About me — A.Mommensohn

Who I am today

I’m 31 years old and I live in southern Brazil (where it’s still pretty hot), in a beautiful city called Maringá. I’ve worked in tech since I was 18, and for the last 9 years I’ve worked exclusively as a UX Designer.

I’ve worked with big companies like IBM, DHL, Calvin Klein, Ame Digital, Roto-Rooter and Telus, among other major names in the market. I have a bachelor’s degree in software engineering and I used to be a business analyst. Today I use all that technical and business background to be a solid designer who goes beyond “pretty screens” and builds technology solutions, through design, that solve real problems.

André smiling behind the ILA sign at the Interaction Latin America conference in Medellín — At the old ILA (Interaction Latin America), an incredible design experience.

A team meeting around a table of laptops, in black and white — At Calvin Klein Brazil, building their new app together.

A wall of sticky notes sorted into goals, signals and metrics — Defining goals, signals and metrics to identify user behaviors.

André and a friend on a video shoot set with a boom microphone — Creating video content for our clients.

Who I was back in the day

I was always the kid who loved to draw, paint and create. I remember using the computer as a child to make football team crests in Microsoft Paint. In college I was the “design guy” who used Photoshop to make photo edits of people from school, until I ended up creating the most absurd t-shirts to play in the interclass football tournaments.

A college football team in matching pink t-shirts with a colourful eye design — This was the most amazing t-shirt I ever created for my college football team.

Four friends posing for a selfie at a college hackathon, André in a Lakers jersey at the back — I loved participating in hackathons at college back in 2015 (I was always the designer).

André as a kid laughing with his dad while painting on a bench — Painting with my dad.

Beyond work

When I finish work, I like to take care of my mind and my body. I play sports every day, I like music, getting to know new countries and cultures, and I also look after my glucose levels (yes, I’m diabetic).

Five friends posing on a podium, André on top in a black Nike tank flexing — I wish I was a racing driver, now I just win against my terrible driver friends.

André hiking with friends on a mountain lookout in Canada — Hiking with some friends in Canada, 1h50 wasn’t bad at all.

André posing with a wax figure of Kobe Bryant holding a basketball — I met Kobe Bryant once! Just kidding, but I went to LA in his farewell season. It was my dream to watch him live.

Music festivals... well, I love them, you can see.

André with open arms in front of the pyramid at Chichén Itzá — Travel is another big passion of mine.