Bruno Silva
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Portlaoise, Ireland
Toptal member since November 22, 2018
Bruno is a senior product designer passionate about creating intuitive, simple, and beautiful designs that delight users. Since 2007, he has worked on a diverse range of projects and teams of all sizes. Bruno brings a strategic approach to every stage of the design project lifecycle, including discovery research, brand identity, prototyping, user testing, user interface design, and user experience.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
Workhuman
- Led stakeholders in ideation workshops applying design thinking and design sprint frameworks.
- Designed the new mobile application that helped the company increase engagement on the mobile experience.
- Implemented a new UX strategy and designed the process to improve the process of the mobile team to ensure we test, learn, and iterate by using data to drive our product decisions.
- Designed the new employee pulse survey product—Moodtracker—to help companies send single or recurring questionnaires that automatically generate a continuous sense of how their employees feel.
- Collaborated with other designers to ensure we spread design knowledge across the company.
Product Designer
Travelport Digital
- Led customer and internal ideation workshops applying the design thinking framework.
- Researched and analyzed the competitive landscape within our market.
- Generated wireframes, interactive prototypes (InVision and Framer), high-fidelity prototypes, and visual UI design mockups (Sketch).
- Created a sustainable process to help the clients in usability studies and testing.
- Worked collaboratively with product owners and product managers gathering clear business requirements and coming up with the best solution.
- Led the web design language for the main product of the company and other customers, such as Singapore Airlines and Etihad Airlines using Atomic Design.
- Implemented a daily check-in to make sure all of the expectations were met.
Senior Product Designer
VanHack
- Developed and designed the new website for VanHack,.
- Designed an app (Android and iOS) to help developers find a job. It's a platform with video learning to assist in preparation to get a job abroad and relocate to a new country.
- Conceived and designed the original logotype for VanHack, synthesizing company values and market positioning into a visually compelling brand symbol.
- Designed the UI components for VanHack's customer platform.
- Created the visual design of a web e-learning platform for developers and designers.
- Implemented user research: needs and requirements, user behavior, competitive analysis, and benchmarking.
- Created the icons, identity design, user interface design, and mockups.
Senior Art Director | Senior Product Designer
LTM Group
- Led the UI/UX and web design projects for many customers.
- Developed icons, identity designs, user interface designs, and mockups for Portobello's customers.
- Created and implemented a pattern library and style guide.
- Generated a completely responsive design for many clients by using white-label systems.
- Developed branding materials and advertising campaigns.
Product Designer | Art Director
RAPP Worldwide
- Led the design team that relaunched the loyalty program for Shell Brother Trucker Club (Clube Irmão Caminhoneiro).
- Designed for clients such as Shell Brother Trucker Club and Redecard.
- Contributed designs, 2D animations, and motion prototype designs.
- Managed entire projects from ideation to delivery by using a design thinking process.
- Designed a web platform for a notable Brazilian fashion brand.
Lead Designer
Hype Premedia & Convergência
- Led and managed the design team by establishing design processes internally in Hype Premedia and externally in a client such as Fnac Store to help to optimize the production of Fnac's catalogs.
- Designed interaction and visual designs for our client based on insights from user research, ideation, and prototyping techniques.
- Developed a brand identity and contributed to strategy development.
- Conducted usability research and analyzed the insights to generate the best user experience.
- Developed the front end using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to help the developers' team in the process.
Education
Coursework Toward a Degree in Full-stack Web Development
Free Code Camp - Online
Coursework Toward a Degree in iOS Development
The Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI) - São Paulo, Brazil
Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising
University of Unibero - São Paulo, Brazil
Certifications
Design Kit: The Course for Human-centered Design
Acumen
Management Skills for a Technical Professional
Beckinridge Training & Development
Skills
Tools
Illustrator CC, OptimalSort, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Figma, Usertesting.com, Confluence, Framer X, Principle, Adobe Illustrator, Google Analytics, Jira
Languages
CSS3, HTML
Platforms
Adobe Suite, Webflow CMS, Mobile, Web, Android, iOS, Axure, Webflow
Industry Expertise
Hospitality, Travel & Leisure, Aircraft & Airlines, Entertainment & Leisure, Hotels & Lodging
Other
App UX, Product Design, UI Design, Digital Product Design, UX Design, Dashboards, Communication Design, Research Methods, Design Thinking, Information Architecture (IA), Motion Design, Graphic Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Branding, Web Design, User Experience (UX), Visual Design, User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, SaaS, SaaS Design, B2B, B2C, Brand Design, Presentation Design, Mobile UI, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App UI, Mobile UX, Mobile UX Design, Web App UI, Web App UX, Web App Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Google Material Design, Dashboard Design, Web UI, Web UX, Responsive Web Apps, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Journeys, Layout Design, Design Consultation, eCommerce Design, eCommerce, Mobile App Design, User-centered Design (UCD), User Personas, Design Documentation, Navigation Design, Material UI, Material Design, eCommerce UX, eCommerce UI, UI Prototyping, UX Audits, Navigation Redesign, Navigation, Taxonomy, Software as a Service (SaaS), Heuristic Analysis, User Testing, Landing Page Design, Design Leadership, User Flows, Market Research, User Stories, Data Visualization, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Typeform.io, HR Tools, SurveyMonkey, Optimal Workshop, Usability Testing, Research, Remote Usability Testing, Product Branding, High-tech Startups, App Design, High-end Design, Website CMS, Flight, React, Design Systems, Enterprise Design, Tablet Design, iPad, Booking, Websites, Mobile Web, Web UX Design, Booking Systems, Angular, Art, UX Research, Interviews, UI Components, Enterprise, Enterprise SaaS, Surveys, Online Surveys, Web Dashboards, Analysis, Finance, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Personal Finance, Apps, App UI
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