Summary
Alex Vanlaningham is a founder and seasoned product-led technology leader with 11+ years of experience building agile, customer-focused SaaS and mobile products. He has led teams from development to product management—driving conversions from custom software to scalable SaaS, modernizing delivery with agile practices, and shipping top-rated consumer apps like TrainerDay for performance cyclists. Alex blends hands-on cloud delivery (AWS), UX-driven design, and lean startup validation to find product-market fit and scale efficient remote teams. His background includes delivering high-impact channel and incentive systems handling billions in payments, and orchestrating marketing and CRM platforms that generate qualified leads at scale. Passionate about people-first organizations, he empowers cross-functional teams to exceed titles and expectations while staying deeply involved in product design and customer development.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Central Washington University