Alex Couch is a seasoned product designer with experience in startups and agencies. He is based in Oakland and specializes in interaction design, design systems, data visualization, and metrics-based outcomes. Alex values iteration, testing, and user data to deliver good product design that prioritizes user growth.

He has worked in collaborative design teams as well as independently, for stakeholders and clients alike, and has both written decks and developed code in HTML, CSS, and some JS/JQuery. Alex holds a degree in Communications, Advertising, History, and Humanities from Boston University, and also studied Art, Music, Economics, Government, and History in high schools at Mountain Brook.

Throughout his career, Alex has worked for several organizations in different capacities, including Design Team Lead at Parabola, Designer at Plaid, Independent Consultant, Lead Product Designer at Tulip, Senior Product Designer at Hired, Inc., Product Designer at ThoughtSpot, Interaction Designer at Cooper, User Experience Designer at Mad*Pow, Growth Marketing Contracting at Independent Consultant, Sr. Manager of User Growth Marketing at Practice Fusion, Communications Supervisor at Eleven, Inc., Media Planner at Universal McCann, Creative Asset Management Intern at Modernista!, and Integrated Marketing Intern at CM Communications.

Overall, Alex is a well-rounded product designer with expertise in different areas of design and marketing, which allow him to produce end-to-end products that are visually appealing, functional, and valuable to users.