Andrei Gurgel

As Director of Design at Toptal (2021–2024), you collaborated on hundreds of projects across industries, refining both technical and creative skills while aligning client needs with innovative design solutions. You strengthened communication and leadership with distributed teams, consistently exceeding client expectations. Your role gave you a broad perspective on design and team management, and you also introduced AI-driven initiatives to streamline and enhance design workflows.

At Toptal, I've had the privilege of collaborating with a global client base, focusing on creating innovative product design solutions through participatory design methods. My role involves:

- Leading collaborative design projects with international clients, ensuring user-centric and culturally diverse solutions.

- Implementing participatory design techniques to foster inclusive and effective product development.

- Driving innovation in product design, staying ahead with cutting-edge methodologies and industry trends.

- Aligning design strategies with business objectives to enhance user experience and contribute to client growth.

- Navigating a variety of tools and technologies to deliver aesthetically and functionally robust design solutions.

At Prism.AI, I served as Lead Designer, driving the UX, UI, and product design for a computer vision platform that transformed complex AI data into intuitive, interactive dashboards. I collaborated closely with distributed teams of developers and clients, leading design sprints, user interviews, and prototyping efforts to create seamless workflows for AI system configuration and data visualization. My role involved building a cohesive design system, ensuring consistent documentation for developers, and applying participatory design methods that brought together designers, programmers, and stakeholders in a co-creative process. The result was a set of interfaces that made advanced AI—such as smart cameras detecting objects and animals—accessible, user-friendly, and impactful across diverse applications like wildlife monitoring and urban safety.