David Mahmarian

David Mahmarian

David Mahmarian

Senior Design Lead - Alexa Accessibility at Amazon

I'm a designer with a passion for accessibility (a11y) and inclusive design. I received my MFA in Interaction Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York, where my thesis work focused on improving communication between individuals with autism who are nonverbal, and their families.

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Experience

AmazonSenior Design Lead - Alexa Accessibility

2022 — Now

2022 — Now

Seattle, Washington, United States

Leading design on the Alexa for Everyone Accessibility team at Amazon.

AmazonMultimodal Designer - Alexa Accessibility

2019 — 2022

2019 — 2022

Greater Seattle Area

Led UX projects on the Alexa for Everyone accessibility team as part of the Alexa Trust group.

Focused on developing new products and services for people with physical and cognitive disabilities, and those age 65+

AmazonUX Designer - Device Design Group (DDG)

2017 — 2019

2017 — 2019

Greater Seattle Area

Worked to extend the capabilities of Alexa Voice.

Led new accessibility initiatives within the Devices Design Group.

School of Visual ArtsLab Assistant, Visible Futures Lab

2015 — 2017

2015 — 2017

Greater New York City Area

Worked with SVA graduate students through structured explorations of emerging technologies within the makerspace.

School of Visual ArtsGraduate Teaching Assistant

2015 — 2017

2015 — 2017

Greater New York City Area

TA to Jeffrey Zeldman, classes included Research Methods, A History of Design, Crafting User Experiences, Thesis, and Selling Design.

Education

School of Visual Arts

Master’s Degree

2015 — 2017

The Art Institutes International-Minnesota

Bachelor of Science

2011