10 years of experience elevating UI & UX design through system thinking.
Led the design system for New York State government services. Building scalable component architecture, accessibility standards, and design token infrastructure serving millions of citizens across hundreds of state applications.
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Built and evolved a comprehensive design system at a GovTech AI startup — establishing component standards, design tokens, and documentation to support a fast-moving cross-functional team.
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Identified and redesigned three major UX pain points in Amazon's Kindle iPhone app. The case study was featured in Sidebar, a widely-read design blog and newsletter.
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Diagnosed and resolved critical PDF scanning failures in the ticketing platform that were blocking box office staff from processing entry. Delivered a redesigned scanning flow that eliminated the support burden.
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Redesigned the seat selection interface for users with color vision deficiency. Implemented pattern differentiation, accessible contrast ratios, and icon-based status indicators to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
View Case StudyBuilt, maintained, evolved, and helped implement design systems from the ground up — 700+ color, text, and shadow styles and over 4,000 components to ensure consistency across products.
Led all UI and UX design work as a UX-team-of-one for 2 web SaaS platforms used by over 100,000 users in 700+ organizations across USA, Canada, and New Zealand.
8 years working remotely on cross-functional Agile teams and collaborating directly with startup co-founder CTOs to increase UX maturity across the organization.
WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA compliance built in from the start — inclusive design for users of all abilities, including colorblindness, motor, and cognitive considerations.
Leo is a Figma wizard, an excellent systems thinker, and has proven himself a competent leader — skilled at the subtle art of collaborating well with both internal team members and external design system consumers.
Leo brings not only sharp design thinking and craftsmanship to his work, but also integrity, generosity, and a positive spirit to every collaboration.
Pro-level UI/UX skills, never hesitant to learn a new skill, and dives head-first into whatever he takes on.
Leo immediately stood out — I've seen his focus on quality and attention to detail within the context of streamlining processes and designs.
Leo's robust and well-developed UX skills have made a remarkable difference in the usability and enjoyment of our software — reducing the support and training load on our staff by making the system more intuitive.
Leo's UI and UX design are top-notch. He has always delivered above and beyond my expectations.
Leo's detailed feedback and dedication to my growth have made working with him a pleasure.
A great eye for detail, forward-thinking, a team player, passionate about his work, always there to help, and dedicated in everything that he is asked to do.
Leo's goal was always to design a product that was so intuitive it didn't need support.
