Senior Presentation Designer & Creative Leader

Gabriel
Vindas

McKinsey & Company Alumni · Costa Rica

Twenty years of transforming complex business ideas into clear, compelling visual stories — for C-suite audiences, global consulting teams, and organizations that need design to do real work.

20+ Years Experience
1K+ Presentations Delivered
15 Designers Led
Available for new opportunities
McKinsey & Company · Design Center
10+ Years Building Executive Visual Communication at a Global Scale
Role Team Leader, Visual Communication
Team 12–15 Business Presentation Designers
Output 1,000+ C-Suite Presentations
Impact 30% Productivity Improvement
What I Do

Three areas where I
deliver the most value

A career built at the intersection of design craft, strategic thinking, and creative leadership.

01
Executive Presentation Design

Transforming complex strategy, data, and insight into C-suite-ready visual narratives. Deep expertise in PowerPoint, data visualization, and the storytelling frameworks that drive decisions at the highest levels of business.

02
Creative Team Leadership

Six years leading a 12–15 person design team at McKinsey — including recruitment, coaching, performance management, and workflow optimization that delivered measurable productivity gains in a high-volume, high-stakes environment.

03
Visual Brand & Communication

Building cohesive visual systems for brands, campaigns, and corporate communications — from brand identity and marketing collateral to internal communications and training materials. Execution at both strategic and production levels.

Work that speaks
for itself

Data Storytelling
Data Visualization
Data Storytelling — Turning Numbers into Decisions

A showcase of data visualization techniques — waterfall charts, comparison matrices, process maps — designed to make complex data legible and persuasive at leadership level.

Infographics PowerPoint Illustrator
Building a Design Team
Leadership & Process
Building a Design Team — Leadership at McKinsey

A case study on leading a 12–15 person design department — covering team structure, recruitment process, workflow optimization, coaching frameworks, and performance evaluation.

People Management Recruitment Process Design
Turning Complex Ideas into Visual Stories
Branding · 2025
Sigma Orionis Creations - Visual Campaing for a PoD Brand

Full brand identity and visual campaign for a Print on Demand entrepreneurship, from core identity system to social media assets, with a focus on authenticity.

Brand Identity Procreate Canva
Bambú Fit Studio
Branding · 2025
Bambú Fit Studio — Visual Campaign for a Wellness Brand

Full brand identity and visual campaign for a wellness startup — from core identity system to social media assets, with a focus on authenticity and emotional resonance.

Brand Identity Photoshop Canva
Internal Communication Design
Corporate Communications
Internal Communication Design — Making Organizations Speak Clearly

Corporate communication assets — training decks, onboarding materials, and departmental reports — designed for clarity and consistency across a global organization.

InDesign PowerPoint Illustrator
AI Creative Explorations
Creative Exploration · AI
AI Creative Explorations — Experimental Visual Series

Personal creative work exploring the intersection of AI tools, editorial aesthetics, and visual storytelling — including brand concepts, editorial portraits, and conceptual photography.

Gemini Photoshop Creative Direction
Flagship Experience

A decade building design
at McKinsey & Company

From 2013 to 2023, I was part of McKinsey & Company's Design Center in Costa Rica, one of the firm's global hubs for visual communication excellence. I grew from individual contributor to leading the entire design team, overseeing some of the most demanding presentation work in the consulting world.

2013
Business Presentation Designer Designing executive presentations for global consulting teams
2017
Junior Team Leader, Design Center Stepping into leadership — overseeing team performance and quality
2019
Team Leader, Visual Communication Leading 12–15 designers, recruitment, coaching & performance reviews
2023
Founding Sigma Orionis Creations Transitioning to entrepreneurship and independent creative work
10+ Years at McKinsey & Company
1K+ Executive presentations delivered
15 Designers managed & developed
30% Productivity improvement through workflow design

"Great design doesn't just decorate information — it clarifies thinking and drives decisions."

Gabriel Vindas · Design Philosophy
About Me

Senior designer. Creative leader.
Strategic thinker.

I'm Gabriel Vindas — a Senior Presentation Designer and Creative Leader based in Costa Rica, with over 20 years of experience in visual communication, executive storytelling, and design team leadership.

For over a decade, I was part of McKinsey & Company's Design Center, where I grew from Business Presentation Designer to Team Leader. In that role, I directed a team of 12–15 designers, delivered 1,000+ business-critical presentations for C-suite audiences across global offices, led full-cycle recruitment for the department, and conducted year-end performance evaluations aligned with McKinsey's global competency frameworks.

Today, I run Sigma Orionis Creations, a design-driven brand focused on original character-based products, and Bambú Fit Studio, a wellness brand built on authentic visual storytelling and community.

I'm currently open to new opportunities in presentation design, creative leadership, and project management — ideally in corporate, consulting, or educational environments where design is taken seriously.

"Good design doesn't just decorate information — it clarifies thinking and drives decisions."
Personal Design Philosophy
Design Tools
PowerPoint (Expert) Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Canva Pro
Leadership & Management
Team Leadership Full-Cycle Recruitment Performance Reviews Coaching & Mentoring Workflow Optimization Project Management
AI Tools
Midjourney Runway ChatGPT / Claude Gemini VEO Kling
Certifications
ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
Google Project Management CertificateCoursera
Google Data Analytics CertificateCoursera
Generative AI MastermindOutskill
MBA — Innovation Emphasis (in progress)USM
Get In Touch

Let's work
together

I'm currently open to new opportunities. If you're looking for a senior presentation designer, creative team leader, or project manager, I'd love to hear from you.

Phone +506 6116-6701
Location San José, Costa Rica
Open to remote opportunities worldwide
Open to roles in
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