A bit about me
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Hello! My name is Gabriel Serra. I'm an Industrial Designer with a Master's in Engineering and Product Design and currently undertaking my Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering.
I'm Brazilian, born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and at the moment I'm living in Portugal, in Aveiro. However, before estabilishing myself in here, I lived in a few different countries like Canada, Scotland, England and Austria. I love to travel and to meet and experience new places and cultures. I'm a very easy-going person, always in a good mood and easy to get along with.
As a professional I'm extremely curious about the many areas of knowledge encompassed by the product development: I'm interested in topics that range from Psychology of consumption, circular economy & sustainability, marketing, all the way to production management, materials & manufacturing processes and numerical simulation in engineering.
Nevertheless, despite having a broad interest for many different topics, I have as expertise the development of concepts, 3D modeling & rendering, prototyping and simulation with finite elements of linear and non-linear problems.
If you want to know more about my trajectory and my experiences, click in the button below and check my complete CV. And by clicking in the other button next to it, you can also check out my academic work and publications.
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Native
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C1
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B2
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B1
Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering
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Aveiro University
2022 - Present
Aveiro, Portugal
Master's in Engineering and Product Design
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2019 - 2021
Aveiro, Portugal
Aveiro University
Bachelors in Industrial Design
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2010 - 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2014 - 2015
Dundee, Scotland, UK
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06/2012 - 01/2013
Edmonton, Canada
Interests & skills
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Materials & Manufacturing Processes
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Technological Innovation
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Sustainability & Circular Economy
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Design Thinking
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Rapid Prototyping
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Numerical Simulation
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Sketching
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3D Modeling & Rendering
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Team Work
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Multidisciplinarity
Softwares I frequently use
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