
Senior Information Architect and Interaction Designer
Brazil

Senior Information Architect and Interaction Designer
Brazil
10+ years experience with interactive media, with special focus on the Internet. User-centered design, information architecture and usability are the main areas of expertise. Great project management, communication, team coordination and presentation skills. Process-oriented.
User Centered Design, interaction design, information architecture, branding and identity creation, usability, people management, project management, quality assurance.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
March 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Responsible for the information architecture of some important projects at Globo.com, the internet division of Organizações Globo, the largest media conglomerate in Latin America.
Coordinating a 4-member information architeture team, responsible for the development, usability testing, quality control and continuously improvement of all the company's entertainment products, most of them audience leaders in Brazil.
Also working together with other Team Leaders on the internal process definition and implementation.
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 2003 — March 2006 (2 years 9 months)
Information Architect responsible for the Agency's web site and Intranet. Dealed with internal clients, supported other team leaders at co-related jobs. In charge of the main information architecture issues (contente inventory, organization and categorization; site maps, tasks flows, wireframes etc). Also worked as Graphic Designer in some projects (brochures, books, panels etc) too.
(Computer Software industry)
November 2002 — July 2003 (9 months)
As coordinator of the Design and Information Architecture teams, elaborated and developed the creative process for the company, including the graphic design and HTML activities as the information architecture activities. Responsible for the design team at the Software Factory, conducted briefing meetings with major clients and conducted the creative jobs.
Also responsible for the Information Architecture activities and deliverables.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — June 2002 (2 years)
Management of the Project Management Team at the four regional offices (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre and Brasilia)
Management and overall responsibility for Interactive projects, including creating and managing project plans and timelines, identifying project milestones and tasks, keeping internal teams and clients on deadlines and on time, managing scope and change requests, crisis management, and performing ongoing analyses of project resources and project success. Projects financial control and administration.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
December 1997 — 2000 (3 years)
Responsible for ensuring operational excellence and delivery. Along with the others Production Managers, elaboration and improvement of the production process. Creation of clear/precise detailed job instructions. Quality checks on all finished work.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; E-Learning industry)
1995 — December 1997 (2 years)
Responsibilities included information architecture, interface and graphic design for websites, educational software and CD-ROMs; graphic design for brochures, folders, packaging; visual identity for internal events.
Involved in managing of trainee resources within graphic design team.
BA, Product and Graphic Design, 1990 — 2004
MBA, Management, 2000 — 2001
information architecture, interaction design, usability, new technology, community of practice
The Information Architecture Institute - http://iainstitute.org/
Selected to represent Brazil at 5º PRIX MÖBIUS INTERNATIONAL DE LA COMMUNITTÉ EUROPÉENNE with the CD-ROM "Brazilian Marine Turtles / Tartarugas Marinhas do Brasil" (Fundação Pró-TAMAR/TREND). September, 1996.