Leo Iannacone is a seasoned engineering leader with 14 years of experience and a Master's in Computer Engineering, currently serving as VP of Engineering at Plentific in London. He progressed through multiple senior roles at Plentific—from Senior Software Engineer to VP—demonstrating strong people leadership, delivery ownership, and the ability to scale engineering organisations. A longtime open-source contributor and Debian/Ubuntu developer, Leo brings practical hands-on experience in front-end UX improvements (notably contributions to the Budgie desktop run dialog) alongside strategic technical leadership. Known for analytical problem-solving and rapid learning, he combines deep systems knowledge with an eye for usability and product-driven engineering.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Nice (France) [ERASMUS]
Master's Degree Computer Engineering, Master's Degree Computer Engineering at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
High School, High School at Liceo Scientifio De Regatis (San Nicandro G.co)
Contributions:14 commits, 2 PRs, 6 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Leo primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the Budgie desktop environment. Their contributions included implementing new features for the run dialog, such as adding a header bar with preferences and close buttons, and improving the visual presentation with effects. Furthermore, the user made design changes to the run dialog, including layout updates with a grid structure and incorporating a reveal effect for displaying search results. These changes suggest a focus on improving the desktop environment's usability and aesthetics.
Contributions:194 commits, 10 PRs, 16 pushes in 2 years 7 months
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