# Alejandro Dorantes

> Senior Design Systems Engineer | Product Designer | Front-End Developer | Ensenada, Mexico

Senior Design Systems Engineer with 10+ years bridging product design and front-end engineering across fintech, e-commerce, and enterprise platforms. Fluent in React, TypeScript, Next.js, and AI-native development workflows.

## Profile Data
- [Profile](https://path.cv/alejandro): Full professional profile
- [facts.json](https://path.cv/alejandro/facts.json): Structured JSON with professional data
- [profile.md](https://path.cv/alejandro/profile.md): Markdown resume
- Last updated: August 2026

## Experience
- Design Engineer, Research & Design at PepsiCo (via Tech Mahindra) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
- Senior Design Software Engineer at MT3 Technologies (Nov 2025 – Nov 2025)
- Design Systems Designer, 2nd Lead at PayPal (Sep 2023 – Oct 2024)
- Product Designer & UX Researcher at Vanco (Nov 2022 – Sep 2023)
- Product Designer & UX Researcher at Arrivia (via Umvel) (Oct 2021 – Oct 2022)
- UI/UX Designer & Front-End Developer at Unmade (Jun 2020 – Oct 2021)
- Senior Designer, Branded Content at Pablo Stanley (Oct 2019 – Jun 2020)
- Senior Web Designer & Front-End Developer at Anagrama (Jun 2018 – Oct 2019)
- Product Designer & Front-End Developer at EasyBroker (Jan 2017 – Dec 2017)
- UI/UX Designer & Front-End Developer at Google (via Pulsar Media) (Jun 2016 – Jun 2017)

## Skills
Design Systems, React, TypeScript, Figma, UI/UX Design, Front-End Development, Next.js, Storybook, Accessibility (WCAG), AI Agent Design, Prompt Engineering, Tailwind CSS, Responsive Design, Product Design, User Research, Agile/Scrum, Shopify, JavaScript, Motion Design, REST APIs

## Projects
- PayPal Global Design System Refactor: Refactored design system from 2.0 to 5.0, shipping 30+ tokenized React components and 100+ micro-interactions.
- PepsiConnect Commerce: Designed B2B e-commerce and mobile ordering experiences for 4M+ users, including AI shelf-stocking scanners and chatbots.
- GitLab Website Redesign: Led web design, UI, information architecture, and site strategy for the GitLab marketing site.
- Kapwing Website Redesign: Led web design, UI, and IA-to-wireframe strategy for the marketing site of an AI video platform.
- [Orbits](https://adeoh.github.io/orbits/): Live infinite-canvas image board with Are.na integration, solo-built and deployed via GitHub Actions.
- effectos: Node-based WebGL2 shader compositor with WebCodecs MP4/WebM export.
- cullsd: Native macOS RAW-photo culling app with a keyboard-driven rating engine.
- [ad-eo.com](https://ad-eo.com/): Portfolio built as an explorable OS in React/Next.js, shipped by an orchestrated multi-model AI agent team.

## Education
- B.A. in Graphic Design in Graphic Design, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)

## Links
- [Portfolio](https://ad-eo.com/)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/adeoh)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/adeoh)