Adriana Machado

Current

Information Architect & Designer at Marriott International
Graduate Student at University of Baltimore

Past

Graduate Assistant at International Services Office at University of Baltimore
Art Director & Interface Designer at Solar Tours
Graphic & Web Designer at Solar Tours

Graphic & Web Designer at Lado Enterprises, Inc.
ESL Admissions Counselor at Lado International College
Junior Graphic Designer at Meios
Marketing Assistant at Propeg-NE
Art Department Intern at Italo Bianchi
Advertising Intern at GrupoNove

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Education

University of Baltimore
Lado International College
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Adriana Machado’s Summary

Designer since 1993 trying to make sense of human communications and technologies. Currently, studying Interaction Design and Information Architecture (M.S.) at the University of Baltimore and working as a designer and information architect at Marriott International (headquarters).

Adriana Machado’s Specialties:

User Experience Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Information Design, Interaction and Interface Design, Information Architecture, Customer Experience Design, User-Centered Design.

Adriana Machado’s Experience

Information Architect & Designer

Marriott International

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MAR; Hospitality industry)

June 2008 — Present (4 months)
Graduate Student

University of Baltimore

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Masters in Interaction Design and Information Architecture with foundations in User Experience Design (UX), Interaction Design, User Interface Design (UI); Research Methods for Interaction Design; User Experience Research, Humans, Computers, and Cognition; Information Architecture; Sequential Visualization and Analysis; and Information Culture.
Graduate Assistant at International Services Office

University of Baltimore

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

March 2008 — May 2008 (3 months)
Art Director & Interface Designer

Solar Tours

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

March 2002 — August 2007 (5 years 6 months)
Graphic & Web Designer

Solar Tours

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

April 1998 — March 2002 (4 years)
Graphic & Web Designer

Lado Enterprises, Inc.

(Privately Held; International Affairs industry)

July 1996 — April 1998 (1 year 10 months)
ESL Admissions Counselor

Lado International College

(Educational Institution; International Affairs industry)

1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Junior Graphic Designer

Meios

(Privately Held; Graphic Design industry)

February 1993 — February 1994 (1 year 1 month)
Marketing Assistant

Propeg-NE

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 1992 — September 1992 (2 months)
Art Department Intern

Italo Bianchi

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 1991 — December 1991 (3 months)
Advertising Intern

GrupoNove

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

April 1991 — August 1991 (5 months)

Adriana Machado’s Education

University of Baltimore

Masters, Interaction Design and Information Architecture, 2007 — 2009 (expected)
Lado International College

ESL, English as a Second Language, 1994 — 1995
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Bachelors, Graphic Design, 1988 — 1993

Additional Information

Adriana Machado’s Websites:

Adriana Machado’s Interests:

Graphic Design, User Interface Design, User Experience, Psychology, Marketing, Communications, Technology.

Adriana Machado’s Groups:

Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA), Information Architecture Institute (IAI), Interaction Design Association (IxDA), Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), Professional Association for Design (AIGA), Art Directors Club (ACD)