Alex Lupse
Senior Product Designer
I’ve spent most of my career working on products that aren’t flashy, but are critical to how teams get work done.
Most of them are complex, data-heavy, and unforgiving when the UX isn’t right.
Where I Add Value
Areas where my skills add the most value.
Where I Add Value
Areas where my skills add the most value.
Concept Definition
Helping teams move from vague ideas to a clear direction they can actually build toward.
UX Audit
Looking closely at where users struggle, get confused, or slow down when using a product.
Product Consistency
Designing clear rules and flows so products don’t fall apart as user needs and features grow.
Design Strategy
Framing problems, exploring trade-offs, and making design decisions with the bigger picture in mind.
Selected Works
Selected features designed to drive adoption, simplify complex workflows, and operate within real platform constraints.
Selected Works
Selected features designed to drive adoption, simplify complex workflows, and operate within real platform constraints.
Bringing meetings directly into Timetracker so users can log time where the work actually happens without context switching or recall-based effort.
Calendar-Based Time Tracking
Bringing meetings directly into Timetracker so users can log time where the work actually happens without context switching or recall-based effort.
Calendar-Based Time Tracking
Designing a structured way to close, review, and approve time without disrupting daily work.
Time Period Governance: Locking & Approvals
Designing a structured way to close, review, and approve time without disrupting daily work.
Time Period Governance: Locking & Approvals
Introducing customizable fields to time entries, allowing teams to capture additional context such as billable status or activity type without slowing down everyday time logging.
Custom Fields for Flexible Time Tracking
Introducing customizable fields to time entries, allowing teams to capture additional context such as billable status or activity type without slowing down everyday time logging.
Custom Fields for Flexible Time Tracking
Designing interactive time views that let users create, move, and manage worklogs directly — from daily work to monthly overviews.
Structuring Weekly & Monthly Time Overviews
Designing interactive time views that let users create, move, and manage worklogs directly — from daily work to monthly overviews.
Structuring Weekly & Monthly Time Overviews
Vibe-coding
Exploratory projects focused on rapid prototyping, AI-assisted workflows, and idea validation.
Vibe-coding
Exploratory projects focused on rapid prototyping, AI-assisted workflows, and idea validation.
About Me
About Me
Alex Lupse
I’m a product designer with over a decade of experience designing software that people use as part of their everyday work.
I started out in visual design and art, but over time my focus shifted toward understanding how people actually work and where things become confusing or frustrating. I enjoy taking messy, unclear problems and turning them into simple, usable solutions.
I like working closely with product, stakeholders and engineering from early ideas to finished features, focusing on removing friction, supporting real needs, and building things that still make sense once people start using them.
Senior Product Designer
Appfire
2022 - 2025
Senior Product Designer
7pace
2016-2022
UX / Product Designer
TFS Timetracker
2015-2016
UI / UX Designer
Freelance
2009 - 2016
Web Designer
Briskcode
2020
Senior Product Designer
Appfire
2022 - 2025
Senior Product Designer
7pace
2016-2022
UX / Product Designer
TFS Timetracker
2015-2016
UI / UX Designer
Freelance
2009 - 2016
Web Designer
Briskcode
2020
“Design creates culture. Culture shapes values.
Values determine the future”
Robert L. Peters
Recomandations
From people I’ve worked closely with over the years, firsthand.
Recomandations
From people I’ve worked closely with over the years, firsthand.
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency
Alex is one of the key reasons of the 7pace Timetracker's success, his attention to detail and a great UX made the app recognizable and loved by the users.
Roman Fianta
Senior Product Manager, Appfire
Alex has a strong ability to turn complex requirements into clear, elegant solutions that make a real difference for users.
Marcin Nowak
Senior UX Manager, Appfire
Alex is one of the rare professionals who can turn complex ideas into simple, thoughtful, and visually attractive interfaces that people love from the very first moment.
Sergey Ryabtsev
Head of Product Engineering, 7pace
Alex helped us deliver multiple projects across a wide range of industries, from enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications to early-stage fintech startups.
Sorin Bica
Chief Executive Officer, Cubic Agency