ALEX CUTHBERT
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I am a design leader who helps companies build world-class teams and launch high-impact projects.

I'm able to immediately engage on projects at multiple levels, as an individual contributor and team leader, to maximize the value of UX within companies.

At its best, design and UX are key differentiators for success with the potential to energize entire companies around the needs of their customers.
EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology (HCI).
NSF Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley, Cognitive Science.
A.B. Dartmouth College, Computer Science & Spanish (double major).
EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

Build, scale and run design teams, invent and launch new products and services, identify and maximize new revenue sources, develop and optimize advertising solutions, brand partnerships, and customer-centered service strategies.   

Focus areas:  B2B/B2C, consumer mobile, leadgen, enterprise/security, online learning, video platforms, speech input, translation, i18n, social media, photography, design sprints, creativity and innovation, UX research, brand collaboration and strategic partnerships.
PRESENTATIONS / AWARDS / RECOGNITION
  • SXSW: highest rated and most over-subscribed workshop 2014 on design and brand UX
  • C2-MTL (Creativity & Commerce) Montreal, 2014 (workshop and talk) #1 Business conference
  • YouTube Brand Studio LA invited talk for our top advertisers representing $1B in annual spend.
  • Oracle-Google all-hands design leadership invited talk as part of a strategic partnership.
  • Presented extensively in the HCI research field (CHI, AERA, Artificial Intelligence, etc)
  • Led product-focused Creative Skills Institute (CSI) workshops in MTV, NYC, Tokyo, LA and Shanghai 
  • Led day-long team-based product sessions for: 1) Re-Imagine Google Translate , 2) Re-Imagine Jobs Site workshop for PeopleDev, 3) Re-imagine The Future Google Retail Experience (among others).
  • Developed a new design sprint format and presentation on Brand Experiences, Design Thinking and Innovation - presented at Google and C2MTL, the #1 business conference on creativity and commerce.
  • See a list of 15+ patents on my LinkedIn profile.
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San Francisco, California USA
  • Home
  • My Work
  • About
  • Contact
  • Design Teams
  • Design Process
  • Design Systems
  • Design Principles
  • Google Translate
  • Camera Translation
  • PicsArt Editor
  • PicsArt Community
  • PicsArt Collage
  • B2B B2C