A Brazilian UX Designer with a background in mental health, cultural diversity, and adaptability. An enthusiast of equity-centered design and community-based solutions to modern problems.
Lenise Santana recently accelerated her tech journey by enjoying UX/UI Google course at Coursera, where she have the opportunity to grow knowledge in Figma, Equity-design and human-centric Design. She initiate the career transition by graduating in the SheCodes Bootcamp - Frontend Junior, where she mastered CSS, HTML, JavaScript React, and responsive web development through intensive hands-on workshops. This technical foundation now fuels her transition from a decade of impactful and responsable work in mental health to the digital product space. She brings a unique blend of sharp organizational skills, rapid learning agility, and team collaboration refined during her 10-year career as an occupational therapist. With extensive experience working with vulnerable populations, Lenise worked for 7 years with homeless drug addicts in "Cracolândia" - the largest open drug abuse scene in Latin America. Therefore, she brings to the table skills such as responsibility, holistic vision, adaptability, resilience, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence. When not coding or wireframing, she's embracing her digital nomad lifestyle or dancing to new rhythms—always ready to merge human-centric insights with innovative tech solutions.