Alexandria Cuellar
Wallkill,NY
Summary
Results-driven Project Manager and former Senior Developer with three years of experience leading cross-functional teams and over ten years in engineering high-traffic digital platforms. Delivered immersive social VR experiences and managed complex user-generated content ecosystems. Specialized in navigating cross-platform constraints, leading technical migrations, and optimizing performance across devices.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager
Self Employed
Wallkill, New York
06.2023 - 03.2026
- Portfolio Delivery: Led end-to-end delivery of 14+ VR and mobile-first experiences within Meta Horizon Worlds, coordinating cross-functional teams of 3–12 members.
- Agile Leadership: Applied Scrum and Agile frameworks using Jira, Trello, and ClickUp to maintain a 100% success rate for milestone completion across high-priority builds for clients like Meta and Flip Key Studios.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Aligned creative concepts with platform constraints for diverse clients including Flip Key Studios, The Soapstone Comedy Club, HyLite Studios, and VR Buffalo.
- Managed post-launch Live Ops, prioritized bugs, and developed seasonal roadmaps (Battle Systems, NPCs, in-game economies) to enhance player retention and optimize UI experience.
- Directed transitions from Sub-D to Trimesh assets and spearheaded TypeScript migrations, enhancing environment performance and increasing asset efficiency for VR experiences.
Senior Developer
Gannett
, USA
07.2020 - 06.2023
- Architected and deployed scalable solutions in collaboration with product and design teams to fulfill complex business requirements in a distributed, remote-first environment.
- Managed full lifecycle of distributed systems, implementing monitoring and enhancements to accelerate delivery speed and elevate quality.
- Ensured 24/7 operational stability and system reliability through code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning.
- Engineered and maintained high-performance backend services and APIs using Go and GraphQL, enabling seamless support for national-scale digital platforms.
Senior Web Applications Developer
GateHouse Media
01.2015 - 07.2020
- Modernization & Scale: Led long-term platform modernization efforts through strategic refactoring, modular architecture, and the implementation of CI/CD pipelines.
- API & Service Integration: Designed and implemented robust RESTful APIs, integrating critical third-party services that enhanced functionality of multi-platform digital media systems.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve production bottlenecks, ensuring timely feature delivery and maintainable codebases.
- Documentation: Established technical documentation standards and version control practices, facilitating team collaboration and supporting long-term project scalability.
Education
B.A. - Information Technology and Communications – Concentration in Web Technology & Media Studies
Mount Saint Mary College
New YorkSkills
- Project management and agile methodologies
- Technical project planning
- Risk management and stakeholder coordination
- Jira, ClickUp, and Trello proficiency
- Software engineering with Go (Golang), TypeScript, C# (Unity), API Integration, GraphQL, HTML/CSS, RESTful API Design, CI/CD Pipelines, and GitHub
- API integration and design
- XR production workflows
- Immersive platform development
- Performance optimization strategies
- 3D asset pipeline management
- Design tools: Krita, Blender, and Canva
Accomplishments
Delivered 14+ VR/mobile experiences within Meta Horizon Worlds in collaboration with multiple partner studios.
Certification
Mixed Reality (XR) Professional Certificate | SUNY Westchester Community College — Completed an intensive, two-semester technical program focused on end-to-end VR/AR production, 3D modeling (Blender), and spatial programming in Unity.
Affiliations
Live Ops & System Leadership
Chaos City (2025): Project Manager: Directed the debut of a "living world" system featuring dynamic NPCs, an in-game economy, and a functional asset storefront for player-driven customization.
Glizzy Gladiator (2024): Project Manager: Leveraged Jira to direct the Live Ops roadmap, delivering seasonal battle systems and optimized UI overhauls to enhance the post-launch player experience.
Tower Zen (2025): Project Manager: Managed the long-term roadmap and rollout of NPC power-ups and bonus levels for a mobile-only title.
Chaos City (2025): Project Manager: Directed the debut of a "living world" system featuring dynamic NPCs, an in-game economy, and a functional asset storefront for player-driven customization.
Glizzy Gladiator (2024): Project Manager: Leveraged Jira to direct the Live Ops roadmap, delivering seasonal battle systems and optimized UI overhauls to enhance the post-launch player experience.
Tower Zen (2025): Project Manager: Managed the long-term roadmap and rollout of NPC power-ups and bonus levels for a mobile-only title.
Timeline
Project Manager
Self Employed
06.2023 - 03.2026
Senior Developer
Gannett
07.2020 - 06.2023
Senior Web Applications Developer
GateHouse Media
01.2015 - 07.2020
B.A. - Information Technology and Communications – Concentration in Web Technology & Media Studies
Mount Saint Mary College