Alex Mercado
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Alex Mercado

Product UX Designer in Dallas, Texas, USA, he/him

Looking for English-speaking opportunities worldwide. Willing to move permanently and learn a new language over time.

A year ago

About

I'm a software designer and developer with a passion for creating frictionless user experiences to help people flourish in the languages that are most important to them. With 15 years of experience, I can make your app or website more focused, usable, and accessible to fulfill your business needs while helping your users.

Projects

2023

Designed and developed a custom career opportunities website in SvelteKit and Tailwind CSS.

2022

Ethnologue.com, an esteemed academic reference begun by SIL in 1951, owes its success to the countless individuals who generously shared their language knowledge. We redesigned and remade it to honor their contributions and make language information more accessible to a wider audience.

2021

A web app that gives employees better access to their international NGO's self-funded property insurance (mutual aid) plan.

2017

Tangerine transforms the way teachers, coaches, and researchers assess and observe learning in low-income countries

Contact

LinkedIn
Calendly
GitHub

Work Experience

2018 — Now
Dallas, Texas, USA

Solo UX designer for an organization with ~50 software developers.

2017 — 2018
2015 — 2016
UI/UX Software Developer at U.S. Department of Defense
Maryland, USA

Design, data analytics, and front-end development for a product similar to Google Analytics for a massive air-gapped network.

2007 — 2016
Cyber Analyst at U.S. Department of Defense
Maryland, USA

Connecting data centers, evaluating security software, porting legacy projects, data science, cloud development with virtual machines, front-end development, user experience, lexicography, and human language technology

2010 — 2011
Bamenda, Cameroon

Researched cost-effective, sustainable solutions; maintained existing equipment; trained field workers in areas of technology; installed and upgrade equipment in field sites; consulted with field teams on projects. Products included long-range wifi; network design, consulting and troubleshooting; network and power systems monitoring; generator and battery backup and
solar power.

2010 — 2010
Peking University, Haidian, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Taught Chinese students with backgrounds ranging from K12 English teachers to seminary students.

2007 — 2007
Contract Analyst at GAP Broadcasting
Dallas, Texas, USA

Analyzed property lease and easement contracts for a large acquisition of radio stations and billboards; compiled summaries and timelines for when contracts needed to be renewed.

Side Projects

2022

A business development website for executive coaching to healthcare startups

2008

A journal of Christian thought

Education

2007 — 2012
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Certifications

2023

We have the courage to believe that redemption is possible—even in the face of betrayal, pain, abuse, and trauma. The world is in need of kind, courageous leaders who are trained in Narrative Focused Trauma Care in order to offer deep care for the sake of healing, freedom, and redemption.

Lasting change requires the capacity to understand and delve into the complex realms of the human condition. Our program is designed to tailor the teaching material and group work for a diverse array of leaders and practitioners caring for people in a variety of contexts—from professional counseling settings to church communities, and nonprofit organizations to business settings.

Awards

2012
Stokes Educational Scholarship from U.S. Department of Defense

Full undergraduate tuition and salary

2007
Montgomery Scholarship from Dartmouth College