🌡 Career Journey

Alex Pakalniskis ("Paka") is a product manager based in California's Mojave Desert. He transforms early-stage concepts into winning proposals, strategic roadmaps, and shipped solutions. His career began in grad school flying drones to map ecological change, sparking a lasting interest in complex, high-impact systems. Since then, Alex has worked on tools and platforms for private practice clinicians, web mapping teams, and blockchain startups, now specializing in enterprise-grade blockchain products.

🌡 Experience

Role
Company
Dates

Product Manager, Ecosystem

Dec 2025 - Present

Product Manager

Edge & Node

July 2023 - Dec 2025

Product Engineer

Esri

Oct 2021 - May 2023

Tools & Technical Support Engineer

SimplePractice

Nov 2020 - Oct 2021

🌡 Outside of Work

Alex enjoys:

  • Spending time with his wife and their two dogs 🐾

  • Tending to the garden 🌱

  • Watching documentaries πŸŽ₯

  • Getting caught up in the spectacle of professional wrestling 🀼

🌡 Education & Credentials

Credential
Issuing Organization

Master of Arts in Geography

California State University, Long Beach

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

University of California, Los Angeles

🌡 Get in Touch

Email: [email protected]envelope Preferred for project discussions and professional inquiries

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