United States

Leo schneider 

Product Designer

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Talk to other immigrants about the nuances and challenges of working in the tech industry.

Being an immigrant in tech

Keeping your sanity, career growth and job satisfaction.

Surviving a merger or acquisition

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.

Being a woman in tech

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

What are design systems and how to work with them?

Building successful design systems

● Leading the design strategy and execution for monetization products, driving innovation through Ads GenAI, automation, and advanced ad tech solutions.

● Serving as a strategic partner across multiple teams within the Ads product domain, focusing on developing and refining growth strategies for ad performance, and revenue growth.

● Collaborating closely with engineering, product, and data science teams to design scalable, user-centered solutions that align with broader business objectives, enhancing ad personalization, creative automation, and AI-driven monetization.

● Led the creation of a company-wide Design System that shaped over 30 digital products, ensuring design consistency and scalability.

● Shipped complex applications and platforms for the energy sector, focusing on user-centered design and functionality.

● Led and mentored a team of designers, fostering growth and ensuring high-quality design output.

● Managed relationships with external agencies, coordinating efforts to deliver seamless design solutions.

● Led the design and development of complex applications and platforms for the energy sector, driving innovation and enhancing user experience.

● Successfully designed and deployed CRM and LMS systems, ensuring seamless integration with existing processes.

● Mentored and led a cross-functional team of designers and developers, fostering collaboration and growth within the team.

● Managed relationships with external agencies to ensure timely delivery and alignment with business goals.

● Led the design of applications and solutions for multiple GE businesses, including Transportation, Power & Water, and Oil & Gas, delivering platforms to manage locomotive fleets and advanced solutions for improving power plant efficiency.

● Maintained and scaled GE’s Design Systems, ensuring consistency across digital products.

● Led design and research initiatives around AR and MR for IoT, exploring cutting-edge technology applications.

● Led the design and implementation of digital products for Fortune 500 companies, including ADP, ADT, Burger King, FedEx, GE, Mercedes-Benz, Walmart, and Wendy’s.

● Managed design teams and mentored junior designers, fostering growth and ensuring high-quality output.

● Responsible for the design and implementation of digital products for 8 major fashion brands in Brazil.

● Completed a design internship, gaining hands-on experience in creating digital and print materials.

● Collaborated with senior designers on university projects, focusing on branding and visual identity.

● Assisted in the development of marketing collateral for various events and initiatives.

● Enhanced skills in product design, typography, and layout through practical application.

● Provided freelance design services, specializing in User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI) Design, Product Design, and Graphic Design.

● Led projects focused on User Experience Design (UED), Web Design, Wireframing, and Interaction Design using tools like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch App, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Creative Suite.

● Delivered high-quality Prototyping, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and HTML solutions while leveraging Design Thinking, User-Centered Design, and UX Research.

● Specialized in Creative Direction, Concept Development, Logo Design, Typography, Brand Development, and Branding & Identity.

● Collaborated on Information Architecture, Usability Testing, User Research, and Product Development for e-commerce platforms and product management.

● Applied skills in Leadership, Communication, Usability, and Engineering to drive successful project outcomes.

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