# Ava Robinson > Product Manager @ Alchemy Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/avarobinson Passionate about pushing technical boundaries, building amazing products, and developing relationships. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Manager @ Alchemy Jan 2026 – Present ### Product Manager @ Alchemy Jan 2024 – Present | New York, NY ### Senior Product Engineer @ Alchemy Jan 2023 – Present | New York, NY ### Software Engineer @ Stealth Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 ### Research Engineer @ Snap Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States Inventing, developing, and studying technologies that enable people to connect and collaborate in new ways. As a Research Engineer, I design and develop prototypes from scratch, launch experimental products, and run with user studies. • Led development, design & launch of 10 novel AR experiences for colocated interactions on Snapchat using Lens Studio; engagement of 1,000,000+ users; check it out at letsplayirl.com • Integrated IoT devices and digital AR to create immersive storytelling experiences that research expanding augmentation beyond digital pixels. Designed and developed an authoring tool for non-technical users to create their own immersive storytelling experiences. • Developed mobile IOS app to foster effortful communication using ARKit, RealityKit, and SwiftUI • Fostered and managed collaborations with internal & external teams to productize and distribute novel work • Managed and mentored multiple interns • Published and submitted papers to large HCI conferences • Authored and filed 8+ invention disclosures. ### Software Developer @ Afterword Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Designed and developed frontend and backend systems to support families after loss via an online funeral planner. Explorative research of the intersection of technology and taboo topics including death and grief. ### Research Assistant @ Delta Lab Northwestern Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Developed an expert system using data analysis and heuristic algorithms to detect 8 programming moments that students perceive as important from IDE and web interaction log data (i.e. self-assessment moments such as using resources to look up syntax). Additionally, analyzed the accuracy of our system and found that it achieved F1 scores ranging from 66% to 98% for the 8 moments. ### HCI Research Intern @ Snap Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Designing and studying co-located experiences using AR as a Research Intern on Snap's Human-Computer Interaction Research Team. ### Bay Area Immersion Program @ Northwestern University Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California Focused on the intersection of technology, media, and design through project-centered courses including UX Design, Service Design, and Data Journalism. While living in San Francisco for 3 months, thirty other Northwestern students and I were immersed in Silicon Valley and the rapidly changing innovative culture. Collaborated with other Northwestern students and passionate alumni to research and experiment with ways to expose taboo topics. Specifically focused on encouraging and supporting conversations around death, loss, and grief. ### Develop and Innovate for Social Change @ DISC NU Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 Working on project teams with other students, we develop and implement software projects for our client throughout the year. Focusing on the intersection of technology and social impact, expanding the use of technology, and building a more socially responsible tech industry. 2018 Project: Designing and developing an interactive website for Evanston Development Cooperative. Operations Chair: Serve as treasurer and secretary for DISC. Manage school funding and events throughout the year. ### Software Development Intern @ CureMetrix Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater San Diego Area Developed secure ground-up website for internal use using Django, Nginx, and Gunicorn to assist frequent tracking of the algorithm, research and software development. Dockerized and deployed the site to AWS EC2 server using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Docker. Back-end development: Redshift database, SQL, AWS S3 storage Security development: SSL certificate, SQLite database Operated in agile environment alongside CTO and lead software developer using Altassian software for tracking and documentation. ### Instructor @ Digital Media Academy Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | University of California, Irvine Instructor for Junior Adventures in Game Coding teaching 6-8 year olds the main components of coding and building applications using Scratch Jr. and Hopscotch. Lead teaching assistant for Made by Girls: Adventures in Wearable Tech and Fashion. Assisted the instructor in teaching girls ages 12-17 the intersection of technology and fashion design using Adobe Illustrator, circuits, electronics and Arduino programming. Lead group activities and outings for all children in camp ages 6 and up. ### Camp Counselor @ Lawrence Family JCC Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater San Diego Area Camp Counselor for children ages 9-13 in a theater camp. Facilitated daily activities and supervised overnight traveling trips. ### Camp Counselor @ Lawrence Family JCC Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater San Diego Area ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Northwestern University Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 ### La Jolla Country Day School Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/avarobinson - Website: https://ava-robinson.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/avarobinson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/avarobinson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23