About
Vinicius is an award-winning information designer, web developer, data visualization consultant, and university lecturer.
With over 10 years of professional experience, he has recently provided data visualization consultancy for clients like Google, the Washington Post, and the World Health Organization. Since 2022, Vinicius also teaches interaction design, web development, and data visualization at University of Miami.
#JavaScript #CSS #HTML #Python #Svelte
Work Experience
Lecturer in the Interactive Media and Journalism departments of the School of Communication
Evaluate assignments, oversee discussions, and guide students of the Data Storytelling and Visualization course
Faculty for the Journalism, Automation & Data Storytelling MBA program
Faculty for the Data Journalism MBA
Supported risk communication team of the European Region in creating COVID-19 data-driven stories
Worked on global-facing project concepts, turning important issues into data-driven narratives
Designed mobile apps, conducted user research, and developed web-based digital prototypes
Led a 5-person team in the creation of data-driven articles that turned complex topics into compelling visual stories
Education
Master of Science (1 year, 60 credits)
Bachelor’s degree (5 years)
Writing
Author of chapter published in the “Dataviz em perspectiva: ensino e prática profissional da visualização de dados no design brasileiro” book
Author of thesis for Master of Science program in Interaction Design, exploring how natural science museums might engage visitors through tangible and embodied interaction
Rede Globo’s prime-time TV show
Information is Beautiful Awards
Data Viz Today Podcast
Certifications
Educator Membership
Effective Membership
Awards
For “No Epicentro”, published by Agência Lupa and Google News Initiative. Category: Worldwide
For “No Epicentro”, published by Agência Lupa and Google News Initiative. Category: Latin America
For “No Epicentro”, published by Agência Lupa and Google News Initiative. Category: Small Organization
For “These charts show the topics addressed in presidential inauguration speeches since Brazil’s redemocratization”, published by Estadão. Category: Features
For “Simulation Shows Which Children Are Adopted (And Which Are Not) In Brazil”, published by Estadão. Category: Best Non-English
For “All the Government Barbecues”, published independently. Category: Best Non-English
Volunteering
Evaluated projects in the "Business Analytics" and "Unsual" categories
Evaluated projects in the “Positive Impact” category