Alexandre R. de Castro

SUMMARY

Senior web designer/front-end developer with 15+ years of experience in interaction and interface design, usability and accessibility. Extensive knowledge and professional experience in Web Standards and best practices.

Acting in the IT field, I had the opportunity to work on the development of a large variety of both complex and simple projects, including intranets, web based business systems and institutional websites as well. Responsible for the systems’ information structure, creation of solutions as for their visual organization, creation of products and services of larger usability under the concept of the user-centered design.

When in between IT jobs, beyond freelances as web designer, I've acted in many different areas, such as sports and cultural events promoter, ecotourism interpreter-guide and salesman (retail, health insurance, magazine subscriptions, automotive maintenance products).

EDUCATION AND TRAINNING

• Marketing Technologist - Estácio de Sá University
• Publicity Technician - ETEC
• Software Factory Processes - [DBA Eng. de Sistemas]
  • MPSBR (Melhoria de Processos do Software Brasileiro);
  • Introduction to CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration);
  • Visual Sourcesafe, user mode;
  • Leader in Peers Review;
  • Software Configuration Management;
  • Physical Analysis.
• Interface Analysis - [DBA Eng. de Sistemas]
• Acessibility and Usability [TreinaWeb]
• Web design [Infnet]
• Participation in several workshops about web [Infnet]
• Programming Logic [PUC/RJ]
• ASP programming with JavaScript [NSI Serviços de Informática]
• Teachers Course [Moodle]
• Participation in TecEduc@tion - 1st Brazilian Congress of Educational Technology

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IT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Interaction and interface design, information architecture, creation of layouts for intranets, web systems and institutional websites;
• Requirements analysis and service to the customers;
• Cultural and sports events promoter;
• Commercial representative (health insurance, magazine subscriptions, automotive maintenance products);
• Ecotourism interpreter-guide.

• Acting as system analyst and developing interface and interaction design solutions based on the .NET platform using HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, VB.Net, web forms, Photoshop prototypes;
• Requirements analysis and service to the customers.

• Short-term contract
• Development of the company's new institutional site with the use of xHTML, CSS2.1, jQuery and Rokbox;
• Requirements analysis and service to the customer.

• Creation of wireframes and presentations for the sale of projects;
• Interaction design, information architecture, creation of layouts for intranets, web systems and institutional websites, according to W3C patterns, using xhtml, CSS 2.1, HTML5, CSS3, Ajax, jQuery, PHP, VB.Net, C# e Content Management Systems (Drupal and SWS);
• Support to the project leaders in the prototyping and development estimation; to the analysts in the understanding of visual patterns and in the elaboration of flowcharts; and to the developers with the interfaces patterns and image manipulation;
• Customers' training in the use of Content Management Systems;
• HTML coaching for programmers;
• Requirements analysis and service to the customer.

• Interaction design, information architecture, creation of layouts for intranets, web systems and institutional websites, according to W3C patterns, using xhtml, CSS 2.1, Ajax, jQuery, VB.Net e C#;
• Support to the project leaders in the prototyping and development estimation; to the analysts in the understanding of visual patterns and in the elaboration of flowcharts; and to the developers with the interfaces patterns and image manipulation;
• HTML coaching for programmers;
• Requirements analysis and service to the customer.

• Interaction design, information architecture, creation of layouts for intranets, web systems and institutional websites, according to W3C patterns, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and ASP.Net C#;
• HTML trainning for programmers;

• Web designer responsible for the development of Intranets and web based systems layout, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript e ASP;
• HTML trainning for programmers;
• Support to the programmers with the interfaces patterns and image manipulation;
• Elaboration of systems manuals.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

• Temporary job where I gave information and advice to tourists, ensured they follow the regulations, watched over the monument's heritage, and helped the organization of cultural events.
• As the Quinta da Regaleira receives 2000+ visitors from all over the world every day in the high season, I've dealt with diverse cultures and languages.

• Receiving individual or groups: advice to their arrival at the agreed location and ensure the programmed information, procedures and visited cities; providing information about cultural, geographical and natural attractions, and mediator of this contact with them, focused on local sustainability, and responsible agent for the appreciation of culture and preserving the environment.
• I had to solve problems such as calling mechanics to fix a broken vehicle, or helping those who injured themselves in the mountains of Itatiaia. The research of the places where the tourists were from helped me to give hints of gastronomical and cultural events and made it easier to approach any subject with them.

• Assisting the customers; operating the espresso machine; serving snacks and beverages; responsible for processing cash and card payments, balancing cash registers with receipts; stock control and replacement; website content management and email marketing.
• Retail and coffee shop in the only finnish colony in the world, and a very busy and touristic village in the south Rio de Janeiro state. With a hugely diversified stock, I had to know about very hugely diversified such as books, clothes, porcelain, clutery, and more.

• Register and update information of enumerators working area to the data collection and reporting for Subarea Coordination;
• Organization, supervision and instruction in the training of enumerators and supervisors;
• Coordination and supervision of the census activities in its operation area;
• Implementation of data collection monitoring and control, with use of Collection Management Indicator System reports and / or other available tools;
• Enumerators hiring and adoption of necessary measures to extend contracts.
• Historical record of census data collection in one of Brazil's most difficult areas, with 98% of surveyed households against a historical average of 87%.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Good communication skills acquired when I acted as HTML instructor, when in contact with customers to carry out surveys of their needs, and working meetings in order to establish guidelines for the projects in which I participated.

Good leadership skills acquired while Population Census Agent, responsible for coordinators and enumerators in 1996 Population Census, and as responsible for the web design department.