Our team

A UX Team ready to help you.

We are a multidisciplinary UX team: researchers, designers, developers, engineers and marketers, brought together by one thing. A real obsession with user experience, and with solving the problems most people would rather avoid.

User experience pulls together many disciplines, methods and techniques, so our team is built the same way. What connects us is not a job description. It is a shared conviction about how good experiences get made, and that is what keeps us curious, persistent and inventive when a problem turns difficult.

There is room here to be serious and focused, and room for music, humor and the occasional bit of chaos. After all, we are as human as the people we design for.

Come and meet us. And if you are ever in Buenos Aires, stop by the studio. We would be glad to have you.

The core team

Fabio Devin

CEO

Fabio holds a Bachelor’s in Marketing and Graphic Design and a Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of the Arts London. He has practiced UX since 2011, among the first to do so in Latin America, and developed the Quantum UX framework in 2014, well before generative AI made the idea mainstream. He has built entire systems and businesses for clients of every size, from early startups to some of the largest companies in the world, and as a longtime WordPress contributor he is as comfortable in the code as in the strategy. Outside work, he composes and performs experimental electronic music.

Mariana Arismendi, PhD

Head of Research

Mariana holds a PhD in Psychology with a specialization in research methodology. She is Professor of Scientific Research Methods at the University of Buenos Aires and Professor of Basic Processes at Universidad del Salvador, a researcher at CONICET (Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council), a published author, and a former researcher on government funded projects. At Dorve she leads research and owns our methods and methodologies, so the insights we act on are accurate and hold up. If there is a reason behind a behavior, she will find it.

Samantha Fraser

Research Assistant

Bachelor in Psychology, Sami is a former student of Mariana. Now they work together and have an “all girls” band that really rocks.

Now THAT’S what I call a User Experience!

Sami connects the dots and makes everything happen and flow as it should.

She’s also a Yoga instructor adn Chinese Medicine student.

Please stop Sami!

Ariel Gaster, PhD

UX Backend Analyst

Ariel holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Buenos Aires and is our IoT and machine learning specialist. He works across the back end and is always testing new and more immersive experiences for users. He travels often and is a devoted Boca Juniors supporter.

Esteban Herrera

Motion and 3D Designer

Esteban holds a Bachelor’s in Cinematography and specializes in Motion Design, 3D rendering and animation. He has worked for some of the largest companies in the world, with a particular focus on building custom video games. Fittingly for a studio this musical, he also plays a mean guitar.

Sofi Devin

Head of Design

Sofi holds a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Buenos Aires and is a tattoo and visual artist and muralist, at home across the visual arts. Her illustration work appears in projects for our clients, and she manages social media for us and for several of our partners.

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Santiago Acosta Villa Abrille

Head Back End Developer

Santiago leads our back-end and automation work. He is fluent in JavaScript and PHP, and handles automation, applied AI, blockchain and cryptocurrency. Outside work he is into soccer and high powered motorbikes, and rides a Harley Davidson.

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Miguel Salcedo

Sys Admin

Miguel is part time but essential. He connects the technical dots and builds fast, reliable servers, and he is the person we turn to for any database issue, security incident or infrastructure need. Born in Venezuela, he has worked across several countries and many IT companies, building deep experience in his field.

Extended team

Beyond our in-house team, we work with a trusted network of specialists who join us for specific projects. They meet the same standards and share the same commitment to user experience and data-driven work. Every one of them came through a careful selection process, and we are proud to have them with us.

Sara Ahmed

Middle East Culture Specialist

Sara joined us as a front-end developer and became our go-to advisor whenever a project touches Middle Eastern culture. Based in Egypt, she works with us as a freelancer.

Santiago Rios

Backend Developer

Santiago is a freelance developer who supports us on back-end work in PHP, Laravel and Node.js.

Yasin Karab

JS specialist

Yasin steps in when JavaScript requirements get complex or we need an extra pair of expert hands. He is a wizard with JavaScript, jQuery and React, and works with us from Turkey.

Mario Yaguer

Product Development

Mario is one of Dorve’s founders and a specialist in electronics, physical product development and ergonomics. He now runs his own ventures and travels the world, and still collaborates with us on select projects.

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