Mariana Souto Email & Phone Number

Germany

My job involves guiding decisions, developing innovative solutions, and assisting the team in implementing cutting-edge AI tools to streamline their work.

Brazil

• Improve responsive open-source website UX/UI on a team of 9 to facilitate open data visualization for millions of Reais (Brazilian currency) in government expenses.• Utilize Figma to develop a style guide and screens, icons, and branding for the Beta version and to create first prototypes for developers.• Use Zeplin to communicate with developers as well as create issues in GitHub.

Remote

Followed brand guidelines to create a design system into a cyber risk management website experienceWorked closely with front end developer to ensure consistent design across more then 50 responsive web pages

New York City Metropolitan Area

San Francisco Bay Area

• Participated in human-centered design research to develop a product that prevents common mistakes when giving medication to children. • Conducted user research and created personas to understand the challenge of dosing and to determine a solution to prevent common mistakes.• Use Figma to develop wireframes and a high-fidelity digital book prototype providing support to child caregivers who medicate children; utilized Adobe Illustrator to create a hardback version.• Develop an MVP to entertain children while dosing medication.

Brazil

• Collaborated as sole designer on a cross-functional team of 5 to develop an Android app, including branding, 30 screens, and more than 35 icons, for cities to track suspicious spending. The app was downloaded 5000+ times.• Developed a crowdsource research web platform.• Contributed to a responsive innovative sign language dictionary app using agile methodology.

Http://Www.Laboremus.Com.Br/

• Contributed to the automatization strategy of this 80+ years old factory, which lead to 100% increase in sales in the second year.• Mapped and cataloged the parts of the products made in the factory using digital 3D modeling program.• Improved and redesigned parts of the products to achieve simpler production processes and component reuse.• Created assembling guides to enhance the factory worker’s understanding and experience while building the products.

Brazil

Created indoor personalized furniture projects in a digital 3D tool based on each user’s needs.

Http://Www.Naturalfashion.Com.Br

Developed a collection using naturally colored cotton and artisanal lace made by the craftsmen association for this regional social cooperative business that provides more than 800 job positions in 25 cities.

Brazil

Assisted professor’s activities, prepared class seminary, and wrote a guide about ergonomics and design.

Major In Industrial Design

Master Of Arts In Design, Human-Centered Design