Alex Morgan
Senior Product & Technology Leader
Profile
Product and technology leader with 12+ years of experience building customer-focused software and growing high-performing teams. Combines hands-on technical judgement with a practical approach to strategy, delivery, and measurable business outcomes.
Experience
VP of Product & Engineering
Northstar Labs- Lead a 28-person product and engineering group across three SaaS products.
- Improved release frequency by 40% while reducing critical incidents by 35%.
Director of Engineering
BrightPath Systems- Built the platform team and launched a self-service analytics product used by 60+ clients.
- Introduced mentoring and career frameworks that raised team retention to 92%.
Senior Software Engineer
Cedar DigitalDesigned reliable APIs, led cloud migrations, and partnered with product teams on customer-facing features.
Education
M.S. in Technology CommercialisationUniversity of Texas at Austin
B.S. in Computer ScienceState University
Skills
- Product strategy
- Engineering leadership
- System architecture
- Team development
- SaaS operations
- Data-informed planning
Projects
- Atlas Platform: Unified reporting for 60+ enterprise clients.
- Launchpad: Open-source release checklist adopted by 1,500+ developers.
Certificates
- AWS Solutions Architect, 2024
- Certified Scrum Professional, 2022
- Pragmatic Product Management, 2020
Publications
- Building Calm Engineering Teams, Product & Tech Review, 2023
Patents
- US 11,234,567, Adaptive workflow routing, co-inventor, 2022
Languages
English (native) · Spanish (professional) · French (conversational)
Hobbies & interests
Trail running · Street photography · Community coding workshops