Who I am
About
Leo Hernandez
Design Strategist
I’m a self-motivated and proactive UX/UI and Interactive Designer with Front End development skills, strong analytical and critical thinking to act as a bridge between business and users. I love bringing to life clean visual designs for engaging websites & mobile applications. I would call myself a passionate amateur photographer and a mountain bike weekend warrior in my spare time.
My Bio
Resume
Parkside - Graz, Austria
- Interaction Design
- Enterprise Product Design
- Figma Hi-Fi Prototypes
- User Flows
Collaboration with product owners, software engineers, and the UX design team to improve the usability and functionality of enterprise products. Create user flows, wireframes, high fidelity prototypes using tools such as Sketch and Figma. Work closely with engineering on the development of detailed products that meet users' needs and meet their task goals.
MagmaLabs - Colima, México
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Performance Management
- Career Plans
- Leadership
Responsible for leading and forming a UX/UI team, ensuring that people are highly engaged in UX activities. Plan and develop Career Paths and Performance Management for both UX and UI. Coordinate with the Product Owners, Product Manager, and Engineering Managers to discover and identify the key problems related to the design to contribute to the decision making, build the Agile team and define the best UX strategy possible. Lead networking initiatives to capture design talent and actively participate in the hiring process.
Accenture - Heredia, Costa Rica
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Leadership
- Material Design
- Workshop Facilitator
Work in UX proposals with Onshore and Costa Rica UX Design team. Provide creative guidelines, support, and direction to the Costa Rica team. Gather and generate project deliverables documentation. Ensure and evaluate that software in use is appropriate for the tasks. Create solid solutions based on expertise and style guides to complex challenges in design and UX. Helping scale Design Thinking in innovative initiatives.
77 Digital - San José, Costa Rica
- Web Development
- HTML/CSS/JS
- Cross-browser
- Responsive Web
Responsible for the production and maintenance of clients’ websites. Working closely with graphic designers, in using emerging web technologies/languages such as HTML5/CSS3/JS, to turn their static Photoshop designs into working cross-browser based web pages.
Activa Publicidad - San José, Costa Rica
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Wordpress
- Joomla
- Management
- Art Direction
Planning successful Promotional Campaigns for regional and international clients. Design and implement the creative concepts of the projects, and Participate in the innovation team and the promotion of the company.
Interaction Design Foundation
- UX Management
- Usability Testing
- Mobile UX
- UX Design
- User Research
- UX Management: Strategy and Tactics with a Top 10% Distinction.
- Mobile User Experience (UX) Design.
- Conducting Usability Testing.
- Become a UX Designer from Scratch with a Top 10% Distinction
La 404 Academy
- Design Thinking
- Strategic Design
- User Experience
- User-Centered Design
Management processes and user experience design. Examines the principles and best practices of human-centered design, usability testing, visual design, and others.
Universidad de Costa Rica
- Fine Arts
- Graphic Design
- Digital Design
Campus Rodrigo Facio. San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica. Career plan details here
Attainments
Skills
UI Design
UX Design
Development
UX Projects
My Work
Tireget E-commerce Redesign
Summary TireGet has over 30 years of experience in the wholesale, retail, and specialty tire business. From manufacturing, engineering, distribution, and sales. TireGet offers a secure shopping experience at the client’s fingertips, offering them the best tire prices available online. My Role — UX Designer Lead Main Duties Estimate product cost & time frame effort. […]
Colima Fair App
Summary The State of Colima in Mexico has the annual “Todos Los Santos” fair to promote commercial development, culture, family values, and social responsibility. The launch of a mobile app comes hand in hand with users’ need to have information on the fair’s events was the context of Facebook or the official page of the […]
Vigilente Mobile App
Summary Vigilente Electoral 2018 is a tool for citizens to promote a transparent democratic electoral day by anonymously reporting any incidents in 2018 in Mexico. My Role — Product Designer Lead Main Duties Estimate product cost & time frame effort. Lead and coordinate the tasks of other project designers. Perform usability tests. Art direction. The […]
References
Testimonials
Clemens Posch – Head of Design at Parkside Interactive
Leo is a detail-oriented, creative and proficient User Experience Designer. Those qualities rarely appear in the same person, but Leo pulls it off all while having a relaxed, humble, and get-it-done attitude. I highly recommend Leo to anyone looking for the job to get done right!
Via LinkedIn
Jesus Haro – Product Designer at Cymatic
Leonardo was my team leader for more than a year. He taught me a lot about team management, UX design, and product design methodologies. He is a very experienced professional who has plenty of knowledge in the UX field. During the time we worked together, Leonardo helped me defining and understanding the process we should follow in our projects, always considering the best practices and principles of the human-centered design methodology.
Via LinkedIn
Emil Aliev – Senior Web Developer at Hewlett-Packard
Leonardo has an extensive experience in the web design and web development fields, both, corporate and freelance modalities. He can deliver a complete web solution, from logo design to front-end functionalities, with a keen eye for details. He is a committed and reliable partner.
Via LinkedIn
Paul Camo – Senior User Experience Designer at HUGO BOSS
I strongly recommend my colleague, Leonardo Hernández, for employment. I have had the pleasure of working alongside him for almost 2 years in the front-end department, where he has been entrusted with a great deal of responsibility.
Via LinkedIn