MARI

Lead Digital Product Designer • Individual Contributor
With vast experience in Banking and Financial Services.

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As a thorough, intuitive, and uncommonly analytical designer with a rainforest brain, I dig deep to uncover patterns that others can't see.

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My personal goal is to try at least two new things every year to feed my adventurous soul.

I'm now learning music and how to play the Ukulele.

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My values:

Trust: others, the process, life.
Courage: to feel uncomfortable, to do the right thing and stand true to my values.

When I’m not designing, I am possibly:
• Swimming
• Playing the Ukulele
• Feeding my curious mind with Audiobooks
• Walking outside
• Having lots of fun with my family
• Chilling in a hammock -- if it's not winter. Good luck with that in Canada!

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I was born and raised in the tropical weather of Brazil, and now I am living
(and chilling!) in Waterloo, Canada.

My passion for designing things started when I was a child. I would meticulously design houses and floor plans for my family and friends. I really wanted to be an Architect!

However, the winds blew in a different direction and I decided to study Communication. Once graduated, I worked in e-Learning, Web Design and Development, Digital Project Management and Digital Consulting.

As a Consultant, I landed a project that required a UX/UI Designer and... bam! Love at first sight! Or, at first UX work.

Fast forward to today: I now have 15+ years of experience in a variety of roles in digital, having focused on UX Design for the last 8. I devote my heart to helping people achieve their goals by making things simple and crafting thoughtful and delightful digital experiences that help improve connection and trust.

What else makes my work stand out?
The application of principles that I have learned over the years in other areas as well, such as Communication (obviously!), Psychology, Anthropology, Architecture, Semiotics, Behavioural Science, and more.

I design for people since I was a child

More about me

My recipe for success

By asking why, analyzing data, doing research, and talking to people.

Uncover the root cause for things

Collaborate and have a shared vision

By identifying and involving key stakeholders early in the design process and bringing them together.

Welcome mistakes and change direction

By accepting that some things just don't work the way we expect. By being open to steer fast and get back on track.

+ Have fun!

Embrace ambiguity and complexity

By listening to others to find common ground for final decisions.

Who's MARI?

A human being who happens to draw stuff. A mom of a cat. A person who cannot hold a formal conversation, as they have an actual allergy for that, but please, do not ask for a doctor's notice on this one.

EDUCATION

2015-2018
Graphic design communication
Bertley's Design College

2019-2021
Masters in Illustration
Grimm's Academy of Arts

School, but who cares, right.

EXPERIENCE

2017-2018
Set designer
Magical Temple

2019
Graphic designer
Flavio's Design Studio

2019-2020
Graphic designer
Social Media Boom

2021-present
Graphic designer
Kyro