Caio Toko

Caio Toko

Design Systems in São Paulo, Brazil, He/Him

About

I'm a senior product designer with over 6 years of experience in technology, passionate and focused in Design Systems. I love cats, memes, games, comic books and human interactions.

My knowledge and skills in design allows me to make informed decisions based on collected data and constant feedback, creating accessible and inclusive experiences.

As a technical leader, I have experience creating, maintaining and applying Design System strategies for large Brazilian companies.

Work Experience

2022 — 2023
Staff Product Designer, Design Systems at iFood
Remote

Become the technical leader to the designers of the Design System team, lead the strategy for the migration of the previous Design System to the new one, defined the team planning with the manager, led and co-creations and definition of design patterns for the company products, also planned and applied strategies for the redesign of the mobile app.

2021 — 2022
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems at iFood
Remote

I did some research and interviews to understand the scenario, pain points and expectations, co-created, planned and validate solution and roadmaps, implemented the strategies, created and maintained a first version of the design system for a small business unit.

2020 — 2021
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems at RaiaDrogasil
Remote

I've helped to create, launch and at the maintenance of RD's Design System, Pulso. I got solid experience in DS architecture, technical viability and validation of UI elements, defining design principles, release and versioning strategy, creation and implementation of design tokens, building inventory and components, contribution flows, handoffs, user support, stakeholder mapping and communication processes.

2019 — 2020
Product Designer, Design Systems at Escale
São Paulo, Brazil

Planned and negotiated with the company to invest in Design System. Co-created with developers and designers to build a token architecture and a plan to keep improving and implementing.

2018 — 2020
Produc Designer at Escale
São Paulo, Brazil

As a product designer, I've worked on the conversion optimization and improving the experience of the sales team, creating internal tools, improving existing process and getting rid of frictions. This work allow us to improve the experience of the end customer, doing some interviews and user testing.

2017 — 2018
UX Designer at Escale
São Paulo, Brazil

I joined the company as UI and UX designer and worked creating landing pages and websites for our growth marketing strategies. I've learned a lot about SEO and SEO good practices, metrics, data analysis, heat map, conversion optimization, research, user validation and design tools.

2015 — 2017
Graphic Design Intern at EME3
São Paulo, Brazil

I was an intern at this small design agency and my focus was creating advertising e graphic materials.
Worked creating designs for marketing campaigns, managed tasks and deadlines with clients, layouts, content creation, stickers and stylization of physical event stands, arts for social media and image retouching.

Education

2022 — 2022
Leading Design Teams at Aprender Design
São Paulo, Brazil
2020 — 2020
Design Systems at Meiuca
São Paulo, Brazil
2019 — 2019
Usability Expert at Interaction Design Foundation
São Paulo, Brazil
2013 — 2016
Bachelor of Social Communication at Universidade Nove de Julho
São Paulo, Brazil

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