Natacha Gonçalves

Senior UI/UX Designer and Project Consultant

Berlin, Germany
Specialize in user experience, interface and interaction. In-depth knowledge of app, software and platform development.

Consolidated background knowledge of fine arts, graphic design, video editing and coding.

With over 11 years of industry experience in top leading companies such as Bayer Healthcare, Novartis and Roche.

Close collaborating with start-ups for the past 6 years in England, Germany and Portugal.

Work Experience

Freelancer

Senior UI/UX Designer and Project Consultant

Supervise Design, Marketing & Development teams
Define yearly targets
Manage project & timelines
Write SOPs & best practices
Lead project concepts, user interviews & testing
Speaker at internal events & workshops
Prototyping & Quality control
Mentoring



Company / Organization

- Notebooksbilliger.de
- Medloop Technologies GmbH
- Pathology and Molecular Immunology Institute
- National Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- iNOVA4Health | Translational Medicine Program
- Investigation and Health Innovation Institute
- Experimental Biology and Technology Institute
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
- University of Medicine of Oporto | Cardiovascular Investigation and Development Department
- University of Aveiro | Organic Chemistry, Natural Products and Agro-Food
February 2017 - Present Germany

GUUEY GmbH

Head of Global Design and Development

Supervise Design, Marketing & Development teams
Define yearly targets
Stipulate creative strategies & budgets
Manage project, timelines & resources
Write SOPs & best practices
Lead project concepts, user interviews & testing
Speaker at internal, external events & workshops
Prototyping & Quality control
January 2014 - January 2017 Germany

Bayer HealthCare

Senior UI/UX Designer

Design user experience
Write user research, objectives & requirements
Usability testing & Interviews
Identify and troubleshoot UX problems
Design Storyboards, wireframes, process flows, sitemaps
Design and Develop original UI mockups & prototypes
January 2014 - December 2014 United Kingdom

Pharmiweb

UI/UX Digital Designer

Design User experience
Design wireframes, prototypes, user flow diagrams & sitemaps
Design graphic user interface elements
Develop UI mockups and prototypes
March 2013 - December 2013 United Kingdom

Há Design

Studio Director

Manage project timelines, analysis & reviews
Write & implement SOPs
Develop project briefs & ideas
Consolidating client needs
Budget & resources administration
Design and creative direction
March 2011 - March 2013 Portugal

Its Color

Design Project Manager & Web Designer

Website design
Design wireframes, prototypes, user flow diagrams & sitemaps
Manage projects, budgets, contracts and vendors
Create of workflow processes
March 2010 - March 2011 Portugal

Lanteri Serra

Art Director of DolceVita Magazine

Design & develop the look of the online and offline publication
Review & approve designs and assets
Coordinate activities of creative & print departments
Present designs for final approval
February 2009 - March 2010 Portugal

Freelance

Creative Designer

Design online & offline Branding, Marketing and Advertising
Produce webdesign concepts, wireframes & sitemaps
Coordinate services of outside vendors
Oversee the development and printing processes
July 2005 - February 2009 Portugal

Education

Escola Superior De Estudos Industriais E De Gestão

Graduation in Graphic Design and Advertising

September 2007 - September 2010 Porto, Portugal

Languages

Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Spanish (Fluent),
German (Conversational),

Skills

Adobe Acrobat Professional, ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS CS4 , Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Master Collection, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, Advertising, Axure, Brand Development, CSS, Design Systems, FontLab Studio, Google Material Design, Graphic Designer, HTML5, Information Architecture, Invision App, Invision App, Invision Studio, JavaScript, Joomla!, MAC Platform, Marketing, Marketing Design, Microsoft Office Suite, Photographer, PHP/MySQL, Printing Processes, Proto.io, Sales, Sketch, Sketch, Typeface Design, UI/UX, Web Designer, Web Development, Web Programming, Wireframing,

Services

- UX design
- UI Design
- Branding Strategy
- Project Consulting
- Project strategist
- Project Guidance
- Mentoring one-o'-one & groups
- Marketing incorporation in online products
- Writing of App, Platform and Software specifications
- Company tech upgrade
- Writing of business planing