Heather Mendonca Email & Phone Number

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Designing the next generation of interactive video experiences on Netflix.Notable Projects: - Lead Product Designer and Art Director on "Triviaverse"- UI Designer on "Trivia Quest"- UI Designer on "Cat Burglar" (Emmy-nominated)- UI Designer on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverand" (Emmy-nominated). - Lead Product Designer and UI Designer on "Carmen San Diego: To Steal or Not to Steal" (Emmy-nominated).- Lead Product Designer and UI Designer on "You vs. Wild" S1 (Emmy-nominated).- Lead Technical Designer on "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" (Awarded 2 Emmys).- Lead Product Designer on original internal software used to create interactive titles at Netflix known as the Branch Manager. - Lead Product Designer porting "Minecraft: StoryMode" onto the Netflix interactive platform.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Exploring what experiences Sonos can and should build next. Researching trends in the technology landscape, customer behavior, music creators, and Sonos partners, and creating and testing advanced concepts.Co-inventor in U.S. Patent Nos. 10,656,902; 10,877,726; and 11,175,886; and U.S. Patent Application No. 17/524,596.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Coordinated with Marketing and executive teams in updating the Jibo Brand to match the design principles set on robot. - Headed the creation of a thorough brand guide for internal and external parties. - Designed cohesive and character-rich visuals across packaging, website, business cards, presentation templates, and various internal and external collateral. - Audited integrated designs with Developers to ensure design intent and detail is preserved. - Collaborated closely with Mobile team in reviewing app builds and UI/UX.- Researched, concepted, and wireframed future skills for robot to build character richness. - Assisted Design Research team with robot user testing.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Established a foundation of the robot's visual language, including the color palette, typography, and GUI (buttons, icons, emojis).- Developed Jibo’s character, personality, and design principles alongside the Creative Director to ensure multimodal user experience is cohesive, dependable, and charming.- Created company-wide design guidelines and specs for cohesive robot design.- Collaborated with Mobile team to help design an overall style and UI for the Jibo App.- Assisted Developers in integrating assets that helped ensure a high level of polish on the final product.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Principal visual designer helping to create award-winning apps, websites and content for PBS Kids, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, and many other children’s media giants.- Led the company re-brand with co-founders and redesigned their website, business cards, and various collateral.- Worked on a projects at all stages of development: concepting, wireframing, UI design, branding, integration, and user testing.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Created visual designs for award-winning apps, websites, and content for PBS Kids, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, and many other children’s media giants.- Worked across project pipelines at all stages of development: concepting, wireframing, UI design, branding, integration, and user testing.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Collaborated with lead designers and directors to design promos, icons and additional assets for games, apps, and websites.- Learned the importance of working closely with developers by assisting with integration to create a polished final product.- Conducted market research and early concept design for future projects.