Bootcamps, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
March 2023 – Present · Guayaquil

- Taught UX/UI fundamentals, information visualization, accessibility, and Figma.
- Designed and led hands-on workshops integrating Google Analytics into UX decision-making.

### Software Engineer — Pacificsoft S.A.
May 2017 – June 2017 · Guayaquil

- Used Angular and .NET to develop a module for an airline reservation system.

### Software Engineer — Datilmedia S.A.
March 2015 – March 2017 · Guayaquil

- Developed Android point-of-sale (POS) app for tablets: sales process, product management, client administration, and portable printer integration.
- Designed and implemented Dátil Market v1.0 using React and Redux.
- Built core web features in Django and React including client registration, account receivables reports, and invoice visualization.

### Academic Assistant – HCI Course — Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
November 2014 – March 2015 · Guayaquil

- Assisted in Android development labs covering UI layouts, SQLite, Google Maps API v2, and activity transitions.

### Technical Support Assistant — Centro de Emprendedores, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
June 2014 – March 2015 · Guayaquil

- Implemented multi-site WordPress platform for Student Clubs and Professional Associations.

### Intern — Blindside Networks
March 2014 – May 2014 · Guayaquil

- Built prototypes for real-time chat and video-streaming tests using Node.js, Socket.io, and Kurento Media Framework.

### Intern — Blindside Networks
March 2013 – May 2013 · Guayaquil

- Enhanced platform usability by updating user interface components and refining front-end interactions based on user feedback and platform standards.

## Independent Experiments

A space to build without organizational constraints.
Product, interaction, engineering and visual direction — all in one place.

- [Aventuras en 360°](https://denkschuldt.github.io/360) — A collection of interactive spherical photography from touristic places, captured and shared through React. (2016 – Present)
- [@denkschuldt/react-dialog](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@denkschuldt/react-dialog) — A simple to use and customizable React dialog implementation. (2021 – Present)

Canonical page: https://denkschuldt.github.io/projects