About

I'm a Product Designer with 6+ years of experience creating digital products for SaaS, EdTech, FinTech, and B2B/B2C platforms. I work across the entire product lifecycle, from discovery and strategy to prototyping, validation, and delivery, combining user research, product thinking, and data to drive meaningful decisions. 
 
I enjoy transforming complex problems into intuitive experiences through collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning. More than designing interfaces, I'm passionate about building products that create value for both users and the business. 
I'm a Product Designer with 6+ years of experience creating digital products for SaaS, EdTech, FinTech, and B2B/B2C platforms. I work across the entire product lifecycle, from discovery and strategy to prototyping, validation, and delivery, combining user research, product thinking, and data to drive meaningful decisions. 
 
I enjoy transforming complex problems into intuitive experiences through collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning. More than designing interfaces, I'm passionate about building products that create value for both users and the business. 
I'm a Product Designer with 6+ years of experience creating digital products for SaaS, EdTech, FinTech, and B2B/B2C platforms. I work across the entire product lifecycle, from discovery and strategy to prototyping, validation, and delivery, combining user research, product thinking, and data to drive meaningful decisions. 
 
I enjoy transforming complex problems into intuitive experiences through collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning. More than designing interfaces, I'm passionate about building products that create value for both users and the business. 
I'm a Product Designer with 6+ years of experience creating digital products for SaaS, EdTech, FinTech, and B2B/B2C platforms. I work across the entire product lifecycle, from discovery and strategy to prototyping, validation, and delivery, combining user research, product thinking, and data to drive meaningful decisions. 
 
I enjoy transforming complex problems into intuitive experiences through collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning. More than designing interfaces, I'm passionate about building products that create value for both users and the business. 
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2018 → Present

Product & Brand Designer

Freelance

Partnering with startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs to transform ideas into digital experiences and visual identities. Working end-to-end across strategy, UX/UI design, branding, websites, and product thinking, adapting quickly to different industries, business models, and user needs while strengthening autonomy, communication, and problem-solving skills.

2018 → Present

Product & Brand Designer

Freelance

Partnering with startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs to transform ideas into digital experiences and visual identities. Working end-to-end across strategy, UX/UI design, branding, websites, and product thinking, adapting quickly to different industries, business models, and user needs while strengthening autonomy, communication, and problem-solving skills.

2018 → Present

Product & Brand Designer

Freelance

Partnering with startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs to transform ideas into digital experiences and visual identities. Working end-to-end across strategy, UX/UI design, branding, websites, and product thinking, adapting quickly to different industries, business models, and user needs while strengthening autonomy, communication, and problem-solving skills.

2025 - 2026

Product Designer

Eu Médico Residente

Designing adaptive learning experiences powered by AI, user behavior and product analytics. Leading discovery initiatives, defining product strategies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve engagement, personalization and learning outcomes.

2025 - 2026

Product Designer

Eu Médico Residente

Designing adaptive learning experiences powered by AI, user behavior and product analytics. Leading discovery initiatives, defining product strategies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve engagement, personalization and learning outcomes.

2025 - 2026

Product Designer

Eu Médico Residente

Designing adaptive learning experiences powered by AI, user behavior and product analytics. Leading discovery initiatives, defining product strategies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve engagement, personalization and learning outcomes.

2023 → 2025

Product Desinger (solo)

Solomon Digital Businesses

Designed financial products for web and mobile, evolved the Design System, collaborated closely with engineering and contributed to scalable user experiences across B2B and B2C platforms.

2023 → 2025

Product Desinger (solo)

Solomon Digital Businesses

Designed financial products for web and mobile, evolved the Design System, collaborated closely with engineering and contributed to scalable user experiences across B2B and B2C platforms.

2023 → 2025

Product Desinger (solo)

Solomon Digital Businesses

Designed financial products for web and mobile, evolved the Design System, collaborated closely with engineering and contributed to scalable user experiences across B2B and B2C platforms.

2024 → 2025

Ui/Ux Designer (solo)

Sevn Technologies

Played a key role in crafting scalable design systems and improving the user experience for merchants across the platform. Partnered with product managers and engineers to launch features that enhanced onboarding and retention. Advocated for accessibility and design inclusivity, influencing platform-wide standards.

2024 → 2025

Ui/Ux Designer (solo)

Sevn Technologies

Played a key role in crafting scalable design systems and improving the user experience for merchants across the platform. Partnered with product managers and engineers to launch features that enhanced onboarding and retention. Advocated for accessibility and design inclusivity, influencing platform-wide standards.

2024 → 2025

Ui/Ux Designer (solo)

Sevn Technologies

Played a key role in crafting scalable design systems and improving the user experience for merchants across the platform. Partnered with product managers and engineers to launch features that enhanced onboarding and retention. Advocated for accessibility and design inclusivity, influencing platform-wide standards.

2022 → 2024

Lead UI/UX Designer

Mestres da Web

Led client projects from discovery to delivery, mentored junior designers, facilitated workshops and established visual systems and product experiences across different industries.

2022 → 2024

Lead UI/UX Designer

Mestres da Web

Led client projects from discovery to delivery, mentored junior designers, facilitated workshops and established visual systems and product experiences across different industries.

2022 → 2024

Lead UI/UX Designer

Mestres da Web

Led client projects from discovery to delivery, mentored junior designers, facilitated workshops and established visual systems and product experiences across different industries.

2018 → 2021

Graphic Designer

Amor em Nutrir

Started my journey designing digital products for healthcare, building a strong foundation in visual design, collaboration and user-centered thinking.

2018 → 2021

Graphic Designer

Amor em Nutrir

Started my journey designing digital products for healthcare, building a strong foundation in visual design, collaboration and user-centered thinking.

2018 → 2021

Graphic Designer

Amor em Nutrir

Started my journey designing digital products for healthcare, building a strong foundation in visual design, collaboration and user-centered thinking.

From insight to impact.

I design digital products through discovery, experimentation and collaboration, transforming complex problems into experiences that drive adoption, engagement and business outcomes.

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Product Thinking

I connect user needs, business goals and technical constraints to shape products that create measurable impact.

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Product Thinking

I connect user needs, business goals and technical constraints to shape products that create measurable impact.

Research & Strategy

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Discovery & Data

I validate decisions through user research, product analytics, usability testing and continuous experimentation.

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Discovery & Data

I validate decisions through user research, product analytics, usability testing and continuous experimentation.

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Discovery & Data

I validate decisions through user research, product analytics, usability testing and continuous experimentation.

Feedback & Refinement

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Cross-functional Collaboration

I work closely with Product Managers, Engineers and stakeholders to align strategy, reduce ambiguity and move ideas into production.

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Cross-functional Collaboration

I work closely with Product Managers, Engineers and stakeholders to align strategy, reduce ambiguity and move ideas into production.

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Cross-functional Collaboration

I work closely with Product Managers, Engineers and stakeholders to align strategy, reduce ambiguity and move ideas into production.

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Design Systems

I build scalable interfaces and design systems that balance consistency, usability and delivery speed.

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Design Systems

I build scalable interfaces and design systems that balance consistency, usability and delivery speed.

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Design Systems

I build scalable interfaces and design systems that balance consistency, usability and delivery speed.

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Continuous Evolution

I believe products are never finished. Every release is an opportunity to learn, iterate and create more value.

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Continuous Evolution

I believe products are never finished. Every release is an opportunity to learn, iterate and create more value.

Testing & Optimization

❛❛

I love having Mika on my team. She is creative, works well under pressure, and always surprises me with her professionalism. We have worked on a couple of projects so far and I hope our collaboration will last long because it is a pleasure to work with Mikaela!

Larissa Andrade

PM/Strategist

❛❛

Mikaela is undoubtedly one of the best designers I've worked with. Beyond her exceptional design skills, what impresses me most is her ability to solve complex problems with speed and confidence. She's a thoughtful, collaborative professional who is always willing to support her teammates and contribute to the team's success.

Marcos Bricches

Product Designer

❛❛

Mikaela is an incredibly reliable professional who consistently takes ownership of her work and is always willing to support the team. Her designs are elegant, clean, and highly focused on usability, with a strong understanding of what makes a product stand out in the market. Beyond her technical skills, she has excellent communication and collaboration abilities, making her a pleasure to work with for both clients and teammates.

Suzana Carvalho

Front end Dev

❛❛

Mika is someone who quickly gains momentum. In a very short time, she understood our business challenges, mapped complex flows, brought fresh perspectives, and consistently demonstrated initiative and critical thinking. Her ability to communicate ideas clearly, challenge assumptions, and influence discussions is truly impressive. On top of that, she's incredibly organized and brings positive energy to the team. I sincerely hope we have the opportunity to work together again.

Gabriela Araujo

PM/UX Strategist

❛❛

Mika is an incredibly dedicated and proactive professional. Working with her means knowing you can always count on her. She's an attentive listener, generous with her knowledge, and always willing to support and help others grow.

Vinícius Lopes

Product Designer

How I turn ambiguity into direction

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Understand

Every project starts by framing the problem. I look at user needs, business goals, context and constraints to understand what truly needs to be solved before jumping into solutions.

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Understand

Every project starts by framing the problem. I look at user needs, business goals, context and constraints to understand what truly needs to be solved before jumping into solutions.

02

Discover

I combine research, product analytics and stakeholder conversations to identify patterns, pain points and opportunities. The goal is to replace assumptions with evidence.

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Discover

I combine research, product analytics and stakeholder conversations to identify patterns, pain points and opportunities. The goal is to replace assumptions with evidence.

02

Discover

I combine research, product analytics and stakeholder conversations to identify patterns, pain points and opportunities. The goal is to replace assumptions with evidence.

03

Define

I turn insights into clear priorities, hypotheses and success criteria. This is where ambiguity becomes direction and the team aligns around what matters most.

03

Define

I turn insights into clear priorities, hypotheses and success criteria. This is where ambiguity becomes direction and the team aligns around what matters most.

03

Define

I turn insights into clear priorities, hypotheses and success criteria. This is where ambiguity becomes direction and the team aligns around what matters most.

04

Design

I explore flows, interactions and interface solutions that balance usability, visual clarity and scalability. From wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes, every decision has a reason.

04

Design

I explore flows, interactions and interface solutions that balance usability, visual clarity and scalability. From wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes, every decision has a reason.

04

Design

I explore flows, interactions and interface solutions that balance usability, visual clarity and scalability. From wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes, every decision has a reason.

05

Evolve

I test, learn and iterate based on user feedback, data and product outcomes. Good design does not end at delivery. It keeps improving after launch.

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Evolve

I test, learn and iterate based on user feedback, data and product outcomes. Good design does not end at delivery. It keeps improving after launch.

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Evolve

I test, learn and iterate based on user feedback, data and product outcomes. Good design does not end at delivery. It keeps improving after launch.

Beyond the Pixels

Here are answers to some of the most common questions I receive.

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🧑‍💻 What does your workspace look like?

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🛠️ Tools I rely on

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🧠 My design principles

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✨ What sets me apart

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🚀 Where I'm headed

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🌸 Beyond design

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🧑‍💻 What does your workspace look like?

2.

🛠️ Tools I rely on

3.

🧠 My design principles

4.

✨ What sets me apart

5.

🚀 Where I'm headed

6.

🌸 Beyond design

1.

🧑‍💻 What does your workspace look like?

2.

🛠️ Tools I rely on

3.

🧠 My design principles

4.

✨ What sets me apart

5.

🚀 Where I'm headed

6.

🌸 Beyond design

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