Leroy Almeida

Leroy Almeida

Product Designer in Manila, He/Him

About

As a designer, Leroy enjoys crafting interfaces, building products, and solving problems. As a generalist, he collaborates on research, growth, and product strategy.

Side Projects

2023

Lessons on creativity. From the greats.

2023

Books on contemporary art, design, critical studies, and visual culture. With dimensions visualized.

2021

Started Uncommon Books, an independent, design-focused bookshop, to provide high-quality design books, journals, and magazines and to inspire and inform designers and design enthusiasts in the Philippines

Writing

2023

Neglecting small usability issues in a digital product can harm the user experience and hinder overall user satisfaction. Fixing these shows a commitment to providing well-crafted and user-friendly experiences.

2022

Rituals that fostered a culture of trust and effectiveness

2022

A dual-track growth framework that provides structure and guidance for Kumu's growing design team

Contact

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Work Experience

2023 — Now
Fractional Designer at Stealth
2021 — 2023

Community, Creator Experience, Trust & Safety.

2019 — 2021

Internal Tools, Mobile App.

2017 — 2018
UX Design Lead at Accenture

Clients: Philippine Airlines, Mabuhay Miles, Globe, Saudi Arabia Council of Ministers, and the Singapore Ministry of Health.

2017 — 2017
Instructor at NXTLVL Academy
2015 — 2017

Recruiter tools.

2011 — 2015
Senior Software Engineer at Accenture

Volunteering

2021 — Now

Mentor to designers working at Canva, Globe, Maya, GrowSari, UBX, NextPay, Paymongo, LawAdvisor, CloudEats, Summit Media, and First Circle.