IT'S ALL ABOUT UX, TECH, BIZ & PEOPLE.

Hello, I'm LEONARDO DE OLIVEIRA and I lead Design and Digital Product Teams, looking after user-centric and impact driven solutions for the world.

I work with agile teams, leading efforts in design/UX, research, tech and people for positive impact 💛. Some of my current or past roles include: Lead UX Designer, Academic Researcher (Master's Degree - Design), Lecturer, Speaker, Consultant, Manager and Creator.

Most relevant talks & courses

🇺🇸 The Design of Data Science
at TDC Connection - International Data Track (2021)
🇨🇴 Design/UX Research: What should the market learn from academia?
at Interaction Latin America - ILA Medellín | Colombia (2019)
🇧🇷 Data and Design for Education
at UX Talk19 (2019)
🇧🇷 Data Science: Behind the scenes (Pannel)
at TDC SP - Data Science Track (2020)
🇧🇷 Study Sessions: Rethinking Education Experience
at CIAED ABED (2020)
🇧🇷 Course | SKILL_UX além da tela
at Coolhow (2021 | Closed)
🇧🇷 Course | Design e negócios: Inovação orientada pelo design
at PUC Minas (2019 | Open)
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🇧🇷 Course | SKILL_UX para além da tela | Oferta 2
at Coolhow (2021 | Open)
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Latest media appearances

Roles

Current Roles

Lead Design Ops & Lead UX Designer/ Coordinator

at YDUQS (2021 - present)

Leads design ops initiatives, organizing how designers collaborate, deliver and impact our users and organization. As such, is responsible for the constant improvement and scaling of design through the collaboration between Research Ops, Content Ops and Design System Ops teams. Also manages a team of 7+ designers in the User Acquisition/ Market Tribe, driving digital products and business performance. Responsibilities include team building, recruiting, mentoring, team managing, as well as promoting a strong design culture, purpose, deliverables' quality and a safe environment for team members to express their unique perspectives, show their potential and shine.

Co-founder and Creator

at mimimidias (2017 - present)

Co-founder, manager, writer, editor, designer and content creator at mimimidias (videos, podcast and streaming). The project goal is to promote science/ academic and media literacy, explaining complex subjects in a light, relatable and provocative manner, therefore contributing to the fight against scientific denial and fake news. Other creators include Tavos Silva (PhD candidate) and Clara Matheus (PhD candidate).

Lecturer - Professional post-graduate degree

at PUC Minas (2019 - present)

Lectures "User Experience Design (UXD)" classes for postgraduate students at Web Full Stack Development professional postgraduate degree. Responsible for presencial classes, digital modality and digital study material (video, text, presentations, tests, etc.) elaboration for the course. Content includes: design methodologies, UX, UI, usability, accessibility, responsivity, customer journey, prototyping, user testing, iteration and more.

Past Roles

Lead UX Designer - UX Department Coordinator
at PUC Minas (2018 - 2020)
Lecturer - Graduate Degree
at INAP (2019)
Co-founder and Creator
at O Zepelim (2017 - 2018)
Consultant - Local Innovation Agent
at Sebrae-MG (2015 - 2017)
Graphic Design Intern
at Commquest Comunicação (2014)
🇫🇷 Art Direction Intern
at Zorba group - Paris/ France (2013)

Education

Academic

Design Master’s Degree

at UEMG (2016 - 2018)
🇫🇷 Master Pro 1 Création et Management Multimédia
at Université Rennes II - France (2012 - 2013)
Graphic Design Bachelor Degree
at UEMG (2009 - 2014)
Visual Arts Bachelor Degree
at UFMG (2009 - 2014)

Certifications

Digital Product Leadership
at Tera (2021)
Introduction to Data Science
at IBM (2020)
Data Science Methodology
at IBM (2020)
What is Data Science
at IBM (2020)
Data-Driven Professionals Development
at Cappra Institute for Data Science (2019)