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• 2 Wedges is a dark themed publisher and indie studio crafting games modern in design, heavy in atmosphere.
• Currently working on Sigils of Nightfall, a roguelike deckbuilder that combines dungeon crawling with elements of the award-winning RPG, Mörk Borg.

São Paulo, Brazil

• Led the creative vision, guiding and overseeing game design, art, writing, and audio for VR games.
• Designed systems, gameplay mechanics, level design, and many other upgrades and enhancements for The Exorcist: Legion VR, considered one of the most disturbing and terrifying experiences in Virtual Reality.
• Upgraded and created new gameplay experiences for one of the most famous horror IPs, set in the world created by horror maestro William Peter Blatty.
• Directed voice over, casting, and sound design for expanded game content.

Brazil

• Led the business side of the studio, managing project lifecycles, marketing content, pitching, and fundraising, also contributing to Game Design for mysterious, immersive, and atmospheric horror games.
• Pitched projects, managing fundraising initiatives, budgets, contract negotiations, recruitment, and outsourcing partners.
• Managed product marketing content, presence, and branding, conducting market and game studies to identify current and upcoming industry trends and opportunities.
• Developed and delivered a compelling pitch for TELEFORUM, an award-winning atmospheric visual novel that achieved a remarkable 95% overwhelmingly positive reviews and October 23 Top New Releases on Steam.
• Analyzed and interpreted data on game performance, user engagement, and market feedback, utilizing data insights to make informed decisions.

Brazil

• Designed systems, gameplay mechanics, balancing, and content for Drowned Lake, a horror game that combines exploration dynamics, fishing with resource management, and survivability.
• Facilitated publisher relationships and oversaw milestone submissions, ensuring a 100% approval rate for both studio projects.

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Experienced leader heading the Gaming and Publisher business unit, driving the creative direction and development of Relics Untold, creating the game’s original concept, mechanics, and a new Intellectual Property.
• Drove the product and creative vision from pre-production to early access, analyzing player data and feedback to inform stakeholders and make design and product decisions, achieving an NPS score of 92 during playtests.
• Built, led, and mentored the Gaming Team, including hiring, training, daily guidance, and oversight.
• Curated and managed outsourcing services, resulting in a 20% cost reduction in the budget through meticulous selection, negotiation, and collaboration with the right partners.
• Planned the whole product life cycle, both physical and digital versions, establishing criteria for each milestone within the product roadmap, leading its execution and achieving a 95% on-time delivery.
• Created a brand-new dark fantasy IP, establishing the product vision, setting narrative and worldbuilding pillars, and supervising writers, including an NYT best-selling author.

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Designed the systems, gameplay mechanics, balancing, content, and lore for Relics Untold, a tabletop Miniature & Card Game that mixes Skirmish Wargame, RPG, and CCG's deck building.

Brazil

• Studio's first hire, managing budget and contracts, building the team, and hiring all the main professionals of all gaming areas while creating all the studio’s pipelines, documentation, and processes.
• Led and designed the most important products and frameworks of the studio, being responsible for systems, gameplay mechanics, balancing, level design, UX/UI for 5 mobile games, VR, AR, and metaverse applications.
• Coordinated a remote team of over 55 people in all gaming areas, including hiring, training, daily guidance, and oversight.
• Oversaw 3+ simultaneous projects in different game engines, managing product backlog and sprint releases.
• Managed 5+ international partnerships for game outsourcing, including companies like Unity and Amazon.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

• Responsible for all aspects of Game Design and ensuring cohesive adherence to Tormenta IP’s lore in this project of brand internationalization of the most renowned Brazilian RPG Intellectual Property.
• Designed systems, gameplay mechanics, UX/UI, balancing, and more than 30 levels for Reverie Knights Tactics, a tactical RPG game launched for PC and all major consoles.
• Led the development team, ensuring a seamless integration of the game narrative with the established IP lore while expanding the user base by 60k players through a brand internationalization process.
• Pitched the project to publishers, increasing the funds raised by 12%.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

• Enhanced the accuracy rate in feature implementation by 50%, reducing project delays through a well-structured GDD and other documents, aligning project vision and design intent.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

• Directed cross-media projects, leading the whole design process from discovery to launch, managing budget, and allocating resources.
• Defined project requirements, established scopes, and managed project milestones for advertising, apps, games, and digital products, achieving a 90% on-time completion rate.
• Managed and expanded the company portfolio, while improving by over 20% the project delivery times, positively impacting KPIs and enhancing overall project performance for key stakeholders.

Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

• Designed all sorts of design projects and advertising campaigns for national-level clients.
• Created 100+ design projects, including but not limited to logos, photos, advergames, short films, displays, billboards, and websites, winning 7 national-level advertising awards.

Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

Created graphic design and innovative lenticular 3D printing projects and processes.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration - Emphasis On Marketing

Academic Award: best Business Management student, certified by the Regional Management Council.

Associate'S Degree, Information Technology