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I am Rui Faria, a UX/UI Designer and Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing data-driven solutions across healthcare, aviation, industrial, retail and hospitality industries. I build and maintain Figma design systems and component libraries to reduce handoff friction and improve consistency, and I lead usability testing and prototype validation within agile teams. I enjoy stakeholder interviews and user research to uncover insights and translate them into measurable product outcomes. I thrive in cross-functional environments, collaborating with product and engineering teams to balance constraints with user goals and deliver scalable UX systems. I am seeking product-driven roles to scale UX practices and deliver tangible product outcomes.…I am Rui Faria, a UX/UI Designer and Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing data-driven solutions across healthcare, aviation, industrial, retail and hospitality industries. I build and maintain Figma design systems and component libraries to reduce handoff friction and improve consistency, and I lead usability testing and prototype validation within agile teams. I enjoy stakeholder interviews and user research to uncover insights and translate them into measurable product outcomes. I thrive in cross-functional environments, collaborating with product and engineering teams to balance constraints with user goals and deliver scalable UX systems. I am seeking product-driven roles to scale UX practices and deliver tangible product outcomes.

Rui Faria

UX Designer, UI Designer, Product Designer, +2

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I am Rui Faria, a UX/UI Designer and Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing data-driven solutions across healthcare, aviation, industrial, retail and hospitality industries. I build and maintain Figma design systems and component libraries to reduce handoff friction and improve consistency, and I lead usability testing and prototype validation within agile teams. I enjoy stakeholder interviews and user research to uncover insights and translate them into measurable product outcomes. I thrive in cross-functional environments, collaborating with product and engineering teams to balance constraints with user goals and deliver scalable UX systems. I am seeking product-driven roles to scale UX practices and deliver tangible product outcomes.…I am Rui Faria, a UX/UI Designer and Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing data-driven solutions across healthcare, aviation, industrial, retail and hospitality industries. I build and maintain Figma design systems and component libraries to reduce handoff friction and improve consistency, and I lead usability testing and prototype validation within agile teams. I enjoy stakeholder interviews and user research to uncover insights and translate them into measurable product outcomes. I thrive in cross-functional environments, collaborating with product and engineering teams to balance constraints with user goals and deliver scalable UX systems. I am seeking product-driven roles to scale UX practices and deliver tangible product outcomes.

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I am Rui Faria, a UX/UI Designer and Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing data-driven solutions across healthcare, aviation, industrial, retail and hospitality industries. I build and maintain Figma design systems and component libraries to reduce handoff friction and improve consistency, and I lead usability testing and prototype validation within agile teams. I enjoy stakeholder interviews and user research to uncover insights and translate them into measurable product outcomes.

I thrive in cross-functional environments, collaborating with product and engineering teams to balance constraints with user goals and deliver scalable UX systems. I am seeking product-driven roles to scale UX practices and deliver tangible product outcomes.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Portuguese

Fluent

English

Fluent

German

Intermediate

Work Experience

UX/UI Engineer at Critical Software

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025

Led HMI concept and wireframe design using user-centered methods; standardized UI patterns to improve consistency across product features. Created and maintained design system documentation (tokens, components, variants) to ensure UI consistency and accelerate developer handoffs. Led iterative design critiques, usability testing and stakeholder feedback sessions, refining prototypes and usability. Designed and built an R&D prototype tool to streamline the SDLC requirements phase; used contextual inquiries and interviews to validate developer needs, resulting in a 30% workflow efficiency improvement. Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile Scrum and Waterfall environments, aligning engineering constraints with UX goals.

HMI/UX Designer & Engineering Technician at Siemens

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023

Designed and implemented custom user interfaces for Siemens’ Desigo CC building management platform, applying clear information hierarchy and user-centered principles to improve operator workflows. Developed an internal design system and reusable component library inside the Desigo CC closed-source platform, improving UI consistency, reducing rework, and accelerating interface delivery across projects. Conducted stakeholder interviews and primary user research to identify pain points, refine requirements, and guide feature prioritization across diverse client environments. Collaborated with engineering and project teams under Waterfall and Scrum methodologies to deliver reliable, scalable interface solutions. Managed communication with 50+ clients, providing guidance, onboarding/coaching, and technical support while ensuring feature adoption and satisfaction.