Leticia Rezende

From feature phones to connected cars.

Twelve years across Brazil and Sweden, from KaiOS and studio work to Volvo Cars.

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March 2024 to now

Göteborg

Senior UX Designer

Volvo Cars, Mobile Experience

I design connected vehicle experiences used by millions of Volvo drivers worldwide, leading end-to-end UX for remote vehicle functions.

  • Lead UX for connected car features in the Volvo Cars app, from concept to developer handoff.
  • Define interaction patterns for safety-critical features, within regulation and technical limits.
  • Run workshops that align product, engineering, research, content and Vehicle UX teams.

December 2019 to December 2023

Senior Digital Product Designer

The Techno Creatives, Göteborg

Owned client projects end to end and handled stakeholders directly, within technical, budget and time limits.

  • Design lead on Plint's freelancer platform, a 13-month project. Read the case study
  • Built and maintained design systems and style guides across products.
  • Led user research and usability testing, and mentored other designers.

January 2018 to December 2019

Digital Product Designer

The Techno Creatives, Göteborg

My first role in Sweden: concepts, prototypes and interfaces for very different kinds of product.

  • A boat management and telematics app that lets owners track their boat's status.
  • Automotive HMI for research and demos with carmakers and suppliers.
  • Exhibition installations with holograms and games in Unity and Unreal, plus the Engrospartner redesign.

March 2017 to January 2018

Lead UI/UX Designer

Instituto iTriad for KaiOS, Brazil

Led a small design team working with the main KaiOS team in Taiwan, on affordable smart feature phones for India and Africa.

  • Interfaces, apps and features for keypad phones and set-top boxes.
  • Scrum Master for the projects running in parallel.

May 2012 to March 2017

Designer and Web Developer

Four studios in Manaus, Brazil

Designed and built WordPress themes for company websites and online shops, from wireframes to code.

Academia Levier, 2015 to 2017 Argo Internet, 2014 to 2015 New Media, 2014 Amazon Sat, 2012 to 2013

Recognition

Red Dot Award

Vitrolife G-Series interactive hologram

A holographic product story, exhibited at ESHRE 2019 in Vienna.

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Red Dot Award

Veoneer collaborative driving data

Pre- and post-drive insights, plus in-car demo apps for visitors to try on the road.

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Education

Graphic Design

FAMETRO, Manaus, 2014 to 2016

Industrial Design

UFAM, Manaus, 2010 to 2014

Certificates

Exercising Leadership

HarvardX, 2023

PMP Exam Prep, 30 hours

Joseph Phillips, 2021

Certified ScrumMaster

Scrum Alliance, 2017

Tools

Figma Photoshop Illustrator InDesign After Effects Premiere Final Cut Pro HTML, CSS, JavaScript