Alexander R. Ucci

Director of Product & Payments Innovation

Richmond, VA 00:00:00 EST alexander.ucci@gmail.com

I work at the intersection of high-volume payments and human experience. My focus is on building financial products that are as reliable as a vault and as accessible as a convenience store.

Currently serving as Director of North American Innovation at Brink's, bridging the gaps between cash and digital ecosystems via physical logistics and human touch. I integrate an academic approach with exceptional interpersonal capabilities to ensure value can be consistently delivered across any product's lifecycle.

Professional History

Director, Global Payments

The Brink's Company
2019 – Present

Advanced to Managing Director to steer the digital evolution of a legacy cash giant's modernization efforts. Leading a distributed team of 11 to modernize how money moves through Brink's technology.

  • Spearheading innovation strategy for North America, architecting our next-generation payment solutions roadmap in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
  • Directing operations for a team of leaders throughout the U.S. with international scope.
  • Managing P&L, contracting, vendor relationships, and business strategy for LoBs up to $20MM.
  • Recognized with the Innovative Payments Association’s Consumer Champion Award (2020).

Consultant

JDAQA
2019 – 2021

Partnered with leadership to structure a rapid-growth QA firm. Architected the go-to-market strategy that led to record revenue in under a year.

  • Led startup through a consulting phase that achieved record revenue within 9 months.
  • Defined company position, phase-gate goals, target audience, and lead-generation strategies.

Lead Product Manager

SingleComm
2017 – 2019

Cut my teeth on complex SaaS architecture. Led the migration to AWS and managed the full lifecycle of contact center software.

Foundation

Virginia Commonwealth University
Master of Product Innovation
DaVinci Center

Specialized in cross-disciplinary product development, blending arts, business, and engineering principles.

Richmond, VA 2016
University of the South
BA, Global Studies
International Relations

Rigorous liberal arts foundation focused on global economic systems and cultural dynamics.

Sewanee, TN 2010

Diversions

Chrome Extension
EchoSense

A lightweight sentiment analysis tool designed to parse conversational tone in real-time. Built with pure DOM manipulation and heavy geometric aesthetics.

Generative Syntax
Generative Syntax
Prompt Engineering

Exploring the linguistic boundaries of LLMs. Current experiments focus on forcing "hallucinated" creativity within strict logical constraints.

Audio Archiving
Archival
Audio Patterning

A personal catalog of obscure audio samples and song identification. Mapping the "DNA" of modern tracks back to their analog origins.