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Leonardo Sanchez

@leonardosanchez

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Senior UX designer crafting usable, accessible, user-centric digital experiences.

New Zealand

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to bring my user-centered UX strengths to new teams, while growing in Design Strategy and Psychology principles—building cohesive Design Systems and collaborating closely to turn insights into intuitive, accessible experiences.

I’m a Senior UX Designer based in the Wellington Region, currently employed by Pushpay NZ. I craft usable, accessible, and user-centric experiences, grounding design decisions in user research and deep understanding of user needs and behaviors.

I work with Design Systems to create a seamless, cohesive design language, and I bring facilitation expertise to collaborate across teams. I’m especially motivated by Design Strategy and Psychology principles, translating insights into meaningful, delightful interactions while mentoring and enabling others.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior User Experience Designer

Current

Pushpay NZ

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Designs usable, accessible, user-centric experiences grounded in user research. Applies Design Systems, facilitation, and design strategy/psychology principles to turn insights into intuitive interactions.

User Research Design Systems Facilitation Accessibility Usability UX Strategy User Centric Design

Digital UX Designer

Nurun

Feb 2019 - Jun 2022 (3 years 4 months)

Owned a user-centric digital experience by fusing customer-service-center insights with research. Produced wireframes and facilitated collaboration between Marketing and Engineers to deliver intuitive experiences.

User Research Wireframing Cross Functional Collaboration

UX Designer

PartsTrader

Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Led redesign of the component library using Design Thinking as a process. Conducted and facilitated client/user interviews and developed empathy maps to inform design.

Design Thinking User Interviews

UX Designer

Parkbench.com

Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Implemented experience strategy and designed user interfaces for mobile apps and websites. Performed UI design and front-end development and supported branding and WordPress theme design/development.

Experience Strategy UI Design Front End Developer Branding WordPress Mobile App Design

Freelance Digital Designer

Vitamin T / Aquent

Sep 2016 - May 2017 (8 months)

Collaborates with product managers, UX researchers, and engineers to craft accessible and usable experiences. Contributes to design system strategy/documentation, facilitates user interviews, and designs digital features based on insights.

Design Systems User Interviews Information Architecture UX UI Design Accessibility Usability Facilitation

Web Designer

Workopolis.com

Mar 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 5 months)

Delivered UI and front-end development for internal projects, including B2C website redesigns. Designed digital ads and lifecycle email campaigns and supported UI development for products.

UI Design Front End Developer Digital Ads

Web Designer

Hoozus

Mar 2014 - Mar 2015 (1 year)

Worked as a Web Designer for Hoozus.

Freelance Web Designer

Objektiv Design

Feb 2011 - Mar 2014 (3 years 1 month)

Performed web design, front-end development, branding, and UX strategy for client websites. Conducted accessibility audits and supported usability testing efforts.

Web Design Front End Developer Branding UX Strategy Usability Testing