Alex Cortes




I strive to help people and companies build experiences that positively impact people's lives.


I'm Alex Cortes.
UX and Product Designer with over a decade of experience.
As a human-loving optimist and design thinker, I approach both experience design and leadership with a people focus, striving to establish empathetic thinking for the people who make and use the products and services I help bring to life.
Throughout my career, I've led design teams in IT consulting firms, startups, and large outsourcing players to create people-led experiences that meet both business and user needs.
My UX practice combines product design, design thinking, and UX strategy, all with a human-centric focus.
I hold a post-graduate degree in UX Design, which has helped me to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and techniques in the field.
I currently work for the Condo Group in Hamburg, Germany and there I'm building experiences for clients in the real estate market.
The Top 3% of Freelance Talent®
Toptal is a network of the world's top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on demand.
I am part of the talent team at Toptal, working as a User Experience Designer for various clients around the world, creating designs and designing experiences for many different industries and areas.

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Condo Group 🇩🇪
Education
User Experience Post-graduate
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi - 2021
UX/UI | Product Designer • 2022 - Current job
Condo is a real estate investment enabled by artificial intelligence. My role as Product Designer is to organize and collaborate with the product team, including project managers and developers
Industrial and Product Design
USP Universidade de São Paulo - 2020
Design Thinking
IDEO U - 2020

Toptal 🇺🇸
UX/UI | Product Designer • 2022 - by contract
Toptal is a Silicon Valley Startup with an exclusive network of the world's top freelance software developers, designers, financial experts, product managers and project managers. I am a member of top talent team working for many companies around the world.
Exactaworks 🇧🇷
UX/UI | Product Designer • 2019 - 2022
Exacta is a software development company that designs systems mobile, web and automation, load and cloud migration testing. My role is being lead of design culture and employer branding activities, institutional design, UX strategies, design of interfaces, Sprint Design for digital products development.
Featured in
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Concepts of responsiveness and user experience.
IxDA Brazil (Interaction Design Association)
Local Leader Volunteer - São Carlos
Opensanca - Opensource Community
Designer Volunteer - São Carlos