Alexander Yamato

About Alexander Yamato

I\'m Alexander, a designer that specializes in end-to-end product design and collaborating with partners to create world-class products. I have experience mapping out product vision, building design systems, and shipping products in the AI and search space.Currently I\'m leading design on Copilot Voice and Vision within Microsoft\'s consumer Copilot. A product that I\'ve worked on since its inception, then called Bing chat, way back in 2022.When not working, I\'m roller-skating at my local rink or looking for every opportunity to do karaoke. If any of this sounds interesting send me a message and let\'s chat!DESIGNUser Flows, User Journey, Information Architecture, Prototyping, Design Systems, Visual Design, TypographyRESEARCHUsability Testing, User Research, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, User Interviews, User SurveysDEVELOPMENTHTML/CSS (Basic Understanding)SOFTWAREFigma, VS Code, Figma Make, MidJourney, Protopie, Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator), Azure DevOps, Slack, Linear

Experience

1. Product Designer

   Microsoft

   Aug 2020 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Copilot-Redesign the Bing chat product and work with partners across Microsoft to align on a singular Copilot brand voice and vision-Explore the vision of Copilot on Windows OS-Partnering with OEMs to add Copilot actions and intelligence to your personal phone-Led design and shipped Copilot Mode in Edge, Microsoft\'s AI browserBing AI-Conceptualize and design the future of web search with LLMs and conversational AI-Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional partners to build a product on tight timelinesGrowth and Entry Points Design team for Web Experiences-Partnering with different products and interfaces across Microsoft to integrate web content into their experiences

Education

• General Assembly

  UX/UI Design

  2019 — 2019

• Florida State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering

  2013

Skills

• Marketing
• Public Speaking
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Project Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Community Outreach
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Chemistry
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Obi
• Process Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Communication
• Social Media
• Project Management
• Engineering
• Teamwork
• Data Analysis
• Volunteering
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Research
• Matlab