I'm a co-founder of Plasticity (acq. 2020), making software to understand natural language. Before that I worked on product and engineering teams at Apple, Google, and Comcast, and studied computer science and management at the University of Pennsylvania (M&T). I live in Austin, TX.
Hi, I'm Alex 👋🏻
Latest Posts
See all posts- Nail-Biter Endings in SoccerIf you had to bet, in which minute of a soccer game is a goal most likely to be scored? With the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final upon us, you may be asking this question yourself.
- 140.6On May 11, 2019, I finished Ironman Santa Rosa. A 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run; 9 months of training for a race that would be over in about 12 hours.
Work Experience
See all work- Nov 2016 - CurrentPlasticityCo-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Productize machine learning tools and natural language processing APIs in use by Spotify, Stitch Fix, Two Sigma, the U.S. Government/Department of Defense, and 300+ users. Grew company from seed round (Y Combinator S17) to acquisition in 2020.
- May 2016 - Aug 2016AppleEngineering Product Manager
Worked on expanding Siri’s responses to three new domains and accuracy improvements for multi-turn dialog. Won 3rd place in iContest (intern pitch competition to executives) with now-released FaceTime voicemail feature.
Recent Projects
See all projects- Pace Chart - Garmin Connect IQ AppsGarmin Connect IQ apps for cycling to display full-screen pace charts with estimated finish times based on various speeds.
- Coyote BadgerAn application to automatically pull legal sources from article citations.
- Wharton "Learn to Code" ClassAn introductory coding class for Wharton students.
- GoogolPlexA hack to open Siri up to 3rd party commands, such as unlocking your Tesla, sending a payment on Venmo, or turning up your thermostat.
Let's Connect
If you want to get in touch, reach out on social media or send me an email. I'm always happy to chat.