Resume | Gabriel Cavalheiro | UX Lead Designer

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Gabriel Cavalheiro

UX Principal

Atlanta, GA

About

I am a UX Leader with over years of hands-on work experience in UX design, rapid prototyping, Information Architecture, Design Strategy and Leadership. My main goal in every project I work in is to empower design teams to find the sweet spot between user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility, through a straightforward and well established user-centered process.

Experience

UX Principal

The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA

Oct 2021 - Present
(3 mos)

Communicate and collaborate with senior stakeholders from across the company, maintaining a trusted relationship with Product, Engineering, UX, Merchants, Business, and Executive Management
Partner with Product Management to understand business problems and establish an effective long-term design strategy for merchandising solutions
Support Product and Engineering leadership in making clear decisions that promote well-defined, timely, usable releases across multiple spaces in Merchandising
Work directly with several IC designers and UX Managers in multiple cross-functional teams to communicate and find opportunities to build integrated solutions across the merchandising space
Evolve the merchandising and the company design strategy, language, and standards
Mentor and help build out the merchandising UX team

UX Lead Designer

The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA

Oct 2019 - Oct 2021
(2 yrs)

Partner with Product, Development, other UX resources and business stakeholders across products to align multiple experiences in a domain
Clearly communicate and drive value of UX within the experience
Drive vision and purpose: Combine user research with OKRs of partners to clearly articulate the vision of their experiences and drive alignment with partners in solutions across products and experiences
Display of situational adaptability, ability to step in and drive change in products to better align with user needs or organizational goals
Display of courage and organizational savvy to drive change towards product excellency
Provide UX design artifacts and test usability of assigned product
Oversee delivery of other UX designers
Help UX leadership align resources to products based on skillset and cultural fit
Coach junior resources in UX activities and mentor UX resources for career development

UX Senior Designer

The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA

Feb 2019 - Oct 2019
(8 mos)

Direct the visual appearance of all new features and enhancements on software application
Initiate, suggest, and spearhead major UI redesigns for a more intuitive user-experience on different web and desktop applications
Design elegant and visually effective solutions to complex workflows
Execute interaction design and visual design as a part of a multi-disciplinary workflow
Constantly research technology and user experience trends
Act as “go to” with in-depth knowledge of user interface best practices and standards. Use research-related services, theories and methods to support my recommendations
Take the initiative in providing input and feedback in both departmental discussions and on issues relating to other departments
Develop wireframes, behavioral specifications, and visual design guides
Act as the user-advocate during the development process, subjecting early-stage designs to usability testing or expert review, and offering implementation suggestions from a user-centered perspective

UX Lead Designer

Emergensys Solutions Inc.
Quebec City, Canada

Mar 2015 - Present
(3 yrs 8 mos)

Oversee and provide thought leadership in the development of product focused UX: usefulness, usability, IA, user journeys, visual design, and branding
Help to define and integrate best practices and standards related to UX / IA across platforms for several products
Oversee the development of UX through user testing to ensure quality and execution of the original intent and business strategy
Document designs in scenarios, workflows, site architectures, interaction, prototypes and wireframes
Collaborate with product owners and technology teams to create and develop thoughtful UX and IA
Help manage and develop the organizational structure for the UX team

UX Designer

Emergensys Solutions Inc.
Quebec City, Canada

Apr 2014 - Mar 2015
(1 yr)

Direct the visual appearance of all new features and enhancements on software application
Initiate, suggest, and spearhead major UI re-factorings for a more intuitive user-experience on different web and desktop applications
Design elegant and visually effective solutions to complex workflows
Execute interaction design and visual design as a part of a multi-disciplinary workflow
Constant research technology and user experience trends
Act as “go to” with in-depth knowledge of user interface best practices and standards. Use research-related services, theories and methods to support my recommendations
Take the initiative in providing input and feedback in both departmental discussions and on issues relating to other departments
Develop wireframes, behavioral specifications and visual design guides
Act as the user-advocate during the development process, subjecting early-stage designs to usability testing or expert review, and offering implementation suggestions from a user-centered perspective

UX Designer & Art Director

Chevalier Design

Jan 2006 - Jul 2015
(9 yrs 7 mos)

Create and coordinate online and offline advertising campaigns
Coordinate and collaborate with virtual development teams
Remotely communicate with clients and suppliers
Create materials for different platforms
Create art direction for websites and applications
Participate in meetings with clients and communicate visual ideas in a precise and easy-to-understand manner
Create and coordinate stunning visual presentations for corporate and sales events

Photography Teacher & Graphic Designer

École des Arts de la Rive-Sud

Apr 2011 - Aug 2012
(2 yrs 5 mos)

Teach photo basics comprehension
Studio and lighting techniques studies
Teach photography and image treatment
Renew the school visual identity and website

Design Professor

Centro Universitário Ibero-Americano (Unibero)

Feb 2007 - Dec 2009
(2 yrs 11 mos)

Teach several Design courses, including Art Direction for Web, Theory of Visual Composition, Motion Graphics and Video Editing
Prepare teaching materials and presentations
Oversee the development of UX through user testing to ensure quality and execution of the original intent and business strategy
Presenting lectures on different topics of Graphic Design

Video Editor & Motion Graphic Designer

Videografik

Apr 2005 - Jan 2006
(9 mos)

Follow and assist the video shootings on location
Digital Video Editing
Create 2D Motion Graphics content
Prepare visual presentations for clients

Marketing Assistant

Air France KLM

Feb 2002 - Apr 2005
(3 yrs 3 mos)

Create online and offline newsletters for internal and external clients
Introduce new marketing projects to sales teams and create product demos
Communicate new brand guidelines to the marketing team
Create multi-platform content following company’s visual guidelines

Education

Communicating for results

McGill University
School of Continuing Studies

Feb 2017

Understand the impact of communication styles and adapt to different communication audiences
Identify and resolve communication breakdowns
Apply active listening skills and intentional responding techniques to convey empathy and keep communication channels open
Apply techniques to diffuse tension and solve problems in difficult communications
Build trust in relationships
Apply constructive feedback techniques to improve relationships and attain goals

Negotiation Skills

McGill University
School of Continuing Studies

Oct 2016

Key negotiation terms and their importance in real life negotiations
The fundamentals of contract negotiations
How to identify and leverage the ability to influence in the context of both professional and personal, everyday situations
How to structure arguments in your favour

UX Research Certification

Akendi

Sep 2015

Know what tools and techniques are ideal for collecting user experience requirements
Create an effective research approach
Focus the experience research to guide experience design direction and development efforts
Effectively manage experience research contractors
Learn what experience mapping of customer journeys and user journeys are
Gain an understanding of Experience Mapping Techniques and Principles
How to use experience maps as a tool for organisational change
Know what is Usability testing and how it fits in the UX design process
How to Identify and recruit appropriate user test participants
Facilitate test sessions & Analyze test data
Turning usability test results into recommendations

UX Design Certification

Akendi

Nov 2014

Information Architecture Principles
User Behaviour and Information Architecture
Information Structures
Test your IA with end users
Building IA principles into the design processes of your organisation
Interaction Design Principles
Interaction Design Methodologies
Building Interaction Design principles into the design processes of your organisation
The ability to apply visual design principles and elements to enhance usability in information design and interaction design
An overview of visual design theory
Visual design techniques that emotionally enhance engagement
The tools to create a visual language
Guidelines for understanding, creating and implementing style guides

Conflict Resolution

McGill University
School of Continuing Studies

Oct 2014

How to listen to others in ways that facilitate resolving, or at least managing conflicts
How to approach difficult situations with a solution-oriented mindset
How to address the emotional responses of others
How to develop methods of creating a dialogue around interests rather than positions
How to influence relatively positive outcomes for both parties
Techniques on how to avoid future conflicts

User Experience & Ergonomy

ETS Montreal

Oct 2014

Foundations of ergonomics
Information Architecture
Card sorting
Know users and their context
Personas creation
Understanding user tasks
Usability tests, surveys and focus groups

Art & Science of Animation

Université Laval

Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

Photographie: Langage de Base
Production en Animation
Image Numérique en Animation
Dessin et Création
Méthodologie en Animation

Cinema, Animation and Comics

Mackenzie University
Post-Graduation Studies

Aug 2005 - Jul 2006

Photographie: Langage de Base
Production en Animation
Image Numérique en Animation
Dessin et Création
Méthodologie en Animation

Marketing and Creative Advertising

Mackenzie University
Bachelor’s Degree

Jul 2001 - Jul 2005

Creative advertising
Consumer behavior and culture
Marketing & Communication strategic planning
Art direction
Advertising copy

Volunteer

Mentorship program

Service de Placement de l’Universitê Laval

Nov 2018

The Mentorship Program of the Service de Placement de l'Université Laval (SPLA) pairs students with experienced professionals in the job market in order to help students:

Better know their future profession
Develop their professional network
Discover the work environment and working conditions
Validate their career choice
Better understand the requirements and the reality of the labor market
Improve their job search strategies

Photo retouching

Help Portrait
Club Photo Dimension

Dec 2013

Retouch photos taken by other photographers
Prepare photos for print
Assist other photographers with models and lighting equipment

Photo retouching

Help Portrait
Club Photo Dimension

Dec 2012

Retouch photos taken by other photographers
Prepare photos for print
Assist other photographers with models and lighting equipment

Languages

English (Fluent)
French (Fluent)
Portuguese (Fluent)
Spanish (Beginner)
Italian (Basic knowledge)