Marcos Nähr

Current

• Online Development Manager at Dell
• Assistant Professor of Design at Unisinos

Past

• Online Project Manager at Dell
• Online Business Consultant at Dell Inc.
• Web Design Senior Analyst at Dell Inc.

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Education

• Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
• Centro Universitário Feevale

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Industry

Computer Hardware

Marcos Nähr’s Summary

Marcos Nähr is an Online Development Manager, Senior User Experience Designer, and Information Architect. He is now managing a 19 person web development team at Dell. Nähr's background includes 11+ years in the field of user experience design. He has designed and launch enterprise and consumer web applications, web portals, ecommerce sites, and dynamic websites. He has a strong mix of creative, technical, people management, and business-related expertise.

Nähr's expertise is supported by his Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design from the Feevale University and a Master of Business Administration degree in IT Management from the Unisinos University, both in Brazil.

Nähr has also 3+ years experience as Assistant Professor in Graphic Design and is a speaker at User Experience Design conferences.

Languages:
Portuguese - Native Language
English - Advanced
German - Advanced
Spanish - Intermediate

Marcos Nähr’s Specialties:

People Managememt, eBusiness, Online, Marketing and Brand Strategy, Web 2.0, User Experience Design, Usability Research and Information Architecture.

Marcos Nähr’s Experience

• Online Development Manager

  Dell

  (Public Company; DELL; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  I manage a team of 19 web professionals, responsible for global content development of Dell.com for US, Canada, Latin America and Europe.
  Accountabilities:
  • Direct the efforts of the Brazil Online Development team (Omniture Test&Target®, SEO, SharePoint/MOSS).
  • Communicate and translate Dell vision/strategy to staff.
  • Address problems across functional areas of the business.
  • Influence individuals within and outside the department.
  • Responsible for hiring and maintaining an effective workforce.
  • Responsible for meeting budgetary goals and objectives.
  • Responsible for career development/planning.
  • Responsible for performance and pay discussions.
  • Prepare and present reports to all levels of management and staff.

• Assistant Professor of Design

  Unisinos

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  December 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

  I'm an assistant professor at post-graduate and graduate design courses in the Digital Communication Department at Unisinos University.

Marcos Nähr’s Education

• Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

  MBA , Information Technology Management , 2007 — 2008

• Centro Universitário Feevale

  Bachelor , Design , 2000 — 2006

Additional Information

Marcos Nähr’s Interests:

Usability Research, Experience Design, UI Architecture, User-Centered Design, Interactive Content, eBusiness.

Marcos Nähr’s Honors:

Global Online FY09 Significant Achiever
"In Marcos’ first six months as a manager he has more than doubled the size of the Brazil Online organization. His global online contributions have also extended to working closely with HR to explain the role & requirements for other Global Online teams that are hiring in Brazil. Being the sole managerial contact for Global Online members even when they were not on his development team and working with facilities to move the team twice in Q4 – to insure that we have the proper facilities and room to grow. Marcos is a great example of Global Online leadership in our newest office in Brazil! "

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