Hi, I'm Denis! I thrive on building things from the ground up. With over 15 years of experience in digital product design and creation, I bring a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving. I love turning ideas into reality—hands-on, creative, and always driven to make things work.
I built my first website in 1996. My brother convinced our father to buy a book on HTML 1.0, but before he even had a chance to read it, I had already devoured it. Back then, learning was a challenge—there was no Google—so I kept digging, picking up HTML, a bit of JavaScript, and even some Photoshop from a neighbor. I also built my first program in Visual Basic and tried to sell it—only to fail miserably due to a rookie database mistake. Still, I kept going, building websites until 1999.
Despite my early passion for digital creation, I never saw myself as a programmer. So after finishing school, I chose to study communication. But my technical background always pulled me toward digital projects—curating user-generated content in the early days of Web 2.0, developing e-learning platforms, and managing social media channels.
In 2012, I took the entrepreneurial leap. I built a YouTube channel that gained over 1.7 million views, launched an app connecting travelers with locals, opened and ran a coworking space, facilitated partnerships between Brazilian and German startups, and most recently, started an e-commerce business specializing in wall art for children's rooms.
No, my career hasn’t followed a straight path—and that’s exactly what makes it interesting. If you'd like to connect, feel free to send me a message!
Full CV
2023
Cobot • Senior Product Manager
Managing a product that powers hundreds of coworking spaces worldwide
2023
caipps • Co-Founder
Websites & apps with 🍋 and 💛
2021 - 2022
Career break • Full-time-parenting
Time for my family and myself
2016 - 2021
AppYourself GmbH • Head of Marketing and User Experience
Led online marketing, partner management, product strategy, and UX design
2015 - 2017
Tor99 - Founder
Connection between German and Brazilian startups
2014 - 2015
berlim.co - Co-Founder and Managing Director
Coworking space in Brazil with courses, events and networking
2012 - 2015
SemFio.tv - Creator
YouTube channel about Brazilians living abroad with over 1.7 M views
2010 - 2012
MT Performance GmbH - Head of Social Media and Brand Management
Social media team management and strategic business development
2008 - 2009
Guia da Semana - Special reporter
Branded content creation
2007 - 2008
SIXPIX/YOUPIX - Chief reporter
Content creation about digital entertainment and business
2006 - 2007
Belina Filmes - Videomaker
Camera operator and editing assistant
2006 - 2006
Studio Tesla - Copywriter
Clients: Samsung, Nivea
2005 - 2006
USP Science Musem - Communications
Video production and media relations
2004 - 2005
MTV Magazine - Reporter
Freelance
2010 - 2010
TV Show 'O Mundo Segundo os Brasileiros' - Producer
Local production in Berlin
2009 - 2010
CDN Interativa – Social media monitoring and analysis
Clients: Volkswagen, Sony, Whirlpool
2009 - 2009
DM9DDB / Getty Images - Producer
Production of an advertising photo shoot for an internet provider
2008 - 2008
Locomotiva Comunicação - Digital projects manager
Client-side solutions, online tools and e-learning projects development
2006 - 2006
iG (Internet Group) - Editor
Web 2.0 (user-generated) content editing