Experience

Rafael Fontenele

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Summary

Self-motivated and feedback-driven UI/UX Designer with a postgraduate certificate in Digital Media Communication and Marketing and over 2 years of experience and the capability to create outstanding user experiences through Design Thinking, UX Research and Ideation methods.

Skilled in UI and UX design, Accessible Design (WCAG), Service Design, Product Design, and Project Coordinating.

Experience

UI/UX Designer | Banzi Digital Studio

June 2022 - Present, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

  • Designing digital solutions following the client's briefing

  • Conducting benchmarking and desk research to optimize the usability of existing websites 

  • Assuring the quality and consistency of the User Interface on web platforms

UI/UX Designer | Hypedocs

January 2023 - July 2023, Toronto, ON - Canada

  • Created and implemented accessible, user-friendly and innovative experiences

  • Designed and prototyped ideas in low, medium and high fidelity, as well as constructed and implemented the design system and its components

  • Actively involved in defining the design strategy for the product assisting the CEO with pivoting the company strategy from a B2C to a B2B operation

UX Designer - Web UI/UX Quality Assurance - Volunteer | Monadd

January 2023 - March 2023, London, England - United Kingdom

  • Supported the company in the discovery of usability issues to the best practices of UX design

  • Tested and improved the usability of the company's web app

  • Assured the web UI quality on the company's web app according to usability heuristics and WCAG

UI/UX Design (Freelance) | RL Design

March 2021 - January 2023, Manaus, AM - Brazil

  • Analyzed and applied Usability Heuristics, optimizing applications to improve usability and create the best user experience

  • Designed, prototyped and tested responsive and adaptive desktop designs with UI features and tools, such as icons, tabs, menus, search boxes, page layouts and widgets

  • Liaised with product managers and the development team to gather requirements from users for designing ideas ensuring design consistency across all platforms and products frequently refining design language

  • Conducted UX research and led user interviews, identifying and mapping improvement to implement required solutions 

UX Designer - Volunteer | Casa Miga

September 2021 - January 2022, Manaus, AM - Brazil

  • Supported the UX team in the discovery, design, user experience testing, and documentation

  • Converted project requirements and user stories into solid sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes

Other

Administrative Assistant / Marketing Officer | Toronto Business College

June 2023 - Present, Toronto, ON - Canada

  • Print and digital marketing material, such as pamphlets, banners, posters and email marketing

  • Generating engaging content for social media (Instagram, Facebook and LinedIn) to promote and communicate about the Innovation Hub events

  • Using various software to support administrative needs, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation software, including Microsoft OneDrive tools such as Sharepoint to automate processes  

Marketing Specialist Consultant | Dessofazando

April 2023 - June 2023, Remote - Brazil

Visual Media Specialist (Social Media) | CFPN - 6 Week Challenge

September 2022 - October 2022, Manaus, AM - Brazil