Is the Creative Border template ATS-friendly?

The Creative Border template prioritizes visual design. For roles that screen through an ATS first, consider pairing it with one of CVTak's ATS-optimized templates.

Is the Creative Border template free to use?

Yes—the Creative Border template is open to everyone. You can try it and build a complete CV without signing in; downloading the PDF needs a free account, which takes one click with Google.

Can I change the colors on the Creative Border template?

Yes — the Creative Border template comes with 5 built-in color options, and you can fine-tune the accent color further in the editor.

What sections does the Creative Border template support?

The Creative Border template supports all standard CV sections — summary, experience, education, skills, projects, certifications, languages, and more — plus custom sections you add yourself.

Daniel Gallego

Senior UX Designer

Professional Summary

Senior UX Designer crafting user-centered SaaS and consumer products. Leads research, design systems and cross-functional delivery; improved task completion by 38%, halved onboarding drop-off and built a design system used by 6 product teams. Advocates for accessibility and measurable outcomes.

Work Experience

Senior UX Designer

Northbeam StudioAustin, TX

04/2021 – Present

Led end-to-end UX for a B2B SaaS platform used by 80K+ monthly active users in 30 countriesBuilt and maintained a design system adopted across 6 product teams, cutting design handoff time by 50%Ran 40+ usability tests over 2 years, improving the task completion rate by 38% on core workflowsRedesigned the onboarding flow, cutting new-user drop-off from 44% to 21% within the first releasePartnered with engineering to ship an accessibility overhaul reaching WCAG 2.2 AA on every core screen

UX Designer

Fernhollow DigitalAustin, TX

01/2018 – 03/2021

Designed responsive web and mobile interfaces for 10+ client products across fintech and healthtechConducted user research and usability testing sessions with 200+ participants across 4 marketsPartnered with engineering to ship 15+ features from concept to production on agreed timelines

UI/UX Designer

Cobalt InteractiveSan Antonio, TX

06/2015 – 12/2017

Created wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes for 12 client web applications in FigmaBuilt and documented a component library reused across 5 concurrent projects by 8 designers

Education

B.F.A. Interaction Design

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

09/2011 – 05/2015

ATS caution Open to everyonemodern

Creative Border CV Template

Thick color accent border with a light sidebar. Visually distinctive; use a single-column design for strict ATS workflows.

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Visually distinctive layout — best for portfolio-driven roles
Modern-style design
5 color options
Free PDF export

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