Alex Zan
Owner at Alpha Gen AI
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolAlex Zan is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned product leader with 14 years of experience blending software engineering (Python, C++, SQL) and product management to build mission-driven businesses from healthcare to aerospace. After starting to code at 12, he progressed through hands-on engineering roles and senior product leadership at Google via EPAM, where he launched multiple data-driven products that improved efficiency, web traffic, and prototyping cadence. He now runs service and AI ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area, applying a maker’s mindset to everything from HVAC and retail operations to AI-enabled parenting and fitness products. Alex combines deep technical fluency with a proven ability to set up agile processes, deliver MVPs, and scale teams across distributed environments. He also co-founded Heartvoices, a nonprofit focused on health improvement, reflecting a persistent focus on products that impact wellbeing. Rare among founders, he pairs low-level engineering chops with enterprise product delivery experience and tangible operational businesses.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Information Technology, Master of Engineering - MEng Information Technology at Aerospace Academy
English, Russian
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Github Skills (4)
r6
plotly6
shiny6
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Github contributions (5)
TitoAlehandro/calc
Oct 2012 - Jun 2013
Contributions:24 commits in 8 months
TitoAlehandro/UpFire
Feb 2012 - Feb 2012
Contributions:5 commits in 1 day
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