{"id":18,"date":"2026-02-04T20:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericoalmeida.com\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:52:08","slug":"18-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericoalmeida.com\/index.php\/18-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f7f5ed&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ericoalmeida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/erico-3&#215;4-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;erico-3&#215;4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Photo \u00c9rico&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;40px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-c9ec881e-ca46-4387-bf7a-f2b34d8141ee&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;conic&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;140deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%|rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10%|10%|10%|10%|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-c9ec881e-ca46-4387-bf7a-f2b34d8141ee%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;3654694b-f2f4-4acd-9d23-7475dc07f87f&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About Me<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;c40c9f7c-11b8-45ff-b419-9415e0263c49&#8243; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; max_width=&#8221;600px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Senior Designer with over 20 years of experience in branding, UX\/UI, and strategic communication, working strategically and hands-on. 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