Hello, I'm
Leo Jenkins,
Designer
GBDA, University Of Waterloo
Calgary - Waterloo - Kingston
a quote I live my life by:
“ I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious”
by Albert Einstein
i'm pretty boring lol

About Me

I’ve always been someone who likes making things. When I was younger it was random projects, little experiments, videos, small businesses with friends, anything that let me build something from nothing. I grew up in Calgary so most of my life outside of work and school has been spent around mountains, driving out to Kananaskis, hanging out with friends, and trying to squeeze in time outdoors whenever I can. I like road trips, late night work sessions, and finding ways to make ideas feel real. I’ve always leaned toward design, tech, and anything that feels a bit entrepreneurial, even before I knew what any of those things actually meant.

As I got older, that turned into a weird mix of interests. brand design, web layouts, marketing psychology, fast websites, cleaner systems, and honestly just making things that look good and work properly. I love good typography, quiet design, and anything that feels intentional. I also like understanding how things function behind the scenes. it’s satisfying to build something that feels simple to the user but has a full engine running underneath it.

I’m in GBDA at the University of Waterloo now, and most of what I do there connects back to the stuff I already loved building. I get to study design, tech, UX, media, business, and use every project as an excuse to create something real instead of just completing an assignment.

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Design Projects

A few things I am proud of. These projects show how I mix strategy, design, systems and real business outcomes. Every single project aims to solve a real business problem through some marketing or sales method.

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Homescapes Website Redesign

A full redesign of Calgary Design Build company website with new page flows, reworked information architecture, stronger calls to action, updated branding and a more trust driven experience. I integrated social proof into their content, improved conversion flows and built a design that feels more modern.

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Rentify App Design

A GBDA 210 project that compromised of doing initial user research, low to high fidelity prototypes and user testing. Developed a full working prototyped app using figma in a group project under a very specific deadline.

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Tarps Off Yard Works Promo Website

A simple and fast brand build for a small Calgary service business. Clear service breakdown, clean branding, direct copy and a layout that guides users through offer social proof, and contact. Includes a custom front end price calculator. Launched alongside an ad strategy through Meta Ads and a project gallery.

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Magazine Design

A print and digital magazine project built through GBDA. Focus on art direction, typography, page rhythm, and visual storytelling. This project shows my design range outside of web and performance work.

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Additional Skills

I spend a lot of time developing additional skills that will help me when I work on projects. These are the reason that my projects work the way they do.

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Web Development Skills

I’ve built fast and clean websites with tools like Flask, NextJS, React, Shadcn UI, Tailwind CSS, Firebase, Supabase and python backends. I care about performance, auth flows, and a clean front end.

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Figma Prototyping and Mockups

High fidelity prototypes, ux flows, low fidelity wireframes, tested layouts and iterative design. I build prototypes that translate directly into development.

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Service marketing with Meta Ads

I have ran hundreds of ads for service businesses across Canada. Services include commercial construction, remodelling, landscape maintenance, pressure washing, cleaning, commercial maintenance and more.

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CRMS and N8N Automations

Over the years I have worked with several CRM platforms that have handled millions worth of projects. I used GoHighLevel, Airtable and more but currently use and maintain a custom CRM specially built for my clients. Through this time I have developed AI Agents and many automations with N8N

probably why i’ll drop out

Businesses

These are my passion projects that started as ideas and turned into real long term operations.

A digital marketing and automation agency built for service businesses. We run ads, build CRMS, setup N8N automations, creative voice and chat agents, and help small - medium business scale without hiring more staff.

A Calgary pressure washing and exterior maintenance brand. I built the brand, website, funnels, content and creatives. It runs with a mix of Meta Ads, Google Ads and a fully custom CRM system with automated follow ups. Services are fulfilled entirely by subcontractors and communications are managed with AI.

probably why I haven’t dropped out

University of Waterloo

I study Global Business and Digital Arts at the University of Waterloo. My coursework covers design, development, media, research, economics, UX and business strategies. I use every project as a chance to build something real. My current terms is going well, and I have a Co-op scheduled for Fall 2026.

If you’re an employer please don’t hesitate to contact me

2A
Current Term
GBDA
Program
Microeconomics
Minor
96%
Grade Average
Zero
Classes Missed
Fall 2026
Next Co-op

If you’re an employer and want someone who can design build and execute across multiple disciplines, I’m always open to hearing what positions you’re looking for.

I am especially interested in working with startups and building the next big thing!