The Journey

What I’m Good At

  • Product Design

  • Usability Engineering

  • Information Architecture

  • Storytelling: I’ve got a knack for bringing lightness and gravity to what I say.

  • Product Management

  • Visual Thinking

  • Communication: I can explain things well and in a friendly way.

  • Finding creative solutions to complex issues.

  • Helping people with different skill sets and experiences dialogue.

  • Researching how communication works and why people pay attention (or don’t).

My Experience in the Field

  • Google (July 2022 – Present): Interaction Designer

    • Working on Vertex AI Search, Search for Retail, Speech AI, Recommendations AI, and Document AI.

  • Xero (April 2020 – July 2022): Senior Product Designer

    • Focused on Xero Workpapers and Xero Practice Manager.

  • Transamerica (September 2018 – March 2020): Senior Product Designer

    • Improving the Individual Experience (Annuities, life insurance) and Participant Experience (Employee-sponsored contributions).

  • Cision (June 2018 – September 2018 & February 2017 – June 2018): User Experience Manager & Senior User Experience Designer

    • Involved with the Cision Communications Cloud, Press release distribution, and the PR Newswire Asia Portal.

  • The Creative Group (2015 – 2017): Senior User Experience Designer

    • Contributed to the PR Newswire Asia Portal.

  • Urban Interactive Studio (2015): User Experience Designer

  • Bridge Education Group (2010 – 2015): Web Designer

  • Web360 | Where technology meets creativity © (2008 – 2010):

  • Barrier Solution S.A. (2007 – 2008): Graphic Design Prepress Specialist

  • Punta Diseño (2006 – 2007): Product Designer

My Educational Background

  • Universidad de Buenos Aires: BA in Graphic Design and Visual Communication (2003 – 2009). This degree taught me that design is not so much like a Bachelor of Fine Arts. It’s more like a degree in communication theory.

  • General Assembly: Product Management Certification (2018).

  • Instituto Dr. Juan Segundo Fernandez (Obra de Don Bosco): Business Administration and Management Diploma (1998 – 2002). Here, I learned to manage projects; work with others and; provide acts of service.

What Others Say About Me

I’ve been fortunate to receive some kind feedback:

  • “Leandro is a fantastic mentor, friendly, approachable, and incredibly supportive.”

  • He gives “great guidance on improving case studies” and our conversations feel “natural and easy, making the session both insightful and enjoyable.”

  • He helped someone “understand areas of improvement a lot better and reflect on the presentation approach in a constructive and encouraging manner.”

  • Leandro is seen as “creative, passionate, and dedicated to steering product design in the best direction for end-users” and is a “continuous learner.”

  • He’s “capable of finding creative solutions to complex issues” and can “communicate with simple, friendly language with a great sense of humor.”

  • People say I’m a “Great storyteller” with a “natural gift” to bring “lightness, but no less gravity to what he’s saying” and that I “comes across genuinely.”

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