Experiential designer and producer with 9+ years of design experience and a PhD in Arts and Technology. Experience in directing and collaborating with diverse teams to create complex interactive installations, immersive environments, and participatory experiences. My work has been shown in Spain, Denmark, France, New York, Portland, and Dallas. I have 13+ years of experience working as producer and project manager of events, experiential design projects, video (pre, set and post), still (pre, set and post), casting, fundraisers. Because I have worked for several years as both designer and producer, my design work is very aware of the constraints of reality (budgets and schedules), and my production work is focused on guiding the team towards the deadlines and deliverables without losing sight of the creative concept. Through my doctoral work I became an specialist in producing meaningful space-based interactive experiences for visitors and participants. --- **Employment and project experience** **Experiential Associate Designer and Producer** IQ Design May 2023 - present Project management, design, fabrication, installation and iteration of multiple interactive pieces at the Richardson Innovation Quarters Headquarters (IQHQ), in Richardson, Texas. IQHQ houses several University labs and local start ups, and the interactive pieces showcase to visitors the cutting edge work of these labs and groups. **Experiential Designer and Producer** Laboratory for Synthetic and Electronic Poetry (LabSynthE) May 2016 - November 2023 Collaborative work as experiential designer and producer. Main projects: An Imagined Memorial for Unrecorded People (interactive quilt): Creative direction, sewing, design and production of interactive experience (visitors could record their voices as part of the quilt). Radium Girls (interactive audio sculpture): audio production, physical computing, sculpture construction. **Lead Designer** AIDS Quilt Touch May 2016 - December 2020 Lead designer at the twice NEH funded project to digitally preserve and expand the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Lead designer for the feature "Tours & Threads:" interaction design, content production, implementation. Lead designer for the NAMES Foundation storefront (interactive space) in Atlanta, Georgia. During this period I have also designed as exhibition and displays, as well as produce most of them. **Executive Producer** The University of Texas at Dallas HIV/AIDS Awareness Events August 2016-December 2019 Executive producer of week and day long events at UT Dallas. Main duties: - Manage production team - Create and maintain partnerships with University and community stakeholders - Scheduling - Budgeting - Vendor management

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Experiential designer and producer with 9+ years of design experience and a PhD in Arts and Technology. Experience in directing and collaborating with diverse teams to create complex interactive installations, immersive environments, and participatory experiences. My work has been shown in Spain, Denmark, France, New York, Portland, and Dallas. I have 13+ years of experience working as producer and project manager of events, experiential design projects, video (pre, set and post), still (pre, set and post), casting, fundraisers. Because I have worked for several years as both designer and producer, my design work is very aware of the constraints of reality (budgets and schedules), and my production work is focused on guiding the team towards the deadlines and deliverables without losing sight of the creative concept. Through my doctoral work I became an specialist in producing meaningful space-based interactive experiences for visitors and participants. --- **Employment and project experience** **Experiential Associate Designer and Producer** IQ Design May 2023 - present Project management, design, fabrication, installation and iteration of multiple interactive pieces at the Richardson Innovation Quarters Headquarters (IQHQ), in Richardson, Texas. IQHQ houses several University labs and local start ups, and the interactive pieces showcase to visitors the cutting edge work of these labs and groups. **Experiential Designer and Producer** Laboratory for Synthetic and Electronic Poetry (LabSynthE) May 2016 - November 2023 Collaborative work as experiential designer and producer. Main projects: An Imagined Memorial for Unrecorded People (interactive quilt): Creative direction, sewing, design and production of interactive experience (visitors could record their voices as part of the quilt). Radium Girls (interactive audio sculpture): audio production, physical computing, sculpture construction. **Lead Designer** AIDS Quilt Touch May 2016 - December 2020 Lead designer at the twice NEH funded project to digitally preserve and expand the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Lead designer for the feature "Tours & Threads:" interaction design, content production, implementation. Lead designer for the NAMES Foundation storefront (interactive space) in Atlanta, Georgia. During this period I have also designed as exhibition and displays, as well as produce most of them. **Executive Producer** The University of Texas at Dallas HIV/AIDS Awareness Events August 2016-December 2019 Executive producer of week and day long events at UT Dallas. Main duties: - Manage production team - Create and maintain partnerships with University and community stakeholders - Scheduling - Budgeting - Vendor management

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Experiential designer and producer with 9+ years of design experience and a PhD in Arts and Technology. Experience in directing and collaborating with diverse teams to create complex interactive installations, immersive environments, and participatory experiences. My work has been shown in Spain, Denmark, France, New York, Portland, and Dallas.

I have 13+ years of experience working as producer and project manager of events, experiential design projects, video (pre, set and post), still (pre, set and post), casting, fundraisers.

Because I have worked for several years as both designer and producer, my design work is very aware of the constraints of reality (budgets and schedules), and my production work is focused on guiding the team towards the deadlines and deliverables without losing sight of the creative concept. Through my doctoral work I became an specialist in producing meaningful space-based interactive experiences for visitors and participants.


Employment and project experience

Experiential Associate Designer and Producer IQ Design
May 2023 - present
Project management, design, fabrication, installation and iteration of multiple interactive pieces at the Richardson Innovation Quarters Headquarters (IQHQ), in Richardson, Texas. IQHQ houses several University labs and local start ups, and the interactive pieces showcase to visitors the cutting edge work of these labs and groups.

Experiential Designer and Producer Laboratory for Synthetic and Electronic Poetry (LabSynthE)
May 2016 - November 2023
Collaborative work as experiential designer and producer.
Main projects:
An Imagined Memorial for Unrecorded People (interactive quilt): Creative direction, sewing, design and production of interactive experience (visitors could record their voices as part of the quilt).
Radium Girls (interactive audio sculpture): audio production, physical computing, sculpture construction.

Lead Designer AIDS Quilt Touch
May 2016 - December 2020
Lead designer at the twice NEH funded project to digitally preserve and expand the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Lead designer for the feature “Tours & Threads:” interaction design, content production, implementation. Lead designer for the NAMES Foundation storefront (interactive space) in Atlanta, Georgia. During this period I have also designed as exhibition and displays, as well as produce most of them.

Executive Producer The University of Texas at Dallas HIV/AIDS Awareness Events
August 2016-December 2019
Executive producer of week and day long events at UT Dallas.
Main duties:

  • Manage production team
  • Create and maintain partnerships with University and community stakeholders
  • Scheduling
  • Budgeting
  • Vendor management
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Skills

3D
3D Model
Adobe Premiere Pro
Co
Corporate Video
Ex
Explainer Video
Ph
Photo
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Language

English
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
German
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate