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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Toronto, Canada
Toptal Member Since
July 27, 2022
Ricardo is a multidisciplinary UI/UX professional with 11 years of experience, five of them as a UI/UX/product designer. He excels in several design disciplines, including web design, 3D, and motion graphics. Ricardo's domain expertise includes banking and finance, insurance, transportation, and the service industry with clients such as SkipTheDishes and IBM. He works on complex, large-scale projects with millions of clients, leads teams, and creates unique solutions for real-world problems.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
2022 - PRESENT
SkipTheDishes
- Redesigned the new notification feed for the restaurant portal application. The tool is used by restaurants in the network for management and administrative work.
- Redesigned the new application and a login page for restaurants, helping Skip increase restaurant admission on the platform.
- Designed the new tool that restaurants and internal teams use to build their menu on the platform.
Technologies: Figma, Miro, Jira, Slack, Auto Layout, User Testing, User Research, User Workshops, Web UI Design, Web Design, Product Design, UX Strategy, User Interface (UI), MVP Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Documentation, Interface Design, B2B, Dashboard Design, Collaboration, System Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Interactive Prototypes, Mockups
Senior UX Designer
2021 - 2022
The Form Factory
- Created a token system for a partner that allowed them to manage five brands using a single component library.
- Delivered a new design process to help the team speed up the design-to-development process.
- Designed eCommerce websites for several brands across the US, improving the general experience.
Technologies: Auto Layout, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), UI Design, Web Design, Web App UI, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, eCommerce UI, eCommerce Design, Mobile eCommerce, Content Management Systems (CMS), Agency Websites, Visual Design, Web UI Design, User Interface (UI), eCommerce, MVP Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Documentation, Interface Design, Landing Page Design, Mobile UI Design, eCommerce UX, B2B, Mobile UX, Collaboration, System Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Interactive Prototypes, Mockups
UX Designer Consultant
2020 - 2021
IBM
- Consulted with the Bank of Brazil to build a super app for over 20 million clients.
- Assisted the Bank of Brazil to build their design system, Serotonin.
- Mentored interns at IBM to help them become UX professionals.
Technologies: Sketch, Figma, MURAL, Auto Layout, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Mobile, Mobile UI, UI Components, Remote User Testing, User Interviews, User Interface (UI), Presentations, Video Presentations, iOS UI Design, User Flows, Prototyping, Design Systems, UI Templates, Maze, Report Design, Wireframing, Design Consultation, UX Strategy, Web UI Design, Mobile Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile App UI, MVP Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Information Architecture (IA), UX Documentation, Interface Design, Mobile UI Design, iOS, Mobile UX Design, B2B, Mobile UX, Collaboration, System Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Interactive Prototypes, Mockups
Product Designer
2017 - 2020
Sicoob
- Designed Sicoob's national website, a portal of websites that allowed more than 300 branches to create their own site under this platform.
- Managed the development team for the national website and dealt with all stakeholders. Besides being the designer, I was the project lead.
- Responsible for the implementation of new ticket/work requests for the whole marketing department.
Technologies: Sketch, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, After Effects CC, Trello, Web Design, Web UI, Liferay, Page Templates, Portals, Web UI Design, User Interface (UI), Interface Design, Collaboration, High-fidelity Prototypes
Graphic Designer
2011 - 2017
Sicoob ES
- Created institutional communications for all states and lead the design team.
- Set up all internal communication for Sicoob’s agencies and analyzed external layouts, fixing mistakes.
- Planned big corporate events for Sicoob’s clients.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe CC, SketchUp, Motion Graphics
Education
2009 - 2012
Master's Degree in Social Communication - Advertising and Publicity
FAESA - Vitória, Brazil
Certifications
MAY 2020 - PRESENT
User Research
Interaction Design Foundation
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Tools
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