Rafael Luiz Carvalho

Rafael Luiz Carvalho has a diverse work experience spanning over 17 years. Rafael Luiz started their career as a Graphic Designer and Web Designer at the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Rafael Luiz then worked as a Lift Operator at Mountain Creek Resort before becoming a Specialist Literature Salesman at Saraiva.

In 2008, Rafael joined Autocorp as a Web Designer and Graphic Designer where they were responsible for developing visual designs for Autocorp system templates.

In 2009, they joined FIESC - Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Santa Catarina as a Marketing Analyst and Web Designer. During their tenure, Rafael successfully completed the Sistema FIESC website project, focusing on responsiveness, intuitive navigation, and content organization.

From 2013 to 2015, Rafael worked at labbo digital as a Web Designer, actively creating graphical interfaces, websites, and applications. Rafael Luiz gained experience in creating layouts, prototypes, wireframes, and WordPress development.

Rafael joined Balik - Design Estratégico in 2017 as a Design Sprint Master, Web Designer (UX, UI), and Graphic Designer. Rafael Luiz introduced the Design Sprint methodology at the company, implementing the process in SESI units across multiple Brazilian states.

From 2020, Rafael has had two roles. First, at Involves, they served as a Web Designer Pleno, where they developed and adapted websites for their main products. Rafael Luiz also worked on the website for the "Involves Experience," acting as a WordPress developer. Additionally, they designed pages for the institutional website and created the Hubspot theme for landing pages.

Currently, Rafael is employed at Ahgora Sistemas as a Product Designer II, starting in September 2020. No end date is given, indicating they are currently working there.

Rafael Luiz Carvalho has a diverse education history. Rafael Luiz obtained a Lato Sensu Graduate Program - Specialization degree in Master's in Digital Product Design - UX/UI from Anhanguera Educacional, attending from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, they completed a Graduate Program in Interaction Design from the Instituto Faber-Ludens of Interaction Design, attending from 2010 to 2011.

For their undergraduate education, Rafael attended the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina from 2003 to 2009, obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design. In addition, they received a High School Diploma in Information Technology Technician from UniSociesc Centro Universitário, completing their studies from 1995 to 1999.

Apart from their formal education, Rafael also has several certifications to further enhance their skills and knowledge. Rafael Luiz completed courses such as Data Analytics: Graph Analytics, UX Foundations: Style Guides and Design Systems, Universal Principles of Design, Improve Your UX Design Skills, Become a User Experience Designer, Concept Visualization, Graphic Facilitation for Productive Team Meetings, Improve Your UX Prototyping Skills, Advance Your Skills as a User Experience Researcher, Interaction Design: Structure, Learning Adobe XD, UX Foundations: Storytelling, Unconscious Bias. These certifications were obtained from LinkedIn and cover various aspects of design and user experience.

In the past, Rafael also pursued other certifications. Rafael Luiz completed Introduction to Data Science, Python for Data Science, and Statistics 101 from IBM in 2019. Additionally, they obtained certifications in Oratória - Teoria e Prática from Curso Beta in 2019 and Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM in 2018. Rafael also completed the AJ&Smart and Jake Knapp - Design Sprint Masterclass from AJ&Smart GmbH and Scrum Fundamentals Certified from SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile, both in 2018.