My work

Now let me take you through my work experience and what I’ve accomplished so far.

01

Product Design

Let’s begin with the first and most crucial pillar, which laid the foundation for the others: Product Design. I currently hold two diplomas in Design and UX/UI, and I have over 5 years of experience working across the entire product design process, both learning and mentoring fellow designers.

Skills and abilities

  • Discover

    Product review

    CSD Matrix

    Benchmarking

    Desk Research

    Usability testing

  • Define

    Personas

    Empathy map

    User Journey

    Jobs to be done

    Affinity diagram

    MoSCoW

  • Develop

    Sitemap

    User flows

    Wireframes

    Prototype

    Accessibility

  • Deliver

    Usability testing

    Hand-off

    Design Review

    Design Critique

    Web Accessibility

  • People skills

    Teamwork

    Flexibility

    Resilience

    Problem-solving

    Leardership

    Mentorship

    Work ethic

    Communication

    Integrity

    Agility

    Creativity

    Organization

    Proactivity

    Critical Thinking

  • Extra skills

    Webflow

    Front-end

    Landing pages

    Social Media

    SEO understanding

    Graphic Design

  • Neonomics AS

    Research, Design and Conception:
    — AI web product
    — Merchant platform’s new feature
    — Internal platform

    Redesign:
    — Developer platform
    — Design System

    Maintenance and improvements:
    — The main web product
    — Design System

  • Descomplica

    Research, Design and Conception:
    — The freemium LMS
    The white label platform
    — Chat moderation platform

    Maintenance and improvements:
    — The main LMS
    — Design system

  • Codeleap

    Research, Design and Conception:
    — Social media app
    — Running track app
    — Housing website and app
    — Mobile quest app game

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graphic Design focused on Digital Marketing

2014 - 2017

ESPM

Lato-sensu Graduate Course

UX Design, Information Architecture and Usability

2018 - 2020

Instituto Infnet

02

People Management

Then my path through Design led me to people management, and I fell in love when I realized the positive impact we can have on people's lives by being providing mentoring, support and creating trust.

  • Neonomics AS

    During this time I’ve been working as a Design Lead and also a manager of 2 designers, I had the opportunity to:
    — Lead the design team through the entire design process, from concept to execution, while aligning user needs with the company objectives to ensure a cohesive design strategy
    — Managed time for project deliveries and created design roadmaps
    — Collaborate with team leaders across departments for project cohesion
    — Provide constructive feedback and mentored designers
    — Encouraged continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team
    — Gathering and implement feedback from stakeholders.
    — Solved complex design challenges with innovative, market-driven solutions
    — Facilitated conflict resolution and fostered a positive team dynamic
    — Set OKRs and supported personal development plans for team members

  • Descomplica

    During the one year I worked as a Design Coordinator and also a manager of 3 designers, I had the opportunity to:
    — Coordinated several different projects, acting as a designer and/or as the designer’s leader
    — Provided regular feedback and supported the team on creating their personal development plan, and as a result they raised significantly their personal score
    — Collaborated closely to the product managers and developers ensuring seamless implementation
    — Encouraged team rituals such as design critiques and solving-problem sessions

Education

Lato-sensu Graduate Course

Leadership and People Management

2022 - 2023

Descomplica

Certification

Leadership and Racial Literacy

2022

>Mover

Certification

Inspiring leadership

2022

Descomplica

Certification

Inclusion & Diversity

2022

Descomplica

Certification

Digital teacher

2021

Descomplica

Certification

Exponential Team Management

2020

Witseed

Certification

Web Accessibility: Learn Best Practices, Tools & Techniques

2020

Udemy

03

Web Accessibility

Accessibility is everything and it’s everywhere, every single person should design and develop thinking with accessibility in mind. All people have the right to live indenpedenly and be happy, so that’s why I focus on respecting our users.

Skills and abilities

  • Design

    — Design based on WCAG
    — Use WCAG checklists
    — Use online tools for a pre test
    — Test with users
    — Run audits and reviews
    — Hand off documentation

  • Support

    — Continuous research
    — Keep updated about the subject
    — Support developers on the way
    — Support inclusion & diversity talks
    — Keep contact with people in the field

  • Mentorship

    — Provide talks and workshops
    — Mentor other designers

  • Neonomics AS

    As a Designer and Leader at Neonomics, I have been having the opportunity to:
    — Run an Accessibility Audit
    — Supported the design and development team with questions and issues related to accessibility
    — Improving the Design System to respect the Accessibility guidelines

  • Descomplica

    For 2 years I worked with a high focus on Accessibility, and I had the experience of:
    — Being the Accessibility Project Owner
    — Provide talks and workshops to the team
    — Supported the design and development team with questions and issues related to accessibility
    — Run Accessibility Audits
    — Designing with accessibility in mind, providing hand-off documentation with accessibility specifications based on WCAG
    — Designed several accessibility features for the main LMS
    — Conducted a research about accessibility in colors and illustrations

  • Gama Academy

    Gama Academy is a startup that offers courses in the technology field. I was invited to give a class on Web Accessibility for the 2021 Product Design course.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graphic Design focused on Digital Marketing

2014 - 2017

ESPM

Lato-sensu Graduate Course

UX Design, Information Architecture and Usability

2018 - 2020

Instituto Infnet

Certification

Leadership and Racial Literacy

2022

>Mover

Certification

Inclusion & Diversity

2022

Descomplica

Certification

Digital teacher

2021

Descomplica

Certification

Digital Accessibility with Marcelo Sales

2021

Mergo User Experience

Certification

Creating accessible interfaces

2020

Aprender Design

Certification

Web Accessibility: Learn Best Practices, Tools & Techniques

2020

Udemy

I truly believe that, for a team to succeed, it needs to have

Collaboration

Trust

Empathy

Communication

Passion to learn

Embrace the changes

Constant feedback

Inspiration

Flexibility

Stay positive

  • Jahde is a highly experienced professional in accessibility. She helped lead the design system, among other projects, with the highest level of quality. She was the person I always went to for questions about how to make my project accessible. Outside of the technical scope, she was always an exceptional leader, knowing how to guide and give her opinion on the project paths we followed. She knows how to manage and give her opinion in a way that made us feel embraced by her feedback. Any team would be lucky to have her leadership. Good luck, Jahde!

    by Victor Ribeiro Santos

    Victor reported directly to Jahde

  • Jahde is an incredible leader with an admirable and careful eye for each person on the team. Her strategic vision makes the process very fluid, always paying attention to details. She is a reference in accessibility, constantly proposing new learning and willing to share knowledge with others. An excellent leader and professional!

    by Isabela Sayuri Caserta

    Isabela reported directly to Jahde

  • I had the opportunity to work with Jahde on a few occasions within Descomplica, both in partner areas and on the team itself. On one of these occasions, I was her leader as PM of the organic growth team. She is extremely responsible and dedicated to her deliverables. Despite specializing in UI/UX, she studied a lot about SEO and crawler accessibility to ensure that the team's deliverables had results in production. In addition to studying the technicalities of SEO, she also got involved in the front-end code side together with the developers, to ensure the best user experience, both on mobile and on the desk. In addition to her technical skills, she has a strong profile for working in teams and product teams. She is a complete professional!

    by Cléo Silva

    Cléo managed Jahde directly

  • I had the opportunity to work with Jahde on a few projects at Descomplica and she is a professional with a very promising future in the Design field. She has solid technical knowledge and is always willing to help her coworkers, providing innovative solutions and delivering quality work within challenging deadlines. I highly recommend Jahde as a professional.

    by Karine Amaral

    Karine worked with Jahde on the same team

  • The fact that Jahde and I work on separate projects and yet manage to collaborate so much says a lot about the professional she is. You know that person who makes you wonder, 'Does she have the same number of hours available in her day as I do?'. It's not just about productivity, it's about responsibility to the user, about care for quality and above all about being a collaborator in the true sense of the word, not just in the corporate definition. A professional passionate about her craft, who manages to inspire those around her and certainly makes a difference not only on a professional level, but also on a personal one.

    by Ian Porrat

    Ian worked with Jahde, but on different teams

  • I have had the opportunity to work directly and indirectly with Jahde over the past two years and I am always amazed by her dedication and concern. No matter how big the challenge, she listens to me calmly and attentively so that we can think together about how to face it. She also shows herself to be a woman who is passionate about knowledge, constantly willing to learn new things and who remains invulnerable to everyday challenges.

    I am very happy knowing that I have Jahde close to me and that I can count on her whenever I need her.

    by Victória Molgado

    Victória worked with Jahde, but on different teams

  • I had the pleasure of meeting Jahde at ESPM and working with her. In addition to being a very kind person, I have no complaints about her as a professional because, in addition to always being quick with her work, she was always willing to learn everything possible to complete it perfectly.

    by Juliana Mencarini

    Juliana worked with Jahde on the same team