A FEW WORDS ABOUT ME
I’m Marcos Soares, a mixed methods user experience researcher who enjoys fast-pacing and challenging environments where I am able to combine data and creative approaches to solve complex problems. I am a curious and versatile researcher that enjoys mapping journeys, identify pain points, discover opportunities to improve user interactions, and deliver creative solutions that ultimately improve the experience of users.
EXPERIENCE
OVER 8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
I’ve been fortunate enough to work with amazing professionals in a variety of research areas around the world. I’ve worked as a member of large research teams and I’ve also worked as the lead UX researcher for smaller companies. I’m comfortable working in all breadths and depths of research from qualitative to quantitative.
For more details, visit my LinkedIn Profile.
Senior User Experience Researcher
PUBLIC
September 2022 - Present
London, United Kingdom
User Experience Researcher
Blue Prism
December 2021 - September 2022
London, United Kingdom
User Experience Researcher
Oddschecker
October 2019 - December 2021
London, United Kingdom
Visiting Lecturer
Royal College of Art
January 2018 - January 2019
London, United Kingdom
Human Computer Interaction Researcher
Microsoft Research
June 2017 - September 2017
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Human Computer Interaction Scientist
Fraunhofer Portugal
April 2016 - September 2016
Porto, Portugal
Human Computer Interaction Researcher
Fraunhofer Portugal
October 2014 - April 2016
Porto, Portugal
WORKFLOW
Some of the research I’ve conducted and skills that I’ve accumulated over time
Fields of Expertise
User Experience Research / Interaction Design / Survey Research / Design Strategy / Data Analysis / Statistical Methods / Interviewing / Usability Testing / Prototyping / Front End Development / User Interface Design / Project Management
Areas of Research
Cultural Databases / Data Collection in remote areas / Fall monitoring and prevention / Exergaming / Food Recommendation Systems / mHealth Solutions / Biological Computational Systems / People -AI Research / Betting patterns and behaviours / Regulatory Platforms
Software and Programming
Figma / Adobe Creative Suite / HTML & CSS / Javascript / Python / SQL / Power BI / Tableau / Microsoft Office
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