Who I am
About
Leo Hernandez
Design Strategist
I’m a self-motivated and proactive UX/UI 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. On my spare time, I would call myself a passionate amateur photographer and a mountain bike weekend warrior.
My Bio
Resume
MagmaLabs
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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. Lead and […]
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 the need for users to have information on the events of the fair was the context of Facebook or the […]
Vigilente Mobile App
Summary Vigilente Electoral 2018 is a tool for citizens to promote a transparent democratic electoral day, by reporting anonymously any incidents that may occur in the elections of 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 […]
References
Testimonials
Ryan Gifford – Licensed Real Estate Agent at Dotcom Australia
Leonardo has done work for us on a number of occasions. The work has included websites, logos, and other associated work. I have always been very happy with Leonardo's work, which has also always been delivered on time, and within budget.
Via LinkedIn
Roderick Anderson – CEO Sarco Architects
I have hired Leonardo twice now for work on my firm's website. The first one he did back about three years ago was our first quality site, and the newest iteration combined work with brand imaging. I am very happy with the latest results and would definitely continue to work with Leonardo for our upcoming needs.
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
Paulo Castillo – UX/UI Designer at W&V in Munich
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