I'm a designer-developer who ships, bridging research, branding, user experience, and production-ready code. I create and scale design systems from Figma libraries through to production-ready components, connecting high-level vision with hands-on execution. I’ve led design at healthcare, fintech, and edtech organizations, aligning product strategy with accessible, data-informed interfaces. I collaborate across product, engineering, and research to deliver fast, measurable outcomes and scalable design systems.

LEONARDO FALASCHINI

I'm a designer-developer who ships, bridging research, branding, user experience, and production-ready code. I create and scale design systems from Figma libraries through to production-ready components, connecting high-level vision with hands-on execution. I’ve led design at healthcare, fintech, and edtech organizations, aligning product strategy with accessible, data-informed interfaces. I collaborate across product, engineering, and research to deliver fast, measurable outcomes and scalable design systems.

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I’m a designer-developer who ships, bridging research, branding, user experience, and production-ready code. I create and scale design systems from Figma libraries through to production-ready components, connecting high-level vision with hands-on execution.

I’ve led design at healthcare, fintech, and edtech organizations, aligning product strategy with accessible, data-informed interfaces. I collaborate across product, engineering, and research to deliver fast, measurable outcomes and scalable design systems.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead UX+UI Designer at Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN)
February 1, 2025 - February 1, 2025
Led redesign of public patient website and consultant portal, creating a unified design system and governance to drive adoption; improved task completion speed and accessibility in line with GOV.UK/NHS patterns and WCAG 2.2 AA.
Principal UX+UI Designer at Rascal Ventures
April 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023
Led visual and experience work from concept to testable prototypes across multiple sectors; built reusable libraries and design tokens; defined research plans and lean discovery to inform roadmaps; established design operations for speed.
Head of Design at Kirontech
February 1, 2022 - February 1, 2022
Mapped user journeys and built an Atomic Design System from scratch; improved usability and efficiency; integrated ML-informed insights into data visualization to accelerate design-to-deploy cycles.
Senior UI / IxD Designer at Solera Holdings
October 1, 2017 - October 1, 2017
Designed a Claim Reporting tool and a 3D interaction environment; led Android design system development to support cross-platform experiences.
Lead Designer at Touch Surgery (Medtronic)
July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2015
Led branding, UX and UI for the first mobile surgical simulation on iOS and Android; grew to 2M+ users in three years and won the 2017 EdTechXGlobal All Stars Growth award; conducted R&D for VR and wearable tech in surgical settings.

Education

MA in Scientific Illustration at Martín A. Malharro School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - November 12, 2025
Healthcare UX Masterclass at Interaction Design Foundation
January 11, 2030 - November 12, 2025
Designing for Complex UI at Projector Institute
January 11, 2030 - November 12, 2025
Human-Centred Service Design at IDEO U
January 11, 2030 - November 12, 2025

Qualifications

Healthcare UX Masterclass
January 11, 2030 - November 12, 2025
Designing for Complex UI
January 11, 2030 - November 12, 2025
Human-Centred Service Design
January 11, 2030 - November 12, 2025

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services