Ricardo Oliveira
- Lisbon, Portugal
- 6 projects
Design Leader & Project Manager with 19 years of experience with physical and digital projects across Product, Transportation, Interior, Strategy, Branding, and UX/UI design — from hands-on development to managing…
About
Design Leader & Project Manager with 19 years of experience with physical and digital projects across Product, Transportation, Interior, Strategy, Branding, and UX/UI design — from hands-on development to managing multidisciplinary teams, building client relationships, and co-founding a design studio. Combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision. Active in the startup ecosystem as mentor, panel expert, and advisor.
- Joined November 2026
Skills· 19
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- PortugueseFluent
- Spanish; CastilianIntermediate
- FrenchBeginner
Industry experience
- Agriculture & Mining
- Consumer Goods
- Energy & Utilities
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Real Estate & Construction
- Retail
- Software & Internet
- Transportation & Logistics
- Travel & Hospitality
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Projects · 6
Project description: https://www.twine.net/signin
- 3D Designer
- 3D Modeler
- 3D Visualizer
- +2
Project description: https://www.twine.net/signin
- 3D Designer
- 3D Modeler
- 3D Visualizer
- +2
Project description: https://www.twine.net/signin
- 3D Designer
- 3D Modeler
- 3D Visualizer
- +2
Work experience
Founder & Managing Partner · D-HIVESep 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 3 mos
Co-founded and lead a multidisciplinary design studio across Industrial, Transportation, UX/UI, Branding, Interiors, and Service Design. — Overall company management: operations, finance, business development and sales. — Project director across all engagements: strategy, budget management and cross-disciplinary team coordination. — Key sectors: coach & bus, EVs, EV charging, industrial machinery, medical devices, IoT, toys & collectibles, furniture, hospitality interiors. — Key clients: Mobipeople, Smart Energy Lab, eccovia, Heinrich Stracke, eTuk Factory, Linhas Invertidas, Macro Group, Screendomus, Zomato.
Senior Industrial and Transportation Designer · AlmadesignOct 2007 – Jul 2018 · 10 yrs 10 mos
Project leader, team manager and account manager across aviation, rail, road and industrial sectors. End-to-end project delivery including CMF and prototyping. Concept design, 3D modelling and prototyping across electronic products, vehicle design, cabin interiors, furniture and retail. Studio prototyping workshop manager. —Key clients: TAP Air Portugal, Caetanobus, BASF, Couro Azul, Ellamp, EMEF, AED Portugal, ADIRA, Mobipeople, EMEF, AICEP, SONAE, Sony, Animóvel. —Market highlights: A320/A330 cabin retrofit (TAP), Caetano Levante III, Alfa Pendular CPA 4000. —R&D Projects: NEWFACE, PASSME, INTRAIN, PASSARO, DESAIR, LIFE (Crystal Cabin Award), IBUS, ISEAT.
Education
Master in Equipment Design · Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon2004 – 2008
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