I’m Alex, a product design leader with 14+ years of experience driving design excellence and innovation across digital products. I specialize in building and mentoring high-performing design teams, shaping product strategy, and delivering cohesive user experiences across mobile, web, and immersive platforms. My expertise spans product strategy, virtual reality, growth design, voice interfaces, workflow analysis, product systems, advertising, and executive-level pitch presentations. I’m passionate about aligning design vision with business objectives to deliver meaningful, user-centered outcomes.
Outside of work, I’m a volunteer ski patroller at Alpental, whitewater kayaker, photographer, and mixed-media painter.
Experience
Staff Product Design Lead at Meta - Reality Labs (Metaverse)
August 2022 – March 2025
Senior Product Designer at Meta - Reality Labs (Metaverse)
January 2022 – August 2022
Growth Product Design Lead at Meta - Facebook Marketplace
June 2020 – December 2021
Senior UX Designer / Sr. Art Director at Amazon Music
June 2016 – December 2019
Senior Creative Design Lead at Amazon - Digital Display Advertising
September 2015 – April 2016
Visual Designer at Amazon - Digital Display Advertising
October 2011 – September 2015
UX Designer at Microsoft Store
May 2010 – June 2011
Education
BFA – Advertising Design at Syracuse University
2008 Syracuse, New York
Awards
Photography, RAW Artists
Photography, CMYK Magazine
Vol #44 June 09
Art Direction, CMYK Magazine
Vol #43 March 09
Leo Burnett Award, Syracuse University
Chosen by Syracuse design faculty for Art Direction
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America