Hello there...

I’m a senior product leader with lean process background that helps bridge the gap between good user experience and business profit by creating, nurturing and challenging winning teams. In a straightforward and clear way.

What motivates me?

I get up in the morning thinking how to help my team to be the best version of themselves. I also share a sweetspot for Education, Edtech, and B2B space startups that are ready to scale.

Me now...

I'm currently Product Manager for Jasperactive, a learning management system that helps teachers get their students certified in Microsoft Office software.

At the same time, I give back to the community via The SurreyCodes Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps educate new developers in British Columbia.

Entrepreneurship

Typow Ventures

Typow helps businesses amplify their reach through technology-powered solutions.

SurreyCodes Foundation

Registered Nonprofit that facilitates peer-led technology learning and mentorship to low-income professionals.

Vende Tu Vestido

A marketplace platform that facilitates transactions to moved used dresses from one hand to another.

Successful exit

My Portfolio

Recommendations

I had the great pleasure of learning about Product Management from Luis Espinal, an outstanding mentor and an experienced product leader. Luis' mentorship style brings out the diamonds in the rough so to speak, and in my case, encouraged me to leverage my connections and industry knowledge to deliver a product.

Xavier Toledo

Business Analyst

I had the pleasure of working with Luis during my time at CCI Learning. Luis possesses strong leadership, organization, and problem-solving skills which are further enhanced by his technical expertise and enthusiasm for learning. I was impressed with his management approach and his ability to quickly rally different teams and departments to ensure projects stay focused and on-task.

Kim Williams

Program Specialist, Certifications and Credentials at Autodesk
Luis is immeasurably intelligent and strategic - two mandatory traits for a successful Product Manager. In just a few months, Luis has established processes and systems that allow our team to properly report product issues to get resolved and request enhancements resulting from client feedback. We are more orderly, more efficient.

Keith German

Client Relations Manager at Jasperactive

Brands I have helped

Champion Designer
GuestList Logo
Under Armour Logo
Coldlogic Logo
BCAPPAREL Logo
City of Surrey Logo

Toolkits under my belt

INCLUSIVE DESIGN

One of my inspirations to make things simpler is thinking of those edge cases, for example: How would this app look like for someone with Protanopia (A type of color blindness), would this color palette lose its purpose? All these edge cases helps me shape my design for the better.

Logos for: SVG, Adobe Ilustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Invisionapp

DESIGN TOOLS KNOWLEDGE

It's not about the tool you use, but what you accomplish with it. These are just a few examples of the design tools I work with: Adobe (Complete suite collection), Invisionapp, Sketch, svg code.

Logos for: Github, Gitlab, redux, reactjs, digital ocean, excel

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Technology continues to be a tool and one that doesn't stop moving. My self-learning spirit helps me be on the track of the latest design technologies. Recently I have been playing with React + Redux to create live bite-sized apps. But it doesn't stop there, excel continues to be the rule when it comes to analytics.

Logos for: JIRA, Google Hangouts, Slack, Discord, Trello, Asana

REMOTE READY

Thru creating communities, I have learned the huge value of remote work. There is no need for new tools when it comes to working along with me in a remote location.

Drop me a Message

GET IN TOUCH AT ANY MOMENT

Social Media everywhere: @lespinalrivera
or, luis@lespinal.com
Happy to grab a coffee if you are around the Metro Vancouver area in British Columbia