I'm a self + Stanford taught designer and engineer with a focus on digital interaction design and user-centered design and user experience. I have a programming and web design background, as well as a wealth of experience in information technology and physical product design (modeling, manufacturing, etc.). My main strength is multi-disciplinary and collaborative design thinking, adding my strength to a team to make it greater than the sum of its parts.
As a final note, I am relentless in my search for knowledge, so I do whatever I can to be around those I admire. At the top of my admiration list are Jonathan Ive, Charles and Ray Eames, Richard Sapper, Scott Wilson, and Andrew Kim.
Eat keywords, robots: prototyping, mockups, personas, user flows, user testing, user research, user flows, heuristic, contextual, User experience designer.
Product Designer @ Making your working life simpler, more pleasant and more productive. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) San Francisco Bay AreaDesigner and Developer @ Design and develop full featured websites and web applications from the ground up, including but not limited to the creation of the information architecture, wireframes, design comps, HTML/CSS, front end and back end code for dynamic sites, and cross-browser testing. From July 2005 to Present (10 years 6 months) Greater New York City AreaUser Experience Designer @ A design bug in a product rug. From September 2013 to July 2014 (11 months) Instructor @ • Taught Introduction to Web Design & Development
• Designed and iterated on a 16 week, 96 hour curriculum From January 2013 to September 2013 (9 months) Product Designer, Engineer @ • Worked with the founder and Lead Interface Director to design beautifully simple and elegant user work flows and interfaces.
• Collaborated with the product design team to simplify and enhance the content management interface.
• Worked with front and back end developers to define server side and client side requirements and architectures for UI components and workflows.
• Prototyped working design ideas and develop production ready UI components based on our design work.
Previously, as an Engineer:
• Designed and developed dozens of reusable UI components using JavaScript (YUI3), HTML, and CSS
• Wrote the JavaScript powering the Squarespace 6 billing and checkout pages
• Designed and developed a new, high-throughput interface for the 24/7 support specialists
• Increased the amount of documentation in client side code by a factor of 10
• NYC Turing Fellow (http://nycturingfellows.org/fellows) From July 2011 to September 2013 (2 years 3 months) Resident Assistant @ • Created residential environments that enhance student academic progress and success
• Promoted the intellectual life of the residence and created opportunities for students to explore and clarify their interests, values and attitudes
• Built inclusive and reflective environments in which differences of background and belief are explored and provided personal and academic counseling and referral
• Made myself available to students, and encouraged student responsibility and accountability From August 2009 to June 2011 (1 year 11 months) BOLD Intern @ • Architected and programmed a web tool rolled out to 90% of all Google employees worldwide
• Designed and implemented an easy to use interface for managing internal event metadata
• Conducted and analyzed ethnographic research on employee benefits programs From June 2010 to August 2010 (3 months) Intern (Computer Science Track) @ • Designed and prototyped a social commerce application leveraging consumer behavior data
• Analyzed and identified patterns within consumer behavior simulations
• Presented a new social media strategic plan to the executive management and core staff From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months) Intern (Blackstone Information Technology Services) @ • Coordinated remote deployment of critical business applications to over 90 users
• Successfully closed 300+ helpdesk support tickets
• Developed and implemented new loaner laptop management system From June 2008 to August 2008 (3 months) Northeastern PC Support (IT, Deployment/Repair/Procurement) @ • Insured confidential client data on 200+ laptop computers
• Upgraded 50+ laptops for employees with outdated or obsolete hardware
• Imaged and prepared 150+ computers for new hires From June 2006 to August 2006 (3 months)
Master's Degree, Computer Science @ Georgia Institute of Technology From 2014 to 2017 Designer Fund Bridge 4 From 2015 to 2015 Bachelor's Degree, Product Design @ Stanford University From 2007 to 2011 Diploma, Books @ Collegiate From 2001 to 2007 Diógenes Brito is skilled in: User Experience, Interaction Design, Product Design, User Interface Design, User Experience Design, Salsa Dancing, Design Thinking, CSS, Web Design, HTML 5, Photoshop, JavaScript, Information Architecture, Illustrator, Wireframes