Luciano Drehmer

AI-Native Creative Director & Automation Engineer

luciano@drehmer.co · linkedin.com/in/luciano-drehmer · São Paulo, Brazil / Shenzhen, China · Open to Remote

Summary

AI-Native Creative Director and Automation Engineer with 20 years bridging design and code across Brazil and China. I design, build, ship, and grow products end-to-end — from brand systems and UI/UX to full-stack TypeScript, LLM agents, and growth/SEO. Proven track record scaling US e-commerce brands (product to $1M/month, #1 on Amazon US) and leading creative at global scale. Available for remote Creative Director / Design Engineer roles with overlap across US and EU hours.

Experience

Sprint — Founder & Creative Director (AI-Native Studio)

2019 — Present · Remote / China

Independent AI-native design & engineering studio

  • Run an end-to-end studio solo: design, code, launch, and market digital products — UI/UX, branding, full-stack development, growth, and SEO/SEM.
  • Build with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, MedusaJS, Shopify, Stripe and AI tooling (Claude, LLM agents, MCP, RAG) for automated, scalable systems.
  • Architect autonomous agents and data pipelines on Railway, Vercel, Cloudflare with PostgreSQL / Neon / Drizzle and Inngest orchestration.

Zealous Brands — Shareholder & Creative Director

2018 — Present · Shenzhen, China

DTC brand-building house for the US market

  • Co-owner and creative lead for 30+ US brand launches across e-commerce and marketplaces.
  • Drove measurable performance: +40% engagement, +35% acquisition, +30% retention, −25% cost through CRO, brand systems, and paid media.
  • Own brand strategy, identity, packaging, web/UI, and conversion optimization end-to-end.

Amazon — Creative Lead, D1 Global Creative

2017 — 2018 · Beijing, China

UI & branding for Prime, Fashion, and Global Store

  • Led UI and branding work across Amazon Prime, Fashion, and Global Store initiatives.
  • Recognized with the internal “Dark Horse” award for standout impact.

Valuelink — Head of Design

2016 — 2017 · China

Consumer product & e-commerce

  • Scaled a product to $1M / month revenue and #1 on Amazon US in its category.
  • Awarded the Golden Bull Award (2017); earned 3 promotions in 8 months.

IED — Istituto Europeo di Design — Faculty

2010 — 2016 · Brazil
  • Taught visual design and contributed to curriculum at a leading international design school.

Skills

Creative Direction & Design

Brand Strategy, Art Direction, UI/UX Design, Design Systems, Identity, Packaging, Typography, Motion, Visual Storytelling

Engineering & Automation

Full-Stack Web, Front-End Architecture, LLM Agents, AI Automation, Prompt Engineering, RAG, MCP, API Integration, Data Pipelines

Growth & E-commerce

SEO, SEM, CRO, Performance Marketing, Meta Ads, Google Ads, GA4, Conversion Optimization, DTC & Marketplace Strategy

Leadership

Creative Leadership, Team Building, Faculty/Teaching, End-to-End Product Ownership, Cross-Cultural (Brazil ↔ China)

Tech Stack

Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python
Frameworks: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Three.js, Node.js
Commerce: MedusaJS, Shopify, Stripe
Data: PostgreSQL, Neon, Drizzle, Voyage
AI / LLM: Claude (Anthropic), DeepSeek, Gemini, LLM Agents, MCP, RAG, Inngest
Infra: Railway, Vercel, Cloudflare, Docker
Design Tools: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Cinema 4D
Marketing: GA4, SEO, SEM, CRO, Meta Ads, Google Ads

Education

BA, Visual Arts — IED (Istituto Europeo di Design)
2007 · Full Scholarship · Kiko Farkas (AGI) lineage
BA, Design — PUC Goiás
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Brazil

Recognition