Alejandro Romero
Member Of AI & Innovation
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlejandro Romero is an AI & innovation designer and engineer with 12 years of experience building immersive AR/VR and HCI products at the intersection of generative AI, 3D, and interactive systems. Based in San Francisco, he has shipped player-facing features at Blizzard/Microsoft, created AR experiences for Snap Spectacles reaching over a million users, and led design at Shader to explore self-expression through genAI + AR. His work spans end-to-end product design and front-end engineering—recent open-source contributions include React/TypeScript map and moderation features for a global community platform. Trained in computer science, psychology, and HCI at Brown (with additional coursework at Harvard and RISD), he blends rigorous technical craft with human-centered research and a knack for turning complex data (including NASA rover datasets) into intuitive, exploratory interfaces. Notably, he pairs studio-level creative practice with production engineering, making experimental interactions practical at scale.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Human Computer Interaction, Master of Science - MS Human Computer Interaction at Brown UniversitySelect Coursework, Select Coursework at Harvard UniversitySelect Coursework, Select Coursework at Rhode Island School of DesignValedictorian, Valedictorian at Antilles High School
Spanish, Latin, English, Korean
Github Skills (10)
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
react10
typescript-types10
theme-ui9
system-design8
sys8
carbon-design-system8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
ONEARMY/community-platform
Dec 2019 - Oct 2020
A platform to build useful communities that aim to tackle global problems
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 reviews, 40 commits, 22 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Alejandro primarily focused on front-end development within the React and TypeScript environment of the project. They implemented features related to map functionalities, including displaying pins based on URL hashes, map centering, and integration of pin moderation features. These changes involved modifications to the `Maps` component, the `maps.store.ts` file, and the `Popup.tsx` component. Additionally, the user contributed to how-to and event moderation, and user profile updates.
climate-impactreactaimtackleproblems
alromh87/mill2plasma
May 2016 - Apr 2019
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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