Leonardo Capelas Romeu

Experience

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  Hospital Albert Einstein

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Internship - Edificações

  Implementation of small projects, monitoring of constructions and renovations.

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  Catioca Construtora

  Feb 1998 - Jun 2000

  Técnico em Edificações

  Budget execution for hospital and commercial constructions and renovations.

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  BSH Home Appliances

  Jun 2000 - Jun 2009

  • New products development for BSH Group (Latin America/Europe/Portugal/Spain) for Cooking, Cooling and Laundry under the brands Bosch and Continental;• Continental Copacabana Refrigerators line development;• New line of Glass Cooktops for Continental brand. • Project X-Frost, new line of refrigerators Bosch (Space), complete renovation of the line Bosch. First project made in Brazil for Bosch brand;• New line of Continental Cookers LC-10 development, this project has reached 26% market share in the target segment. Developments and studies of cookers and refrigerators for Continental and Bosch brands.

  • Lead Industrial Designer - Latin America

    Aug 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Industrial Designer Jr / Pl / Sr

    Jul 2002 - Jul 2007

  • Internship - Industrial Design

    Jun 2000 - Jun 2002
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  Istituto Europeo di Design

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2015

  Invited Professor

  Master course of Industrial Design: Furniture Design, Envisioning and Home Appliances Workshop.

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  UNIP

  Aug 2008 - Jan 2015

  Professor - Industrial Design

  Graduation course of Industrial Design: Projects Metodology, Furniture Design, Home Appliances Design, Design Theory and Sketching.

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  Mabe Corporativo

  Jun 2009 - May 2014

  Industrial Design Manager - Mercosul

  • Design coordination for Mabe Brasil Home Appliances Group. Cooking, Cooling and Laundry projects under the brands GE, Continental and Dako (Mercosul)• Interacting projects with Mabe IDO Design Center in Querétaro-México;• Interacting projects with General Electric Design Center in Lousville – USA;• Inovazzione Cookers Range (Sedna Design) for Continental brand;• Massima Refrigerators Range for Continental brand;• Ingenious Refrigerators Range for General Electric (GE);• New Washers Range for Continental (Evolution) and GE (Intellingence). Show less

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  ISI em Manufatura Avançada e Microfabricação

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

  Senior Industrial Designer

  Coordination and development of Industrial Design projects and Strategic Researches for all types of industries.Projects in several segments like machines, prosthetics, molds, packaging, electronics, technical parts, furniture, etc.

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  Nacar Design

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

  Senior Industrial Designer

  We love making products that seduce. We design to improve people's lives and simplify their everyday. We concentrate on providing value for the company and discovering all its possibilities.

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  HP

  Jul 2016 - Apr 2018

  ID Lead with accountabilities for the ID strategy of LF Design, Industrial & 3D MJF Printing in HP Barcelona. Visual Brand Language strategy and Industrial Design implementation in programs across the portfolios of the 3 businesses. Senior Industrial Designer in the ID Lab of HP / Nacar Design.Large-format printers and 3D Printers.

  • Head of Industrial Design Large Format & 3D Printing

    Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Senior Industrial Designer

    Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
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  Teka Group

  Apr 2018 - now

  Global Design Manager

  Responsible for home appliances products & UI/UX (hobs, ovens, cooker hood, dishwashers, microwaves, coffee machines), kitchen sinks and faucets development for Teka, Küppersbusch, Intra and Thor brands in Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia.

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  AtomCAST International

  Nov 2020 - now

  Podcaster - Design

  News and interviews with the best international designers/professionals about career, market, innovation, technology and creativity.Check the link below: