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Hi, I’m Afonso Menezes, a Senior UX/UI Designer focused on building scalable design systems, UX strategy, and accessibility across global teams. I enjoy turning complex requirements into intuitive interfaces and collaborating with engineers and product teams around the world to deliver enterprise-grade experiences. As a leader, I’ve guided design initiatives from heuristic evaluations to design system rollouts, accelerating delivery and helping win major clients. I value cross-disciplinary collaboration, rapid prototyping, and inclusive design that works for people with diverse abilities.…Hi, I’m Afonso Menezes, a Senior UX/UI Designer focused on building scalable design systems, UX strategy, and accessibility across global teams. I enjoy turning complex requirements into intuitive interfaces and collaborating with engineers and product teams around the world to deliver enterprise-grade experiences. As a leader, I’ve guided design initiatives from heuristic evaluations to design system rollouts, accelerating delivery and helping win major clients. I value cross-disciplinary collaboration, rapid prototyping, and inclusive design that works for people with diverse abilities.

Afonso Menezes

UX Designer, UI Designer, Web Designer, +3

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Hi, I’m Afonso Menezes, a Senior UX/UI Designer focused on building scalable design systems, UX strategy, and accessibility across global teams. I enjoy turning complex requirements into intuitive interfaces and collaborating with engineers and product teams around the world to deliver enterprise-grade experiences. As a leader, I’ve guided design initiatives from heuristic evaluations to design system rollouts, accelerating delivery and helping win major clients. I value cross-disciplinary collaboration, rapid prototyping, and inclusive design that works for people with diverse abilities.…Hi, I’m Afonso Menezes, a Senior UX/UI Designer focused on building scalable design systems, UX strategy, and accessibility across global teams. I enjoy turning complex requirements into intuitive interfaces and collaborating with engineers and product teams around the world to deliver enterprise-grade experiences. As a leader, I’ve guided design initiatives from heuristic evaluations to design system rollouts, accelerating delivery and helping win major clients. I value cross-disciplinary collaboration, rapid prototyping, and inclusive design that works for people with diverse abilities.

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Hi, I’m Afonso Menezes, a Senior UX/UI Designer focused on building scalable design systems, UX strategy, and accessibility across global teams. I enjoy turning complex requirements into intuitive interfaces and collaborating with engineers and product teams around the world to deliver enterprise-grade experiences.

As a leader, I’ve guided design initiatives from heuristic evaluations to design system rollouts, accelerating delivery and helping win major clients. I value cross-disciplinary collaboration, rapid prototyping, and inclusive design that works for people with diverse abilities.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Portuguese

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Work Experience

Lead UX & UI Designer at Tekzenit

December 1, 2023 - November 5, 2025

Performed heuristic and competitive evaluations for a major social media / big tech company, improving user support flows and self-service tools; redesigned a U.S. utility construction intranet into a web-based platform for contractors and operations teams; led client-facing UX strategy and aligned outcomes to product roadmaps.

UX & UI Designer at Tasting Design

December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023

Designed and implemented a scalable design system for a rental intranet platform, enabling ~30% faster development; contributed to the company’s acquisition by Tekzenit and was promoted for leadership and delivery impact.

UX & UI Designer at Freelance

January 1, 2023 - November 5, 2025

End-to-end design consultancy: user research, UI design, and low-code website builds for artists, photographers, and startups. Built accessible, responsive websites and documented handoffs for developers.

Junior UX & UI Designer at Mosano

December 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022

Contributed to a safety-critical aerospace project, redesigning the control interface for an aircraft manufacturer, turning research into wireframes and visual components, and working within a complex design system. Delivered digital products for charities, real estate, and healthcare apps; designed data analytics dashboards for a solar energy monitoring app, supported agile teams and sprint-based deliveries.