Gabriel Costa
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Product Designer | I Translating business ideas into products
Wisconsin, United States
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Jobs
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- BUX DesignerBrafton IncOct 2025 - Current (10 months)
Product designerPadSplitJun 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 5 months)ABOUT THE COMPANY PadSplit is a coliving startup that transforms hosts’ properties into affordable, community-driven housing for people of all ages and backgrounds. Its mission is to make living more accessible and sustainable, one room at a time. MY ROLE • Collaborated closely with product managers and developers to design solutions that improved user experience and drove key growth metrics. • Focused on features supporting host growth and referrals, ensuring the platform’s value was clear and scalable. • Translated stakeholder goals and business needs into sustainable, user-centered experiences. • Designed systems and workflows that adapt to the needs of hosts across varying property sizes, from small individual owners to large-scale ope- EProduct DesignerEspartaMar 2024 - Jun 2024 (4 months)ABOUT THE COMPANY Esparta is a third-party software development company focused on designing and developing digital solutions for clients in the retail and finance sector. MY ROLE • Design intuitive and appealing interfaces for digital products such as websites, apps, and systems. • Utilize design best practices and guidelines to guarantee usability. • Oversee the development process assuring the quality of the final product • Document flows, processes, guidelines, and design systems to achieve consistency across multiple products
- FFreelance product designerFlash ComputingAug 2023 - Aug 2025 (2 years 1 month)ABOUT THE COMPANY Flash Computing is a third-party software development company based in the US, focused on designing and developing websites for clients. MY ROLE • Do market and user research about the client's competitors and users • Manage website design and redesign projects. • Design full-scale websites for both mobile and desktop • Design and maintain design systems and guidelines
- CUX DesignerCarbonautMay 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 10 months)ABOUT THE COMPANY Carbonaut is a software development company focused on designing and developing high-quality applications for clients around the world. MY ROLE • Worked on projects in the healthcare, education, and retail field. • Manage large-scale app design projects • Conducted qualitative and quantitative exploratory research to drive innovation for clients • Established design and research guidelines and processes to aid us in optimizing our (and our client's) workflow. • Designed product interfaces, visual identity, and brand • Designed and maintained design systems and guidelines • Oversaw the development of features and products together with the developers to guarantee quality MY BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT At Carbonaut I lead the desi
- LUser experience designerLuminos TechnologySep 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 9 months)ABOUT THE COMPANY Luminos Technology is a third-party software development company focused on high-quality digital product design and development. MY ROLE • Designed systems for client startup projects consisting of marketplaces, games, and social media platforms. • I spearheaded the implementation of new digital tools, optimizing work processes and boosting team productivity. • I oversaw the development of client products to guarantee quality standards
- AGraphic design InternAtma CriativaApr 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year 1 month)ABOUT THE COMPANY Atma Criativa is a social media marketing agency MY ROLE • Designed social media posts • Editing images and mockups of products • Designed visual identities and brands for clients
- JDesignerJunior DesignFeb 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 3 months)ABOUT THE COMPANY Junior Design is the junior company from UFPR University focused on taking on various projects in the design field and enabling new upcoming designer to have their first real-world project experience. Fun fact: Junior Design is the first design junior company in the world. MY ROLE • Took part in graphic design projects focusing on learning design fundamentals and best practices. • Was introduced to many different design tools and processes I still use to this day • Managed projects, fellow students, and clients • Met the love of my life :)
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- CPós-graduação Lato Sensu - MBA, UX research, Operações em Pesquisa e Liderança em Design, Design GráficoCentro Universitário de Tecnologia de Curitiba UNIFATECApr 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 7 months)MBA de UX Design & User Research organizado pelo UX Unicórnio em parceria com a Toronto School of Management.
- CPós-graduação Lato Sensu - MBA, UX research, Operações em Pesquisa e Liderança em Design, Graphic DesignCentro Universitário de Tecnologia de Curitiba UNIFATECJan 2023 - Dec 2024 (2 years)MBA de UX Design & User Research organizado pelo UX Unicórnio em parceria com a Toronto School of Management.
- Design Gráfico, Design GráficoUniversidade Federal do ParanáJan 2017 - Dec 2021 (5 years)
- Design Gráfico, Graphic DesignUniversidade Federal do ParanáJan 2017 - Dec 2021 (5 years)