# Leonardo A. > Design Engineer | Cursor Ambassador Location: São Paulo, Brazil Profile: https://flows.cv/leonardoa Portfolio: https://leoantun.es Product Designer focused on complex systems, Developer Experience, and AI‑assisted workflows. I co‑founded Simpli Studio (design + Webflow development) and previously contributed to IBM’s TechXchange programs. Strong in information architecture, interaction models, and shipping usable prototypes that validate value early. Cursor Ambassador; I embrace AI to accelerate exploration without compromising craft. ## Work Experience ### Cursor Ambassador @ Anysphere Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Part of a small team that is bringing together the Cursor community through meetups, code collaborations, and shared expertise. Passionate about fostering a vibrant network of developers and pushing the boundaries of AI-driven coding innovation. ### Product Designer (Web/Visual) - Growth @ Nomad Jan 2024 – Present - Delivered high‑quality web design, prototypes, and production assets across multiple client engagements - Improved site structure and visual systems for consistency, readability, and responsive behavior - Collaborated with developers to ensure design feasibility and maintainable CSS/component structures - Standardized handoff practices (component specs, states, accessibility notes) to reduce rework ### Co‑founder, Product Designer & Front-end Developer @ Simpli Jan 2023 – Present | Remote - Led end‑to‑end product design for startups and SMEs: discovery, information architecture, prototyping, usability validation, and Webflow implementation - Built and maintained modular design systems to accelerate delivery across multiple client sites and MVPs - Translated business goals into measurable UX outcomes; instrumented analytics and ran iterative improvements - Established accessibility and performance baselines (semantic structure, responsive patterns, WCAG‑aware components) - Managed client relationships and scoped work for speed, quality, and maintainability ### Senior Web Designer @ IBM Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | United States As the lead web and digital focal for IBM's TechXchange global events team, I oversaw all web development, design, and digital marketing for technical conferences, summits, and seminars. My core responsibilities included: • Collaborating with event managers to define digital experience and promotion strategy for 5-10 events per year. • Leading development of event websites and registration portals using WordPress. • Creating web content, email campaigns, social media graphics and ads for event promotion. • Analyzing website traffic, social engagement, email stats to optimize conversion rates. • Coordinating with IBM cloud and security teams on technical integrations. • Managing junior designers to build out digital assets and web pages. • Ensuring websites and campaigns followed IBM brand guidelines and accessibility standards. • Staying on top of web/digital trends and technologies to elevate IBM's events. • Presenting website analytics reports and optimization recommendations to stakeholders. ### Web Designer | Javascript - Figma - CSS - React @ IBM Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | United States As a web designer for IBM's TechU technical events team, I was responsible for designing and building event websites, registration portals, and other digital experiences. My key responsibilities included: • Collaborating with event producers and managers to understand goals and requirements for each event's digital presence. • Creating wireframes, mocks, and prototypes for event sites and pages using design tools like Figma and Adobe XD. • Building responsive, mobile-friendly event sites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Integrating with backend platforms like WordPress and Drupal. • Ensuring all web deliverables met IBM’s brand guidelines and accessibility standards. • Designing promotional web content, email templates, digital ads and social media graphics. • Optimizing web conversion funnels by A/B testing calls-to-action, page layouts, etc. • Analyzing web analytics and generating reports to share performance insights. • Mentoring entry-level designers on web best practices and IBM’s digital style guide. • Keeping up-to-date on web design trends, techniques, and technologies. During my tenure, I successfully delivered digital experiences for over 20 IBM technical events, including Think and several TechU virtual summits. I consistently received positive feedback for my creative ideas, technical skills, and commitment to event marketing goals. My work helped generate over 30,000 event registrations. ### Intern | Wordpress - Javascript - CSS @ IBM Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | São Paulo, Brazil As a designer intern at IBM's Systems Lab in Latin America, I supported the service design team on technical events, training programs, and internal communications projects. My key responsibilities included: • Collaborating with event managers to design branding, web pages, signage, and other event collateral for IBM technical summits across Latin America. • Building event websites using HTML, CSS, and CMS platforms like WordPress. • Creating presentations, infographics, and visual assets for training programs focused on emerging technologies like AI and cloud. • Designing print and digital communications for an internal audience of over 1,000 IBM systems engineers and consultants. • Assisting service designers on UI/UX projects for IBM enterprise clients in Brazil, including wireframing and prototyping in Figma. • Presenting design work and recommendations to stakeholders across Latin America and IBM HQ. • Coordinating with translation and production teams to execute branding and collateral for multi-regional events and programs. As an intern, I had the opportunity to work on impactful technical education programs that reached over 5,000 clients and employees across Latin America. My skills in visual design, web development, and cross-cultural collaboration were instrumental in delivering successful projects. The exposure to enterprise service design deepened my passion for creating human-centered digital experiences. ## Education ### Postgraduate Degree in UX Engineering PUC Minas ### Startups Y Combinator ### Bachelor's degree in Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Universidade Anhembi Morumbi ### UX Design Design Circuit ### UI Design DesignBoost ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/antunesleonardo - Portfolio: https://leoantun.es --- Source: https://flows.cv/leonardoa JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/leonardoa/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31