Dick De Leon

Parsec Education

Product Manager

January 2026 – Present

• Joined Parsec as a UX Designer and was moved into the Product Manager role, based on product thinking and leadership shown across the design org.
• Leading a 6-person engineering team, setting sprint priorities and driving the roadmap from idea to ship.
• Own the product roadmap and backlog, translating feedback from educators and admins into clear requirements and specs.
• Partner with design, engineering, and leadership to define success metrics and prioritize what ships next.
• Run sprint planning, stand-ups, and retros, keeping the team focused and unblocked.

MobyPlus & Glassjar

Principal Product Designer (Contract)

2025 – Present

• MobyPlus: Led the end-to-end design vision for a K–5 literacy platform, developing research-driven UX strategies that improved engagement for teachers and students. Built scalable design frameworks, prototypes, and a unified design system to support literacy growth across multiple learning modules.
• Glassjar: Designed intuitive financial tools that simplified complex accounting workflows for small business owners. Delivered user flows, dashboards, and prototypes that enhanced usability and onboarding, and established a scalable design system with product and engineering.

Aplos

UX Director

2019 – 2025

• Led the Product Design team, overseeing user research, experience strategy, and visual design across multiple software products.
• Developed scalable processes to address customer pain points and improve usability and engagement.
• Built and managed a robust design system, partnering with developers, product managers, and team leads to maintain consistency in tokens, components, and standards.
• Established a strong visual ethos that unified the product experience and strengthened brand trust.

Bitwise Industries – Shift3 Technologies

Principal Product Designer

2019

• Built and led a multidisciplinary design team of user researchers, experience designers, and visual designers.
• Introduced an agile design process that fostered collaboration between design and development.
• Designed multiple startup software products using a human-centered approach, ensuring solutions were intuitive, accessible, and aligned with business goals.

FocusVision

Principal Product Designer

2014 – 2019

• Developed high-fidelity prototypes and UI deliverables (wireframes, flowcharts, screen mockups) while conducting usability testing to validate design solutions.
• Created and maintained a comprehensive Design System and Style Guide across three product lines.
• Collaborated with researchers, product managers, engineers, and QA teams in an Agile environment.

Five Creative Group

Web & Print Designer

2012 – 2014

• Led web and print design projects, translating client goals into engaging digital and visual experiences.

Jeffrey Scott Agency

Web & Print Designer

2010 – 2012

• Designed and produced web and print materials for multiple brands, collaborating with creative teams to deliver high-impact visuals across marketing and advertising campaigns.

Emerge Design

Founder / Creative Director

2008 – 2010

• Founded and managed a design studio providing branding, web, and marketing design services for local businesses, overseeing creative direction, client relations, and production.

Yang Design

Graphic Designer

2005 – 2007

• Produced marketing and branding materials as part of a design team, progressing to senior designer through quality and consistency in visual output.