Marcela Bomfim
Senior UX Designer & Researcher at University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolMarcela Bomfim is a Senior UX Designer and Researcher with nine years of experience and a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Waterloo, currently shaping user experiences at OpenText. Her work uniquely bridges nutrition science and HCI—her doctoral research explored technology designs that nudge healthier food decisions—bringing a rare domain expertise in dietary behaviour to product design. She has deep hands-on skills in mixed-methods research, teaching, and front-end development, accumulated through academic roles and industry work on complex 3D CAD visualization systems for engineering. Comfortable translating quantitative findings into actionable designs, Marcela also has a track record of running user training and guiding cross-functional teams in agile environments. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, she blends rigorous research, practical prototyping, and a scientist’s curiosity to create interfaces that meaningfully change user behaviour.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction at University of WaterlooMaster’s Degree, Sports Nutrition, Master’s Degree, Sports Nutrition at Universidade Estacio de SáPontifical Catholic University of Rio de JaneiroEstácio de Sá University
Portuguese, English
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Github Skills (78)
ui-components10
typescript10
react10
react-components9
javascript9
markdown9
api9
aprender9
material-ui9
antd9
accessibility9
que9
brazil8
front-end-development8
architecture8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
marcelabomfim/marcelabomfim.com
Jan 2019 - Sep 2023
Contributions:8 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 8 months
marcelabomfim/blog
Mar 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:20 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 7 months
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