Raúl Falcón

Industrial Designer

RISD Rover Team (NASA HERC)

Industrial

Sep 2025 – Dec 2025 · Providence, RI

• Co-designed and fabricated a steering assembly; pivoted from a handlebar prototype to a final crank-steering system to optimize mechanical advantage.
• Managed the end-to-end manufacturing pipeline: SolidWorks/Fusion 360 CAD optimization, iterative 3D-printed mockups, and final carbon-fiber layups.
• Technical editor for NASA Design and Operational Readiness Reviews — revisions contributed directly to a 2nd Place Global finish and the Phoenix Award.
• Iterated steering 7 times to resolve suspension/ergonomic conflicts, achieving a 50° steering angle and a 9-foot turning radius.

Product Designer

CurioXR (Meta Quest)

UI·UX

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 · Remote

• Built a standardized UI component library and tab hierarchy across Chemistry, Anatomy, and Physics modules to lower cognitive load and make the platform predictable.
• Optimized spatial ergonomics — reduced button scale by 20% and increased padding — mitigating interface fatigue and maximizing the "active learning canvas."
• Designed and prototyped VR-native interaction patterns, including an animated inside-wrist menu with synchronized audiovisual feedback for low-friction actions.
• Used Blender to model, pose, and render high-fidelity educational assets, ensuring visual consistency between 2D UI and interactive 3D models.

Content Creator & Creative Producer

Enchiridion

Creative

Aug 2020 – Apr 2026 · San Juan, PR

• Grew a science and paleontology channel to 128,000+ subscribers and 38M+ views, earning the YouTube 100,000 Subscriber Creator Award.
• Wrote, directed, and edited videos; built an analytics-driven pipeline that boosted retention and viewer engagement.
• Synthesized paleontological research into high-fidelity motion graphics and A/B tested thumbnails to optimize CTR across 139+ high-production educational videos.

3D Artist

Brown–RISD Game Developers

Creative

Feb 2025 – Dec 2025 · Providence, RI

• Built key game environments and textured retro-horror hero props, setting the visual tone with a comprehensive concept board.
• Integrated art in Godot 4.4, organized assets for an 18-person team, and ran a playtest that fixed 30+ issues.
• Used visual affordances to guide intuitive player navigation and streamline core puzzle interactions.