Marcos Nähr

Current

• Web Development Manager at Dell
• Assistant Professor of Design at UNISINOS

Past

• Project Manager at Dell
• Online Business Consultant at Dell Inc.
• Web Design Senior Analyst at Dell Inc.

• Web Design Consultant at Grupo RBS
• Web Developer at GoDigital
• Web Designer at Espacio Digital

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Education

• Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
• Centro Universitário Feevale

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Hardware

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Marcos Nähr’s Summary

Over 10 years web development experience.
BA in Graphic Design and MBA in IT Management.
Professor at post-graduate and graduate design courses in Brazil.

Speaker at Use Experience Design conferences;
Column on Brazilian IT web sites and magazines.

Languages:
Portuguese - Native Language
English - Advanced
German - Advanced
Spanish - Intermediate

Marcos Nähr’s Specialties:

People Managememt, User Experience Design, Usability Research, Information Architecture, Web 2.0, eBusiness, Online, Marketing and Brand Strategy.

Marcos Nähr’s Experience

• Web Development Manager

  Dell

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)

  August 2008 — Present (3 months)

  Manager of Web Content Development at Dell.
  I manage a team of 8 developers, responsible for global consumer content development of the industry leading ecommerce website.
  People Manager Accountabilities:
  • Direct the efforts of the Brazil Online Development team.
  • Communicate and translate Dell vision/strategy to staff.
  • Addresse problems across functional areas of the business.
  • Influence individuals within and outside the department.
  • Responsible for hiring, staffing and maintaining a diverse and effective workforce.
  • Responsible for meeting budgetary goals and objectives.
  • Responsible for career development/planning, performance and pay discussions of team members.
  • Prepare and present reports to all levels of management and staff.

• Assistant Professor of Design

  UNISINOS

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  December 2006 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  I'm an assistant professor at post-graduate and graduate design courses in the Digital Communication Department at Unisinos University.

• Project Manager

  Dell

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)

  March 2008 — August 2008 (6 months)

  Project Manager for Channel Partner Portal and Emerging Market (Brazil, Russia, India and China) projects.
  Responsibilities:
  - Provide direction to support teams (translation, development and design) for execution;
  - Manage multiple projects across business units;
  - Document project requirements;
  - Project plan/ implementation;
  - Timeline adherence;
  - Status updates.

• Online Business Consultant

  Dell Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)

  January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  As an Online Business Consultant I use User Experience (UX) Design methodologies to ensure a consistent, engaging user experience globally across Dell.com, both today and in the future.
  
  Key responsabilities:
  - Partner with the business to find user centric solutions to site issues and pain points.
  - Work to evolve the Visual Identity (VID) and functionality of Dell.com.
  - Establish a consistent user experience across Dell.com.
  - Provide creative solutions for strategic initiatives.
  - Develop innovative new concepts.

• Web Design Senior Analyst

  Dell Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  May 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 8 months)

  Development and management of a successful corporate site;
  Experience with professional design tools;
  Strong interpersonal , communication and project management skills;
  Leadership and mentoring capabilities.

• Web Design Consultant

  Grupo RBS

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2002 — May 2003 (9 months)

• Web Developer

  GoDigital

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 4 months)

  I've worked on the following projects:
  www.telemigcelular.com.br
  www.amazoniacelular.com.br
  www.honda.com.br
  www.dakota.com.br

• Web Designer

  Espacio Digital

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  June 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 1 month)

  Responsible for Web development/content authoring on several projects.

Marcos Nähr’s Education

• Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

  MBA, Information Technology Management, 2007 — 2008

• Centro Universitário Feevale

  Bachelor, Design, 2000 — 2006

Additional Information

Marcos Nähr’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Marcos Nähr’s Interests:

Usability Research, Experience Design, UI Architecture, User-Centered Design, Interactive Content, eBusiness.

Marcos Nähr’s Groups:

Coordinator of the Digital Design Department in the South Brazil Professional Design Association, apDesign:
http://www.apdesign.com.br

•    Dell Alumni
•    The Dell Workforce
•    Interaction Design Association
•    User Experience
•    MBA Unisinos
•    Graphic Designers Professional Group

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