Joao Castro Pereira

Joao Castro Pereira has worked in various roles since 1995. Joao started as an Action Sports Photographer in 1995 as a freelancer. In 2008, they became a Lecturer at Universidade Europeia. From 2013 to 2014, they worked as a Freelancer in Project and Production Management for MVC, Publicidade e Serviços. In 2014, they were an IT Consultant for Caravela Alimentação S.A. and a Lecturer on mobile devices and usability for iTeachU.LX. From 2015 to 2017, they were a Senior Lecturer at IADE - Creative University and a Computer Graphics Instructor at Restart - Instituto de Criatividade Artes e Novas Tecnologias. From 2017 to 2019, they were the Lead UX Designer at ITEN Solutions. Since 2019, they have been the Head Of Design at VAKT Global Ltd, where they are responsible for mapping customer journeys, conducting user interviews, managing user research, creating design solutions, and collaborating with engineers, developers, and product managers to implement the solutions. Joao is also responsible for designing and building the company webpage, including maintenance, using Webflow.

Joao Castro Pereira's education history includes a Phd in Digital Media from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2013-2017), a Post Graduate degree in Design Studies from Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa (2012-2013), a Master's degree in Industrial and Product Design from Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa (1998-2005), and a High School degree from Rainha d. Amelia (1997-1998). Joao also has numerous certifications, including Complete Introduction to Google Data Studio 2022 Edition from Udemy (obtained in April 2022), Security Awareness Training from Udemy (obtained in July 2020), Blockchain for Business 2020: The new industrial revolution from Udemy (obtained in June 2020), How to Build Habit-Forming Products from Udemy (obtained in May 2020), LEARN THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS AND MINDSETS OF DESIGN THINKING from IDEO (obtained in April 2020), GDPR In One Hour - The Basic Facts from Udemy (obtained in December 2019), Intro to iOS App Development with Swift from Udacity (obtained in March 2018), Swift for Beginners from Udacity (obtained in February 2018), Especialista em Design / Design Specialist from Universidade Europeia (obtained in January 2015), and CAP / CCP Instructor from IEFP (obtained in 2005).