Alex Abreu

www.alexabreu.com

Education

  • Media, Arts, and Sciences Doctoral Student Expected, May 2018
  • GPA: 4.0
  • Focus: Human-Computer Interaction
  • Master of Professional Studies May 2009
  • GPA 3.83
  • Focus: Interaction Design
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering August 2005
  • GPA 3.36
  • Focus: Computer Science
  • Semester Abroad Fall 2004
  • Studied Danish language and culture.

Work Experience

  • UX Designer / Front-End EngineerJun. 2009 – Oct. 2010 | Feb. 2012 – Jul. 2012
  • Responsible for user experience across the Union's website. Focused on creating interfaces for Union members to explore employment data via mapping and Facebook integration.
  • Creative TechnologistOctober 2010 – February 2012
  • Drawing on my design and development background, I provided digital strategy solutions for the agency's clients while also developing new products within the intellectual property group.
  • Advanced Products Group UX Intern Summer 2008
  • Designed and implemented an immersive 'Rap Battle' experience for Yahoo's live video and chat web application.
  • Software Consultant September 2005 – August 2007
  • Integral member of development group merging business critical accounting and natural gas trading systems for the commodities group of a large energy company.
  • WWOPS/IT Intern Summer 2002 & Summer 2003
  • Led the development and implementation of volume testing scripts for a manufacturing essential application. Designed and created internal website for IIT team.

Conferences

  • SpeakerDecember 2009
  • Presented design work on layered browser interfaces, emphasizing how such interfaces provide useful information beyond that obtained through search technologies.

Skills

  • Fluent in Spanish
  • JavaScript (jQuery, MooTools), CSS (YUI, LESS, SASS), Ruby on Rails, Appcelerator Titanium, Corona SDK, PhoneGap, PHP, ActionScript, Flex, SQL, Java, C#, C++
  • Coda, Git, Subversion, Heroku, Webgen, Jekyll, openFrameworks, Arduino, Processing, Rhinoceros, Adobe Web Design Suite, Wireframing Tools, Adobe Flex, Final Cut Pro

Honors

  • Video installation displayed at IAC NYC Headquarters
  • Kinetic instrument published in Nicolas Collins' Handmade Electronic Music
  • Design project showcased at Microsoft Research Summit
  • NACME Scholar
  • TAMU Engineering Dean's List