Our Mentors & Instructor Team
Our mentors lead instruction by guiding members through real projects and assignments aligned to their Product Team and Department.
Chung-Ting Huang — Co-Founder; President; Product Department Manager
Short bio
Chung-Ting co-founded Dev Launchers and leads the Product organization. He aligns product leads on priorities, timelines, and shared resources, mentors members in agile delivery and systems thinking, and connects Design, Research, and Development into cohesive, shippable products. Outside Dev Launchers, he’s a System Engineer at Cloudflare.
Full bio
As President and Product Department Manager, Chung-Ting sets strategic direction and runs the operating cadence for product teams—roadmaps, planning, resourcing, and cross-team handoffs. He mentors members and leads on agile program management (sprint planning, estimation, risk/issue tracking), and emphasizes system architecture choices that support accessibility, performance, scalability and maintainability. His leadership turns insights into prioritized backlogs and reliable releases, ensuring teams deliver measurable impact.
What I teach here
Product roadmapping, prioritization, and backlog hygiene
Sprint planning, estimation, and risk/issue management
Cross-functional handoffs (Design → Dev → Release)
Metrics & KPIs for product/feature health
Backend development & DevOps
Focus areas
Product strategy & roadmapping • Agile program management • Systems design & architecture • Cross-functional collaboration
Degrees
M.S., Statistics & Information Management (Risk Analysis & Management) — Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Postgraduate Diploma, Data Science for Finance — Universidade Nova de Lisboa
B.S., Computer Engineering — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Links
LinkedIn: chungtinghuang • GitHub: chungthuang
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Anna Isaacks — Vice President; Director of Design; Universal Design Product Owner
Short bio
Anna leads Dev Launchers’ Universal Design System (UDS)—a multi-project, token-driven component library that unifies accessibility and visual consistency across product teams. She mentors members in advanced Figma workflows (variables, theming, component governance) and accessibility-conscious UI. As a Board member, Anna shapes visual strategy and embeds design best practices across IdeaSpace, Dev Recruit, and User Profile.
Full bio
As Director of Design and Product Owner for UDS, Anna steers the architecture and governance of a scalable, token-based library used across products. She coaches members on systems thinking in Figma—variables, semantic tokens, variants, library governance—and partners with Product and Engineering to ensure smooth design-to-dev handoff. On the Board of Directors, she reinforces accessibility (WCAG-minded patterns), component reuse, and measurable design quality.
What I teach here
Figma variables, tokens, and semantic theming
Component library governance & contribution workflows
Accessible UI patterns (WCAG) & Dev Mode handoff
AI-assisted design workflows and documentation
Focus areas
Accessibility & inclusive practices • Design systems & component governance • AI for personalization & authoring support
Degrees
B.A., User Experience Design — St. Edward’s University
A.A., Architecture — Blinn College
Selected certifications & coursework
Intro to AI Ethics (Kaggle) • 5-Day GenAI Intensive Badge (Google/Kaggle) • Cert Prep: Scrum Master (LinkedIn Learning) • Designing Accessible Components in Figma; Simplifying Web Dev with Accessibility (LinkedIn Learning) • Foundations of UX Design (Coursera)
Links
LinkedIn: annaisaacks • Figma Community: @annaisaacks • Portfolio: annaisaacks.com
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Dave Bradham — Director of Development; Treasurer, Board of Directors
Short bio
Dave leads engineering for Dev Launchers’ open-source projects and serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors. He sets technical direction, ensures quality and maintainability, and partners with Product and Design to translate Figma into reliable, accessible builds. He mentors developers in code quality, GitHub workflows, and cross-functional delivery. Outside Dev Launchers, he is a Lead Software Engineer at Banyan Water.
Full bio
As Director of Development, Dave oversees the technical health of Dev Launchers’ product ecosystem—guiding architecture, review practices, and design-to-dev collaboration across IdeaSpace, Dev Recruit, and the User Profile platform. He promotes readable, testable code and a strong feedback culture through issues, PR reviews, and paired problem-solving, ensuring teams ship maintainable, accessible, and performant features on a predictable cadence. As Treasurer, he supports organizational planning through budget stewardship and operational transparency, aligning engineering capacity with strategic priorities.
What I teach here
Front-end architecture & component systems (React/TypeScript, Storybook)
Code review hygiene, testing basics, and PR best practices
GitHub workflows (issues, branches, CI basics)
Design-to-dev collaboration, accessibility & performance checks
Focus areas
Front-end architecture & component systems • Code quality & reviews • GitHub workflows • Design-to-dev collaboration • Accessibility & performance
Degrees
B.A., Geographic Information Science & Cartography — The University of Texas at Austin (2016–2019)
Links
LinkedIn: david-bradham-1a926b9a • GitHub: dbradham
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Rijul Saxena — Research Department Lead
Short bio
Rijul leads Research, running studies that directly inform product decisions. With a background in Psychology and an MS in HCI, he fosters collaboration via research workshops, mentoring on methods and analysis, and process refinements—creating open spaces where ideas become actionable insights that drive progress.
Full bio
Rijul oversees end-to-end research at Dev Launchers—planning studies, selecting methods, and translating evidence into prioritized design and product changes. He mentors members in study design and analysis, and builds repeatable pipelines that turn findings into decision-ready recommendations tied to backlogs and design artifacts. He runs collaborative workshops, coaches methods and analysis, and refines research processes so work is efficient, ethical, and impactful. His facilitation emphasizes accessibility and psychological insight, cultivating a culture where evidence drives the roadmap.
What I teach here
Study design & recruiting (interviews, surveys, usability testing)
Analysis & synthesis (coding, affinity mapping, triangulation)
Insight → recommendation pipelines & readout storytelling
Workshops, mentoring, and research ops/ethics
Focus areas
Mixed-methods research • Evidence-to-action pipelines • Research ops & ethics • Accessibility in evaluation
Degrees
M.S., Human–Computer Interaction — Indiana University Indianapolis
M.A., Psychology — Banaras Hindu University
B.A., Psychology — University of Delhi
Selected certifications & coursework
CITI Program (Biomedical Researcher; GCP; Responsible Conduct of Research—Biomedical & Social/Behavioral) • Intro to UX Principles & Processes (Coursera) • Intro to Data Science in Python (Coursera) • UGC NET (Assistant Professorship qualification)
Links
LinkedIn: risaxe • Portfolio: risaxe.com
Contact
Alina Ulybina — IdeaSpace Product Owner & Lead Designer
Short bio
Alina leads IdeaSpace, Dev Launchers’ internal platform for project ideation and collaboration. She guides members end-to-end—from concept maps and user journeys to high-fidelity Figma prototypes and developer handoff—emphasizing creative problem-solving, UI craft, and cross-department collaboration. She also contributes to org-wide design initiatives and the Universal Design System.
Full bio
As Product Owner & Lead Designer for IdeaSpace, Alina runs discovery through delivery: facilitating workshops, mapping flows and journeys, prioritizing backlogs, and translating insights into shippable designs. She mentors members in modern Figma workflows (auto layout, variants, variables, component governance), thoughtful interaction patterns, accessible UI, and developer-ready annotations/Dev Mode. Her sessions blend creativity with rigor—pairing pixel-level craft with clear acceptance criteria—so teams move from ideas to reliable releases.
What I teach here
Discovery facilitation: problem framing, flows & journey maps
Figma systems: auto layout, variants, variables, library hygiene
Hi-fi prototyping, UI polish, and interaction patterns
Dev handoff: annotations, acceptance criteria, and specs
Focus areas
Product discovery & facilitation • UI systems & visual polish • Figma prototyping & developer handoff • Cross-department collaboration
Degrees
M.A./M.Ed., Education — Moscow Pedagogical State University (2020–2023)
B.A., Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language — Moscow City Teachers’ Training University (MGPU)
Selected certifications & coursework
Google UX Design Professional Certificate — Coursera (Jul 2024) • Build Dynamic UIs for Websites — Coursera (Jan 2024) • Create High-Fidelity Designs & Prototypes in Figma — Coursera (Dec 2023) • Project Execution: Running the Project — Google/Coursera (Jul 2025) • EF SET English Certificate 73/100 (C2 Proficient) — EF SET (Apr 2025)
Links
LinkedIn: alina-ulybina-9b191722a • Portfolio: alinauportfolio.framer.website
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Francis Anigbogu — Product Manager, User Profile & Community Development
Short bio
Francis leads the User Profile & Community team, driving the roadmap for member profiles and engagement tools. He mentors designers and developers through discovery → delivery, sets clear acceptance criteria, and uses lightweight KPIs to track onboarding, engagement, and feature adoption. With an M.S. in Engineering Management focused on data engineering, he bridges technical depth with product strategy for SaaS/community platforms.
Full bio
As Product Manager for User Profile & Community, Francis defines strategy, prioritizes backlogs, and facilitates cross-functional delivery across Design, Research, and Development. He collaborates with Research to run discovery, translates insights into decision-ready requirements, and maintains transparent cadence (planning, estimation, sprint reviews, retros). He supports open-source contributors with clear specs and product-side PR reviews, and mentors early-career technologists in outcome-driven product thinking. His focus: secure, accessible, and scalable community tools that improve onboarding flow, contributor retention, and feature adoption.
What I teach here
Writing user stories & acceptance criteria that tie to KPIs
Discovery interviews/surveys and feedback loops for community tools
Funnel analytics: onboarding, engagement, and feature adoption
Open-source product ops: specs, PR review, contributor mentorship
Focus areas
Community & profile platforms • Product discovery & roadmapping • KPI design & analytics • Agile program management • Privacy & compliance
Degrees
M.S., Engineering/Industrial Management — University of Houston–Clear Lake (2023–2024; GPA 3.82)
B.S., Medical Technology — University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Selected certifications & certificates
AI for Product Management — Pendo (Jun 2025) • Fundamentals of Agile Project Management; Fundamentals of Predictive Project Management — PMI (Jun 2025) • Atlassian Agile PM Professional Certificate — Atlassian (May 2025) • Career Essentials in Project Management — Microsoft & LinkedIn (May 2025) • Cert Prep: PMI-ACP — LinkedIn Learning (May 2025) • Data Engineering Foundations — LinkedIn Learning (May 2025) • Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap — LinkedIn Learning (May 2025) • Joint Certificate: PM & Six Sigma Green Belt (PMSS) — UHCL (Dec 2024) • Supply Chain & Analytics Certificate (SCA) — UHCL (Dec 2024) • Data Analyst Associate — DataCamp • JavaScript Algorithms & Data Structures; Responsive Web Design — freeCodeCamp
Links
LinkedIn: francis-anigbogu
Contact
Thejas Narendra — Product Manager, Dev Recruit
Short bio
Thejas leads Dev Recruit, the internal platform that streamlines recruiting and onboarding. He owns the roadmap, aligns PMs on openings and capacity, and mentors the team in data-driven product decisions—from intake and screening to matching and onboarding. His background in engineering management and process optimization translates insights into features that reduce time-to-placement and improve candidate experience.
Full bio
As Product Manager for Dev Recruit, Thejas drives strategy and delivery for our recruiting and onboarding pipeline. He partners with Design, Research, and Engineering to run discovery, write decision-ready requirements, and prioritize a transparent backlog. He facilitates agile cadence (planning, estimation, reviews, retros), builds lightweight analytics to track conversion and placement rates, and emphasizes clear acceptance criteria so teams ship reliably. His work centers on scalable, compliant workflows that help project managers publish openings, simplify screening, and onboard members efficiently.
What I teach here
Recruiting funnel design: intake → screening → matching → onboarding
Writing requirements and acceptance criteria for platform workflows
Funnel analytics & dashboards (conversion, time-to-placement)
Agile ceremonies and cross-functional delivery
Focus areas
Recruiting & onboarding platforms • Product discovery & analytics • Process optimization • Agile program management • Cross-functional delivery
Degrees
M.S., Engineering Management (Industrial Engineering Management) — Texas State University (Aug 2022–May 2024; GPA 3.80)
B.E., Mechanical Engineering — Visvesvaraya Technological University
Selected certifications & coursework
Data Analytics • Design of Experiments • Product Design & Development • Project Management • SAP ERP — Texas State University
Links
LinkedIn: thejasnarendra
Contact
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