I've been working at the intersection of design, engineering and information across different media for almost two decades. At Amazon Devices & Services, I prototyped what new Alexa and Echo experiences could feel like before they existed. As a technical designer, I built proofs of concept for multimodal interfaces, spatial scanning and mapping, and conversational agents — and developed internal tools that allowed designers to preview, iterate, and share their own ideas. I've also worked as a consultant for companies like Natura - in this case, on an interface that created personalized messages to engrave on gifts using a drawing machine

In Research and Design, I'm interested in exploring how unconscious associations between senses can make interfaces feel naturally intuitive — personal on the level of body memory. During my Masters at MIT Media Lab, I explored and researched cross-sensory conceptual associations: shapes and sounds, smells and audio narratives, touch and animation, vision and body motion. On the materials side, I also worked on conformable and stretchable electronics, using fabric, polymers, and liquid metal to build interfaces that bend and adapt to surfaces or manipulation. In 2010, I wrote and published a book on the History of Typography in the first century of book printing.

Outside of client work, I build and share things connected to my own interests. I am energized by direct feedback, iterating from how people use what I make. As a tabletop RPG player myself, I developed a few open source modules for Foundry VTT, focused on improving the experience of game masters and adapting the platform for mobile play. They're used by thousands of people to run their games each week. I am also interested in health and biosensing — one of my personal projects explored the use of conversational assistants to help people monitor fluctuations of glucose and understand how daily habits affect their health.

Alongside digital work, I like to explore arts, crafts, and fabrication — working with materials directly is how I stay close to the physical side of design. In design school years I had some contact with woodwork, and some years ago I started studying sculpture in plasticine — it's almost meditative to slowly give shape to a character, understanding its parts as I build. I also like to practice drawing, vector illustration and animation, and I am comfortable in the fab lab with 3D printing, laser cutting, mold making and basic electronics.

I've worked for many years in Media Publishing – journalism, books, comics and magazines. Much of that work focused on producing interactive narratives and data stories with layers of information, exploration and engagement. I was involved in nearly every stage of production – from content planning and format decisions to designing and coding interactive interfaces – all at the fast pace that news and storytelling demand. I've also taught development of interactive narratives and data vis to journalists at Insper, a leading institution in Brazil.