Pedro Canhenha

I’m a Product Design Professional, with a background in Education, Business Administration and Human Computer Interaction. My professional experience has included a variety of stints with different industries, namely Education, Interactive and Advertising Agencies, E-Commerce, Fitness and Wellness, Legal Services,  Telecommunications, Financial Services, SaaS, Real Estate, Travel, Supply Chain, Inventory Management & Transportation Systems, Rewards Platforms and Healthcare.

As part of my professional journey, I’ve also had the opportunity to craft Interaction Design Syllabus across Schools and Training Institutes, lead Pilot Applications in Innovation Labs and Implemented Design Thinking processes across Organizations of different Design maturity levels.

My career path has also led me to collaborate with diverse teams, establish Omnichannel experiences, with underlying initiatives of building robust and scalable Design Systems (contemplating aspects such as Accessibility/Compliance and Localization), establish and scale Design Teams, and coach Product Designers in their professional journeys.

I have also ventured into extensively writing on topics such as Design, Innovation, and process improvement, while simultaneously producing a variety of Illustration work across different Image Banks and Online stores.

I consider myself a hard-working person and hands-on professional who aims to create products of impeccable design & functionality combined with pristine execution. I firmly believe in teamwork, thorough research processes, usability testing practices and achieving the best results through iteration and collaborative ideation.