Alex Bunkers

About Alex Bunkers

I began my career as a CPA and SOX consultant at EY, helping clients across industries meet IT security and financial regulatory requirements. I later moved into strategy consulting, focusing on digital experience strategy and capability building for global organizations — work that took me across the U.S, France, London, and South Africa.In 2018, I joined Houston-based SaaS startup Tekmetric and built its Customer Experience and Revenue Operations programs from the ground up. I helped scale the company from pre-revenue to unicorn status, translating vision into execution through innovative strategy, operational design, and seamless back-end integrations.That experience cemented what I love most: making things happen. I thrive on solving hard problems, cutting through complexity, and being the “doer” who takes big ideas and turns them into real, scalable results.In 2024, I co-founded SmartChain, where I now serve as COO. I draw on my background in compliance, accounting, and startup scaling to build technology-driven solutions that create real business impact — always with a relentless focus on customer experience, operational excellence, and getting sh*t done.

Experience

1. Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer

   Smartchain

   Mar 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• Mays Business School - Texas A&M University

  Bachelors Degree, Accounting

  2009 — 2014

• Texas A&M University

  Masters of Science, Management Information Systems and Services

  2012 — 2014

• Kellogg Executive Education

  Product Strategy Certificate

  2021 — 2021