I'm Pinheiro
My name is actually Mateus Pinheiro, but most friends know me by my last name.
I have been designing and making digital prodcucts for the past 14 years, and in the last 4 lead teams that do that. I loved every moment so far.
My portrait, by my dear friend Edmar
Life
I'm 30 years old, married, and have 3 wonderful dogs. I was born and raised in Campinas, and it's my favorite place on earth.
Running is my sport of choice, and I do it with no music or apps. I just run. It's a kind of meditation, a time to be present. I also love to cook, and do it much the same way.
I also draw and take photos. It's how I express my creativity and let the subconscious roam free. I don't want to control or make anything else with it. Pen to the paper, finger to the shutter, and let it go.
A crossing in Cambui
A sign on Nova Campinas
Work
2021 —
Product Design Director @ Gympass
Leading the product design teams for Partners, Clients and DOTS. Helping to make wellbeing universal.
2018 — 2021
Senior Design Manager @ iFood
Responsible for the Partners (restaurants, supermarkets, drugstores and petshops) product design team and UX Research team. Joined a team of 2, and went on to lead and scale it to 40 people before leaving.
2015 — 2018
Senior Product Designer @ IBM
Worked for a couple months as a consultant, before joining the internal products team. Designed a handful of products, ranging from internal sales products to maket-ready ones.
2012 — 2015
Senior UX Designer @ Daitan
Worked as a consultant. Most notably designed the first mobile school app in Brazil for Poliedro, and worked as a UX Designer for BT.
2012 — 2012
UX Designer @ Dextra
Worked as a consultant. Focused on visual design and information architecture, working on projects ranging from simple landing pages for marketing campaigns to complex products.
2011 — 2012
UX Designer @ CoffeeBean Technology
Design team of one at the startup, which was creating a social platform. Did everything, from wireframes to final mockups and production-ready HTML/CSS/ERB.
2008 — 2011
UX Designer @ C2C Balloon
Designer for a web ad agency, created websites for small, medium and large businesses. Did everything: wireframes, usability testing, fianl mockups, HTML/CSS, and some PHP for Drupal and WordPress.
... — 2008
Before that...
I began coding at 13, under my father's guidance. I was a Java development intern, mostly learning how to code and helping where I could. I also worked for a couple months as a graphic designer for a printing company, but I figured out I liked digital way more than print. Then I made some websites as a freelancer, which landed me my first design job.
Let's chat?
You won't find me active on social media. My life improved so much after leaving it that I have no plans on coming back. But I also love meeting new people.
Do you want to talk about design, leadership or anything else? Send me an email! I usually take 2 or 3 days to respond, but I do.
Email me at mateus.pinheiro@hey.com