Carlos Costa
10+ Apps
0→1 designed & shipped over the years.
250M+ users impacted
by products I’ve collaborated.
Up to 81% ↑ revenue
uplift on products I’ve designed for.
45% faster
ideation & delivery by applied DesignOps.
Hands-on Lead UI/UX & Product Designer with proven record of driving measurable impact, boosting conversions, retention, usability and leading high-performing teams & scalable design processes aligning user needs with business goals.
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skills & competencies
UX/UI & Product Design
- 0→1 Product design.
- User Research, Personas, Journey Mapping, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Prototyping, Usability and A/B Testing, User interviews.
- Design Systems, UI Design, Copywriting, Accessibility (WCAG), Visual Design & Art Direction, Branding, Typography, Motion & Micro-interactions.
Design Leadership
- Build, manage, mentor and scale design teams.
- Foster ownership and cross-functional collaboration.
- DesignOps and process optimization.
Agentic & Generative AI
- Prompt engineering.
- Task automation, fast ideation, synthesizing user research.
- Documentation and annotation.
Strategy & Collaboration
- Road-mapping, Requirements Gathering, Agile/Scrum, Stakeholder Management, KPIs & Metrics.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration and alignment.
- Balancing business and user needs.
- Translating high-level requirements into clear actionable taskss and outcomes.
Experience & Studies
Experience
Design Lead / Senior UI/UX & Product Designer
Docler Holding Luxembourg • jun 2017 – Dec 2025
Senior UI/UX Designer & Digital Consultant
Self employed • nov 2013 – jun 2017
Lead UI/UX and Product Designer
Akatus • oct 2012 – nov 2013
Design and Creative Director
WebTraffic • feb 2007 – sep 2012
Senior UI/UX Designer
Mercadolivre.com • may 2000 – feb 2007
Junior Designer
Botelho Propaganda • jul 1998 – apr 2000
Certifications
2025
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT.
Vanderbilt University
Generative AI Deep Research: Strategic AI Edge for Leaders.
Vanderbilt University
Generative AI Strategic Leader.
Vanderbilt University
Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders.
Vanderbilt University
Google AI Essentials Specialization.
Maximize Productivity With AI Tools.
Google
Stay Ahead of the AI Curve.
Google
2024
Leadership Quest Program.
Byborg Enterprises
2020
Leading Teams in the Digital Age.
Hyper Island
2019
Mobile UX Design.
Interaction Design Foundation
Create Intuitive Products by Imitating Physicality.
Interaction Design Foundation
Education
2004 – 2006
Postgraduate in Digital Design
Belas Artes University / BR
1997 – 2000
Bachelor in Advertising & Marketing
Metodista University / BR
1996 – 1998
Graduate Graphic Design and Illustration
Panamericana School of Art / BR
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