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Porto, Pt

Vienna, Austria

I was hired to develop an online game for Siemens in collaboration with one of their design partners, Czesnek.The first responsibility of role was to help plan and establish a framework for interactive projects based on storytelling and illustration — a new type of project for the teams involved.Working closely with them, I’ve also developed the game's visual universe, and designed the processes and technical solutions necessary to realize the creative vision.Part of the… Show more I was hired to develop an online game for Siemens in collaboration with one of their design partners, Czesnek.The first responsibility of role was to help plan and establish a framework for interactive projects based on storytelling and illustration — a new type of project for the teams involved.Working closely with them, I’ve also developed the game's visual universe, and designed the processes and technical solutions necessary to realize the creative vision.Part of the solution was to design and code a set of custom tools to complement existing vector editing software in order to overcome the challenges posed by the scope of illustration work ahead of us.https://www.siemens.com/at/de/unternehmen/digitale-transformation/cybersecurity.html#NehmenSiedieCyberHerausforderungan Show less

Porto, Portugal

Started a new cycle in the life of Mother Volcano as consultant and contractor for companies and organisations wanting to develop in-house illustration capabilities by helping them develop a vision and strategy, devise guidelines, implement workflows and set up teams.

Porto Area, Portugal

Founded Mother Volcano as a collaborative and cross-disciplinary illustration studio.Over the years Mother Volcano has been the base for like-minded newcomers to the field like me sharing the same design-thinking approach and ambition to push the envelope. Operating as small, nimble—often project-based—teams we've explored new possibilities while learning on the job, forging our own professional paths.We've gone into branding, animation and even creative coding.We've… Show more Founded Mother Volcano as a collaborative and cross-disciplinary illustration studio.Over the years Mother Volcano has been the base for like-minded newcomers to the field like me sharing the same design-thinking approach and ambition to push the envelope. Operating as small, nimble—often project-based—teams we've explored new possibilities while learning on the job, forging our own professional paths.We've gone into branding, animation and even creative coding.We've developed creative and production workflows for illustration, explored the small animation format for the web and figured out processes for brand illustration systems.Some clients and agencies we worked with:Ipatimup, Sony, YouTube, Samsung, Uniplaces, Reuters, Ogilvy, Deutsche Bahn, Academia de Código, Ubbu. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As an in-house consultant, I took on multiple responsibilities towards developing the company's illustration capabilities. The highlight of my engagement was designing a comprehensive system and developing tools that streamlined icon production within a complex organization and its design system.

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Worked in close collaboration with the Marketing Director as a consultant Design Manager to develop design and communication strategies for two new trading product brands: Forex Trading and Trading Quarter.I was responsible to find and onboard the best qualified designers and creatives, set up the teams and oversee the overall product development process making sure everything was aligned with the business and marketing goals.Besides managing the teams and set up workflows I also took… Show more Worked in close collaboration with the Marketing Director as a consultant Design Manager to develop design and communication strategies for two new trading product brands: Forex Trading and Trading Quarter.I was responsible to find and onboard the best qualified designers and creatives, set up the teams and oversee the overall product development process making sure everything was aligned with the business and marketing goals.Besides managing the teams and set up workflows I also took it as my responsibility to project manage and art direct the design and creative work to ensure a high standard of quality.At a higher level I played a key role in promoting design thinking and user-centered approach in the Bank's corporate culture through advocacy, education and participation. Show less

Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden

In collaboration with designers and agencies, I have leveraged the object-oriented features of ActionScript 3 to develop modular, data-driven, and easy to update Flash websites for their clients.

Lund, Sweden

I've been asked to manage and lead a team of developers working in-house for one of the studio's main accounts: Sony Ericsson. Our team was responsible for implementing the top user interface layer on a new mobile social application. Development had been going on for several months and progress was slowing down. My mission was to push forward in order to meet the challenging performance targets.Operating in a complex environment and, in between conflicting work cultures, I've brought… Show more I've been asked to manage and lead a team of developers working in-house for one of the studio's main accounts: Sony Ericsson. Our team was responsible for implementing the top user interface layer on a new mobile social application. Development had been going on for several months and progress was slowing down. My mission was to push forward in order to meet the challenging performance targets.Operating in a complex environment and, in between conflicting work cultures, I've brought teams together, built trust and created the conditions for cooperation, initiative and free flow sharing.On one side my role was continuous support and encouraged problem-solving in order to then action their ideas. On the other side was to devise simple and agile workflows that helped us, not only respond quicker and more efficiently to issues, and, also, to more accurately test and measure progress, all which has been crucial in meeting the goals. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Joined ustwo as a junior Flash developer. Their culture of innovation offered me the opportunity to combine different skills and quickly evolve into a hybrid role that bridged design and coding.I was part of a small cross-functional team of designers and developers in charge of implementing interactive mobile themes and wallpapers for Sony Ericsson (now Sony Mobile) to the highest standards of performance and detail.I've supported the senior designers and developers not only in… Show more Joined ustwo as a junior Flash developer. Their culture of innovation offered me the opportunity to combine different skills and quickly evolve into a hybrid role that bridged design and coding.I was part of a small cross-functional team of designers and developers in charge of implementing interactive mobile themes and wallpapers for Sony Ericsson (now Sony Mobile) to the highest standards of performance and detail.I've supported the senior designers and developers not only in problem-solving but also in exploring the creative potential of new device features and APIs. Working within stringent technical constraints we built up an unique know-how capital that helped establish the studio as a leading digital product studio. Show less

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Design and implementation of advertising banners and email newsletters for the company marketing campaigns.