Adam Perlis is the CEO and founder of Academy, a UX agency that provides customized and flexible resources to clients who need studio teams, contractors, or full-time staff. He is the former Head of Product Design @ TIME Magazine, AKQA, BASIC/DEPT, B-reel and AT&T AdWorks Lab. His award-winning work has been featured on Awwwards, The FWA, and TechCrunch. He has been a speaker at SXSW, Web Summit, Northside Festival, Fifteen Second Festival, Tech Open Air.With over 15 years of experience in the design and technology industry, he has worked with leading brands such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, American Express, Verizon, AT&T, and Wish, as well as innovative startups and nonprofits.He also has served on the InVision Design Leadership Forum, DesignBetter.co Instructor, Working Not Working Members Board, Rutgers University Design Thinking Advisory Board, and as a guest lecturer at General Assembly.Further he is the host of the product design leadership podcast "How We Scaled It for Design Teams". He is passionate about human-centered design, design sprint facilitation, and design thinking. He is also skilled in product design ( UX/UI ), motion graphics, and web development, and enjoys teaching and mentoring others in the field.
Listed skills include Advertising, Creative Direction, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and 39 others.