I’m Carlos Salguero. I bring structure and direction to complex products.

I'm a Toronto-based Lead Product Designer focused on complex enterprise platforms, bringing clarity to the systems and decisions that shape them.

Portfolio

Go to portfolio >
CONTROLLED

Building a Design System Alongside Active Product Delivery

Creating reusable components, states, and patterns while the product was actively being designed and built, balancing immediate delivery with long-term consistency.

VIEW CASE STUDY
CONTROLLED

Taking an NG911 Testing Portal from Zero to One

Turning specialized requirements into a new role-based product, defining its structure, workflows, permissions, and responsive experience from the ground up.

VIEW CASE STUDY
CONTROLLED

Designing a Robust Shipment Platform for 17 Roles

Designing shared workflows and permission structures that allowed multiple distinct user roles to operate within one coherent logistics platform.

VIEW CASE STUDY

AI in My Practice

AI helps me explore ideas faster, but I double-check the results and use my judgment to decide what works.

What Collaborators Say

“Carlos gives and takes insightful design critiques and has tackled extremely complex design problems in our enterprise software. […] I’ve seen him rally his squad members together with enthusiasm, imparting his vision to Devs, POs, testers, designers, addressing each with the right language.”

Wai-ling So
TELUS Communications | 2025

“Carlos is an extremely talented UX designer. He takes meticulous care when it comes to his workflows and wireframes. He is not afraid to ask the tough questions and get exactly down the root cause of an issue so he can present the best possible option.”

Brock McGuire
TELUS Communications | 2024

"His leadership skills, ownership, and creative approach were instrumental in delivering high-quality designs that simplified complex requirements & exceeded client expectations. Carlos consistently went above and beyond, contributing to every phase of the project, including supporting the QA process."

Omar Bashir
mobileLIVE | 2026

"I worked with Carlos supporting TELUS agent desktop design. I always paused to hear his feedback as his insight is almost on-point. If it's not a comment to an eventual solution, it's insight to rethink the proposed design."

Jade Ardente
TELUS Communications | 2024

About Me

I bring complex workflows, user roles, permissions, and business rules together into coherent enterprise experiences that make sense to the people using them. I bring product and engineering teams together, challenge assumptions, and work through complex requirements with patience, curiosity, and good attitude. I enjoy making the process collaborative and approachable while turning difficult decisions into interaction models people can understand and teams can build.

MORE ABOUT ME

AI-Focus

Blog

Go to Blog >
Go to article

The Future of UX Design in the Age of AI

READ POST
Go to article

Web Accessibility Can’t Wait. Get Started Now!

READ POST
Go to article

Designers & Front-End Devs, a Symbiotic Relationship.

READ POST

Let's Connect!

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.