I’m Adrian —
I design clarity for complex systems at scale
A few things I’ve helped ship
Recent work
Time simplified
A redesigned experience built for Rippling Time Standalone—fast to start, easy to edit, and clear to approve. Designed to scale from SMB Time basics to cross-sell into Payroll and HRIS.
Lead designer and contributor
Aug → Dec 2025
Top of funnel expansion
$1.6M ARR in 6 mos
Clock in. Done.
Ground-up tablet redesign with big targets and badge/biometric auth. Designed for sub-3s clock-ins; launched July ’25 and unlocked a new revenue with a Hardware solution for our clients.
Lead designer
Launch Jul 29, 2025
New hardware SKU
$1.08M ARR in 6 mos
Time AI Copilot
A framework that explains policies, creates/edits with live compliance checks, and answers “why” outcomes. Platform rollout in Q1 2026.
Lead designer • Platform contributor
Concept Jun‘25 → Build Q4 25
Explain/Create/Edit/Check
Platform primitives
One trip, all spend
Trip-linked expense reports that unite bookings with every expense. Patterns seeded Rippling’s new mobile component library leading to a ground-up app redesign.
Design contributor
Apr’23 → 2025
User tested with competitor users
New mobile components
Currently at Rippling, designing systems that keep time, finance, and people connected
Let’s chat
© 2026 Adrian Cortinas
I’m Adrian —
I design clarity for complex systems at scale
A few things I’ve helped ship
Recent work
Time simplified
A redesigned experience built for Rippling Time Standalone—fast to start, easy to edit, and clear to approve. Designed to scale from SMB Time basics to cross-sell into Payroll and HRIS.
Lead designer and contributor
Aug → Dec 2025
Top of funnel expansion
$1.6M ARR in 6 mos
Clock in. Done.
Ground-up tablet redesign with big targets and badge/biometric auth. Designed for sub-3s clock-ins; launched July ’25 and unlocked a new revenue with a Hardware solution for our clients.
Lead designer
Launch Jul 29, 2025
New hardware product
$1.08M ARR in 6 mos
Time AI Copilot
A framework that explains policies, creates/edits with live compliance checks, and answers “why” outcomes. Platform rollout in Q1 2026.
Lead designer • Platform contributor
Concept Jun‘25 → Build Q4 25
Explain/Create/Edit/Check
Platform primitives
One trip, all spend
Trip-linked expense reports that unite bookings with every expense. Patterns seeded Rippling’s new mobile component library leading to a ground-up app redesign.
Design contributor
Apr’23 → 2025
User tested with competitor users
New mobile components
Currently at Rippling, designing systems that keep time, finance, and people connected
Let’s chat
© 2026 Adrian Cortinas
I’m Adrian —
I design clarity for complex systems at scale
A few things I’ve helped ship
Recent work
Time simplified
A redesigned experience built for Rippling Time Standalone—fast to start, easy to edit, and clear to approve. Designed to scale from SMB Time basics to cross-sell into Payroll and HRIS.
Lead designer and contributor
Aug → Dec 2025
Top of funnel expansion
$1.6M ARR in 6 mos
Clock in. Done.
Ground-up tablet redesign with big targets and badge/biometric auth. Designed for sub-3s clock-ins; launched July ’25 and unlocked a new revenue with a Hardware solution for our clients.
Lead designer
Launch Jul 29, 2025
New hardware product
$1.08M ARR in 6 mos
Time AI Copilot
A framework that explains policies, creates/edits with live compliance checks, and answers “why” outcomes. Platform rollout in Q1 2026.
Lead designer • Platform contributor
Concept Jun‘25 → Build Q4 25
Explain/Create/Edit/Check
Platform primitives
One trip, all spend
Trip-linked expense reports that unite bookings with every expense. Patterns seeded Rippling’s new mobile component library leading to a ground-up app redesign.
Design contributor
Apr’23 → 2025
User tested with competitor users
New mobile components
Currently at Rippling, designing systems that keep time, finance, and people connected
Let’s chat
© 2026 Adrian Cortinas