Ricardo Silva Porto, Designer in Toronto, Canada
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Ricardo Silva Porto

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Bio

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

Skills

Tools

Slack, Auto Layout, Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Miro, Jira, MURAL, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, After Effects CC, Trello, Maze, Adobe InDesign, Adobe CC, SketchUp

Platforms

Figma, iOS, Web, Mobile, Android

Other

Prototyping, Interface Design, UI Components, Presentations, UI Design, eCommerce UI, eCommerce Design, Web UI Design, Web Design, Web App UI, User Interface (UI), Mobile Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile App UI, Web App UX, Web App Design, Product Design, High-fidelity Mockups, Visual Design, Wireframing, eCommerce, MVP Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Documentation, Mobile UX Design, eCommerce UX, B2B, Mobile UX, Collaboration, System Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, Interactive Prototypes, Graphic Design, Design Systems, Motion Graphics, UX Design, Information Architecture (IA), Rapid Prototyping, Landing Page Design, Design Consultation, UX Strategy, Dashboard Design, Mockups, Research, UX Research, Usability Testing, UI Libraries, Portals, Web Notifications, Hackathons, User Testing, User Research, User Workshops, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, Mobile eCommerce, Content Management Systems (CMS), Agency Websites, Mobile UI, Remote User Testing, User Interviews, Video Presentations, iOS UI Design, User Flows, UI Templates, Report Design, Web UI, Liferay, Page Templates, Mobile Apps, Finance, Discovery, Component Libraries, Usability, Remote Usability Testing, UI Prototyping, Mobile App Testing, iOS UX Design, UX Workshops, Surveys, User Journeys, Journey Mapping, Usability Analysis, Project Design, Web Portals, Portal Websites, User Personas, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UX Branding, Notification Center, User Experience (UX), Web Components, UX Writing, Card Sorting, Copywriting, Health IT, Healthcare Services, Health Insurance, Responsive Design, Rapid Sketching, Tech Conferences, Award-winning, Rideshare Services, Visual Impairment, Accessibility, Pitch Decks, Elevator Pitches, Pitch Preparation, Pitch Presentations

Experience

  • Presentations - 11 years
  • UI Design - 5 years
  • Prototyping - 5 years
  • Interface Design - 5 years
  • UI Components - 3 years
  • eCommerce Design - 2 years
  • Figma - 2 years
  • Design Systems - 2 years
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