Hey there, I'm Alexander. I'm a product designer at Boulevard. Here you'll find all the stuff I've been up to over the years, including professional projects, passion projects, and one-off experiments.
Work experience
Boulevard
Senior Product Designer • - Present
Currently delivering solutions for self-care businesses overseeing every aspect of the design process from discovery to post-release, building complex customer-facing experiences on desktop and mobile. Lead designer of Boulevard's design system team
Pluralsight
Product Designer • -
Conducted user research, delivered high-quality designs, and ensured post-release success in a highly technical space focused on interactive cloud learning
A Cloud Guru
Product Designer • -
Acquired by Pluralsight's Cloud Skills team in 2021. Contributed across multiple initiatives from mobile app features to technical applications for cloud learning resources
Linux Academy
Product Designer • -
Acquired by A Cloud Guru in 2019. Primary designer across multiple facets of the platform, including enterprise features that enabled business adoption
iCanCode Club
Designer & Developer • -
Collaborated with the owner of this on-site elementary level coding school, designing the company website and digital media
Posture Interactive
Intern Designer • -
Collaborated with a small team at a local agency to deliver a diverse portfolio of client work
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
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New Media Design BFA
Skills & interests
Software
Figma expert with a comprehensive understanding of best practices with design systems, prototypes, final comps, and working knowledge of plugin development. Skilled in Adobe Suite with strong mograph abilities, and many other graphics programs.
Processes
Every project is unique and design strategies should adapt to specific constraints in scope, time, and desired outcomes. Skills in rotation include internal & external discovery initiatives, extensive customer interview experience, wireframing, prototype and usability testing, card sorting, and co-design sessions.
Interests
In my free time I like programming, 3D modeling, music production, hardware projects, language learning, and caring for my cat and dog, Nano and Lily.
There's an app for that
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See how I amped up design for A Cloud Guru's mobile app on phones and tablets
Building a community
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View a full case study on how to build a healthy community by design
The Reel: Sports Highlights
See how I enabled sports fans to browse, follow, and share their favorite highlight clips
Rust documentation
Check out the data behind improving your documentation site designs and information architecture
Resamplr sound library
Take a look at how I designed and developed an audio sample store from the ground up
3D plant generator
Play with an experimental tool used to generate plant-like structures
Cat shelf bracket
Check out this thing I made for my little guy so he can be happier exploring indoors
rust.audio
An interactive site for Rust audio crates and resources.
GitHub Game Off 2018
Listen to how I contributed to one of the top games in the 2018 Game Off