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Product Designer
London, United Kingdom
Nov 2022 - Present (1 year 9 months)
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Industrial and Brand Designer / Freelance
Jan 2008 - Present (16 years 7 months)
COMPANY VALUES
• The challenge has always been to leverage the company business through the best resources in order to propel and place them efficiently in the domestic and international market
Key responsibilities:
- PRODUCT DESIGN -
MARKET RESEARCH
• Comprehend the user needs
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
• Define strategies
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine and 3D printers for design reviews, verification, and validation
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding / Blow molding / Rotational molding / Vacuum forming /Fiberglass
•Monitoring of pilot production builds
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based locally and across the world
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Multiple Portable Charger - Development of new products and monitoring their production builds, along with local suppliers based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China
• Fumajet on BBC News | Fighting against dengue and malaria with Motofog
• Fumajet - Winner of the 2014 Innovative technology Award, promoted by FINEP - Motofog and Elétrico UBV are a technology to eliminate urban vectors, agricultural pests and containment areas such as ship´s basements and containers
• Tria ingenieria - Cargo train
- BRANDING AND VISUAL IDENTITY -
RESEARCH
• Clarify vision and goals
• Evaluate existing brands and brand architecture
• Clarify brand strategy
DESIGNING IDENTITY
• Brainstorm ideas
• Design brand identity
• Explore applications
• Finalize brand architecture
• Present visual strategy
• Prepare graphic items to print
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Oper Arte - Brand building through products which carry the essence of art - Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Product Designer
Oxônia, United Kingdom
Jan 2019 - Nov 2022 (3 years 10 months)
COMPANY VALUES
• Since launching as a spin-out from the University of Oxford in 2010, Brainomix has developed award-winning, AI-powered imaging biomarkers and software solutions, assisting physicians across the world to make better life-saving decisions.
Key responsibilities
1. Research
• Develop UX surveys;
• Ethnographic, Technologic and Trend Research
• Comprehend the user's interaction with the healthcare products on-site
• Market benchmarking and competitor analysis
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
2. Brand Strategy
• Rethink the Brand Strategy and redesign the visual identity of the Company and its Products
• Build Brand Identity Guidelines
• Prepare graphic items for printing
3. Website and Products Development
• Brand Immersion;
• Concept studies through sketches
• User flow diagrams;• UX wireframing
• UI visualisation
• Visualisation refinement following the Medical requirements of ISO 13485
• Click-through prototypes
• Functional A-B testing
• Liaise with Software Engineers for Front-end implementation
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• NHS AI Initiative - Brainomix Awarded Prestigious AI Grant to Demonstrate Impact in NHS
• Wow BI Training for Angels Initiative and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
• ESOC 2019 and 2020 Conference.
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Industrial Designer
London, United Kingdom
Feb 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year)
COMPANY VALUES
• A melting pot of objects, ideas and research the studio is a crucible where material, textures and colours clash into each other
Key responsibilities:
• Design homeware and furniture based on the Artist values and vision
• Translate the art pieces into feasible products for manufacturing, maintaining the High-End standards
• Search for new trends of materials and colours
• Form and concept studies through sketches and new material experiments
• CNC milling for wood joinery and complex surfaces
• Rendering visuals for client presentations
• Monitoring the products fabrication
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based on the local market
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• London Design Biennale 2018 / Emotional States
Brazil - Desmatamento / Deforestation Installation
Credits:
Designed by David Elia Design Studio
Curator: Waldick Jatoba
Film Director: Tünde Albert
Supporting Bodies: MADE Mercado Arte Design, Instituto Bardi / Casa de Vidro, Instituto Campana
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Industrial Designer
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 (3 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Design Products with a Brand vision
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Understand the impact of the products on the market with a brand vision
PRODUCT AND BRAND CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
• Ergonomic studies
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Identify complex design problems
• Anticipate production issues in order to develop alternatives, evaluate options, and implement
solutions.
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Orbea - Helmet
• Koxka - Refrigerators
• Gre - Pool cleaning tools
• Snapon - T-Handle
• Danobat Group - Milling head
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Industrial Designer
Feb 2017 - Aug 2017 (6 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Battery charging solutions through innovation
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Comprehend the user's interaction with the products
• Understand the impact of the products on the market with a brand vision
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using 3D printers for Design reviews, verification, and validation
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding
• Monitoring of pilot production builds
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working during 2 months in-house with suppliers based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.
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Industrial Designer
Curitiba, Brazil
Feb 2016 - Feb 2017 (1 year)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Developing and reinventing the medical technology inspired by the humanization enabling healthcare professionals to connect with their patients through telemedicine
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Comprehend the user's interaction with the healthcare products
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches and clay modeling
PRODUCT INTEGRATION
• Integrate the UX / UI interface with the product design
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using 3D printers for Design reviews, verification, and validation
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding and vacuum forming
• Monitoring of pilot production builds
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based across the world
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
• Creating tools to improve the assembly process of the electronic components
• Products redesign for new clients
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Starship Earth 2 program - Hi technologies represented Brazil at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York
• Winner of the 2016 Successful Entrepreneur Award, promoted by Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios
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Industrial Designer
Curitiba, Brazil
Aug 2015 - Oct 2015 (2 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Produce high-end and suitable solutions for product displays
• Metallurgical industry
Key responsibilities:
IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS
• Implement the product displays based on the store layouts from the clients
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using punching machine, CNC bend Machine and welding machine
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
MONITORING THE MANUFACTURE PROCESS
• Manufacturing using punching machine, CNC bend Machine and welding machine
• Chemical treatment based on zinc phosphate coating
• Display parts coating
• Assembly process
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• OBoticário stores
• Pharmacies and drugstores
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Industrial Designer
Curitiba, Brazil
Aug 2012 - Feb 2015 (2 years 6 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Make ideas from enterprising people turn into functional, appealing and profitable products
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
• Ergonomic studies
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine and 3D printers for design tests
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding / Blow molding / Rotational molding / Vacuum forming /Fiberglass
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Brattu - Excavator design, and its visual identity
• Dataprom - Validator redesign for new electronic components
• Brinkmobil - Playgrounds and toys
• Treves do Brasil - Device molds for automotive industry
• Machfloss- Oral hygiene equipment
• Digitron - Design of industrial scales
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Industrial Designer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Apr 2012 - Aug 2012 (4 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Developing school furniture for active and flexible classrooms. Schools may now have learning environments that meet the needs of the new generations
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• The search of new technologies in order to enhance the school furniture and equipment
• Visit school institutions to analyze the needs and propose the best solutions for their space
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine for design tests
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Design for manufacturing supported by the engineering team
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based on the local market
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Furniture Designer
Porto, Portugal
Apr 2011 - Apr 2012 (1 year)
COMPANY VALUES
• UNDA | Sleepless Design is an exclusive Furniture and Lighting Design Company inspired in the beauty of the Mythological World
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Search for new tendencies, materials, and colors
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches and material experiments
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• CNC milling for wood joinery and complex surfaces
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Monitoring the furniture assembly
GRAPHIC DESIGN
• Rendering and photoshoot of the products for the company catalog
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based on the local market
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Oporto show 2012 - Furniture fair
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Industrial Designer
Warszawa, Poland
Jul 2009 - Sep 2009 (2 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Industrial design studio and prototype center
Key responsibilities:
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
• Ergonomic studies
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine for design tests
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Design for manufacturing supported by the engineering team
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS
• Gamet - Kitchen equipment
• Pesa - Tram interior design for EUROCUP 2012
• Alstom - Body tram design