Ricardo is a leader that crafts a compelling narrative of possibility driven by strategic clarity, visionary foresight, and a readiness to embrace transformation, while focusing on scaling the design process across multiple business domains.

Throughout my career, I have been focused on surfaces and problems that drive the highest amount of traffic and the largest amount of engagement. Today, I am a Director of Product Design at Dropbox leading the Core Experience of the Web, Mobile, and Desktop platforms.

I specialize in tackling complex, interconnected challenges that arise with scaling systems and introducing emergent initiatives. I unite leadership around a shared purpose, crafting intentional structures, visions, frameworks, and processes that ensure cross-functional collaboration, cultural cohesion, and operational efficiency.

I am most fulfilled when I create clarity from ambiguity, architect systems at scale, and cultivate high-performing teams through vision-setting, strategic foresight, and heart-focused leadership.

Selected speaking

Full Hearts, Self-Created Podcast Series

Design Leadership Summit, Toronto

Nordic.design, Sweden

App Design and Development, Barcelona

Seattle Interactive Conference, Virtual

UX Turkey, Turkey

UX Salon, Tel Aviv

UX Scotland, Scotland

Midwest UX, Chicago

UX Atlantic, New Brunswick

Selected writing

Kindness. Wonder. Heart.

Kindness. Wonder. Heart.