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Ericson LucianoProduct Designer + Engineer

About(it’s all about me)

Principal UI Designer at PayMongo, designing products and systems that scale.

I lead design for PayMongo’s Merchant Dashboard and Mongo Design System (MDS), working across product, user interface, micro-interactions, and design systems. I also mentor a team of five junior and mid-level UI designers.

I’ve been designing for the web since 2012, from Manila, Philippines. My sweet spot is where design and implementation meet: turning ideas into real interfaces, building reusable components, prototyping interactions in code, and tuning the details until they feel right.

AI is now part of that workflow. I use it to explore ideas, prototype faster, build working software, and bring concepts closer to production. The goal is still the same: make better products, not just make them faster.

Ericson smiling on a rooftop, with the town behind him

What I’m working on at PayMongo

Merchant Dashboard

Features that let merchants run their business with confidence, in an interface that feels more like a helpful teammate than a tool.

Mongo Design System (MDS)

The shared language behind our products: components, tokens and documentation that keep everything consistent and make life easier for designers and developers.

PayMongo Checkout

The redesign of our payment interface, so checkout is faster and clearer for merchants and their customers. I also led features around it: Promos, QR Ph and Click to Pay for Mastercard.

Beyond the UI

Design system. I kicked off and built out SEEDS, our design system. It is now the foundation that keeps our products consistent, scalable and easier for everyone on the team.

Mentoring. I mentor our UI designers: sharing ideas, giving feedback and learning from each other. A strong design culture matters to me as much as shipping.

On the side

Lumio: Daily Reflection. My own iOS app: one quote, one question and one honest answer a day. I designed and built it, and it’s now waiting for its App Store release.

How I work on systems

  • Open discussions, so every new component fits a real team need, not a theoretical one.
  • Clear documentation, so designers and developers can use the system with confidence.
  • Hands-on workshops, so teammates feel at home in what we’ve built.
  • Checking what already exists before adding anything new. Good systems are about clarity, not clutter.

What my teammates say

  • Eric’s super proactive and always delivers top-notch work, often ahead of schedule. He brings real value to both the Product and Engineering teams with his efficiency and strong work ethic.
  • He takes real ownership of our Design System, constantly coming up with new ideas and executing them with skill. His energy around it is honestly contagious.
  • Eric is approachable, supportive, and generous with his feedback. His documentation is always clear and forward-thinking, and he’s super quick to adapt in our fast-paced, agile setup.

Teammates at PayMongo, from feedback reviews

Stacks and skills

  • DesignFigma, FigJam, Whimsical, Framer, Zeplin
  • CodeReact, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Sass, MDX, Storybook, Motion React, VSCode
  • PlanningNotion, ClickUp
  • AIClaude, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Grok
Hard skills
  • UI Design
  • Conceptualizing
  • Design System
  • Information Architecture
  • Basic UX Research
  • User testing
  • Design Thinking
  • Responsive Design
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Implementing design to code
  • HTML/CSS (Sass)
Soft skills
  • Communication
  • Empathy
  • Collaboration/Teamwork
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Leadership
  • Adaptability
  • Receptiveness to feedback

Experience

Talks and workshops

  • May 2026Rapid Prototyping & Building an AI-Ready Design SystemCognitiv Workshop (Design × AI) · in person
  • Apr – May 2024Building an effective design system: workshop and coachingWith the Prosple team · in person
  • Sep 2022A short guide to design tokens in design systemsWorld Design System Week · online
  • Jul 2022Crash course in Figma (Figma 101)Google Developer Student Clubs Philippines · online
  • Feb 2021The easiest guide to Webflow for beginnersMultisys designer workshop · online
  • Nov 2020Utility-first CSS with Tailwind CSSReactJS year-end online meetup
  • Sep 2017Sass basicsCampus DevCon · in person
  • Feb 2017Branding and identity for DevConDevCon Meet up & Geek up · in person