Alex Menger

Held a stakeholder workshop to gather requirements for a web-based course companion tool // Designed and user-tested an interactive product prototype with Figma // Designed a comprehensive, atomic UI library in Sketch for feature design and implementation // Wrote user stories and planned Scrum sprints in Jira // Designed implementation-ready high-fidelity feature specs in Sketch // Implemented UI components and frontend features in React and Storybook // Mentored junior developers during implementation

Taught 12-month full-stack web development courses aimed at entry-level students // Curriculum included UI Basics (HTML, CSS, UX/UI, Sass, Bootstrap), Programming Basics (programming and JavaScript fundamentals), Single-Page Applications (Browser APIs, React, Redux), Backend (Node.js, Express, MongoDB), Project Management (Scrum, Design Sprint)

Held a stakeholder workshop to gather requirements for a web-based vacation rental tool // Conducted design sprints to create and test an initial prototype with Axure // Wrote user stories in Jira

Designed mockups of new software features in Sketch for stakeholder feedback // Created a comprehensive UI library in Sketch for feature design and implementation // Designed implementation-ready high-fidelity feature specs in Sketch

Designed flow, content, UI, emails, and documents for an insurance comparison tool // Wrote specs for implementation and accompanied the development process // Conducted quantitative multivariate tests to verify conversion and usability

Copywriting and SEO

Taught classes in American cultural history, with a focus on urban cultures and disruptive technologies.

American Studies, with a focus on cultural and urban history // Second major: Journalism