Summary
Leigh Lawhon is an eLearning multimedia specialist and product leader with 20+ years of experience blending UX design, front-end development, and product management across edtech, healthcare, and fintech. She’s led cross-functional teams and multimillion-dollar budgets to scale SaaS products—once quadrupling an education product’s user base and securing a Department of Education SBIR grant. A practiced instructor and mentor, Leigh has taught JavaScript, UX/UI, and product strategy for organizations from General Assembly to Capital One, and builds interactive prototypes with Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite. Her background as a BFA-trained artist and long history in creative tools informs a design-forward approach to data-driven product decisions. Known for reducing development time dramatically via pragmatic tooling and integrations, she bridges design and technical execution to deliver measurable UX improvements. Located in West Virginia, she continues to consult and lead multimedia learning initiatives while shaping AI-enabled learning experiences.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Painting, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Painting at Savannah College of Art and Design
High school diploma, High school diploma at Singapore American Schools Singapore
Certificate Product Management, Certificate Product Management at Product School
Data Analytics, Data Analytics at General Assembly