Andrei Gurgel, Designer in Natal - State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Andrei Gurgel

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Location
Natal - State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Toptal Member Since
September 28, 2017

Andrei Gurgel is a designer with over 20 years of experience working in the fields of interface design (UI design), UX design, and UX research. He holds a master's degree in design (2014) and has been a strong advocate for remote culture for more than ten years. In recent years, he has worked remotely as a design lead, managing distributed design and development teams on projects in Brazil, the USA, and Canada.

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Portfolio

Work Experience

Senior UX and UI Designer

2017 - PRESENT
Toptal Projects
  • Designed (UX and UI) a web application for a sales enablement system for telecommunication service providers in a startup based in San Francisco.
  • Designed (UX and UI) a mobile application for a Canadian company based in Toronto focused on the real estate industry of that country.
Technologies: Webflow, Figma, Sketch

Lead Designer

2018 - 2020
Prism.ai
  • Designed several interfaces, modeled a completed flow, and analyzed different use cases for a new computer vision application.
  • Remotely coordinated the distributed design and the front-end teams.
  • Contributed to facilitating remote design sprint sessions, remote user testing, and remote user interviews with clients from different locations.
Technologies: Webflow, Figma, User Interviews, Design Sprints, Strategic Design, UI Design, UX Design

Head of Innovation

2016 - 2017
Art&C Agency
  • Led the design culture in all the creative departments of the agency.
  • Designed various digital products and services, including websites and apps for the agency's clients.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Head of Design

2015 - 2016
Bora Agency
  • Designed digital products, websites, and apps.
  • Coordinated the work of the social media and digital marketing teams.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Co-founder and Head of Design

2013 - 2015
Social Design Agency
  • Co-founded the social interactive agency, specializing in design, interactive media, and digital marketing.
Technologies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch

Interaction and Visual Designer

2006 - 2013
14bits
  • Remotely created digital solutions—websites and applications—for clients worldwide.
  • Worked for major global clients, including Sonny Pictures International, Paramount Pictures, and Toyota USA, developing websites, games, and applications.
Technologies: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Flash

Interaction and Visual Designer

2000 - 2006
Mariz Design Agency
  • Introduced digital culture to an agency in the early 2000s.
  • Built several Interactive jobs, including websites, systems, and applications for medium and large local clients.
Technologies: 3D, Flash, Illustration, Adobe Photoshop

Digital Designer

1997 - 2000
Freelancer Designer
  • Specialized in digital design and interactive media, including websites and interactive applications.
Technologies: 3D, Flash, Illustration, Adobe Photoshop
2012 - 2014

Master's Degree in Interaction Design

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - Natal, Brazil

1995 - 2000

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Universidade Potiguar (UnP) - Natal, Brazil

JUNE 2018 - PRESENT

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