Co-founder at Voël
Design | Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil, BR
I am an interaction designer, based in Brazil, who works with a wide range of projects, from interactive installations to web projects. I have more than 6 years of experience with web and interaction design. I work as freelancer for several companies in Brazil and other countries.
I'm also one of local leaders of IxDA Belo Horizonte-MG, involved with organization of events like, Interaction Design South America 2011. I am also involved with other non-governmental initiatives related to the dissemination of design discipline.
Specialties: UX Research methodologies like usability tests, interviews, surveys, card sorting, participative design, storytelling, diaries, heuristic analysis and cognitive walkthrough.
Software for information architecture and usability like Visio, Balsamiq and Axure. Advanced knowledge in xHTML / CSS, Adobe CS5 design for web. Good knowledge in project management, webstandarts and accessibility.
Jan
2011 - Present
Designer and Co-founder / Voël
At Voël I work on complex, strategic, multi-channel user experience projects. I participate in design strategy, user research and concepting user interfaces, prototypes and (sometimes) visual design. In addition, I also manage Voël partners that we work in our projects. I am also curious and always try to learn new things, such as processing language and other tools that I think interesting.
Mar
2009 -
Mar
2011
Freelancer / Aorta Entretenimento
Aorta is a digital agency, specialized in content production and mobile products in Brazil. I worked with interface design and information architecture for some products, sites and mobile that they have.
Aug
2010 -
Dec
2010
Interaction Designer / Alltcom Sistemas
Alltcom is a small software house specialized in products for the governmental sector. At Alltcom I lead a small team of interaction designer's. I worked with research, information architecture and strategic definitions of their products.
Sept
2009 -
Dec
2010
Designer and Co-founder / Interaction Source
Interaction Source is a company that works with strategic design consultancy, including information architecture, interaction design and experimental interfaces. I work along all process of development of products and strategies for our clients.
Apr
2009 -
Mar
2010
Freelancer / North by South
Created the user interface for Launch Capital's site.
Mar
2009 -
Oct
2009
Freelancer / Plan B Comunicação Online
Freelancer interaction design. Participating of research and information architecture planning for the intranet, site and one other project for one governmental bank of Brazil.
Aug
2005 -
Sept
2009
Interface Designer / Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte UNI-BH
Uni-BH is a huge university in Brazil. I work in the I.T. area as Interface Designer, creating new interfaces for the internal systems and doing usability evaluations in existent software's.
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2008
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2011
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Graduate
in
Interaction Design
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2004
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2007
Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte
Undergraduate
in
Communication