Ale Mattos { design research, emotional connections and sensorial design }
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
MFA candidate, Design Development 11
Ohio State University [Columbus, OH]
Awarded with a University Fellowship, by the Graduate School, commended on
outstanding academic record.
Thesis :: Scent as a medium for design: Enriching the communication of ideas and
concepts using smells.
MBA in Marketing
FGV [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
November 07
Bachelor in Visual Communications and Industrial Design
ESDI [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
December 04
Conferences and Symposia
Headspace 2010 on scent as design
Parsons The New School for Design [New York, NY]
March 26, 2010
Professional Experience
Marketing and Design coordinator
Uncle K [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
August 04 to August 09
Responsible for coordinating the design, marketing, and visual merchandising team, for
seasonal marketing campaigns and graphic projects. Work included brand management,
creation and implemention of strategies to captivate and/or obtain customer loyalty.
Design Intern
Richards [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
March 03 to August 03
Assisted in marketing and design decisions. Work included creation of silks and pattern
design, tags, packaging, catalogs, advertisements, invitations, showroom and in-store
material, image treatment and graphic material to points-of-purchase.
Design Intern
T til Design [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
March 02 to August 02
Assisted in the creation of graphic pieces, packaging, display and business promotional
gifts to Nokia, Avon, Tim, Natura.
Other Relevant Courses
Scenography workshop [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
Lectures by Jos Dias
30 hours, June 04 to August 04
Interactive Media [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
Lectures by Gui Bonsiepe
80 hours, April 04 to July 04
Graphic Design and Marketing [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
Lectures by Carla Niemeyer
42 hours, March 02 to May 02
English as a second language [San Francisco CA]
Embassy CES
120 hours, July 00
Languages
Portuguese, native speaker
English, fluent
Contact Information
Ale Mattos
2324 Waterpointe Ct., Columbus, OH
p 614-***-**** ***@*********.*** www.alemattos.com