Design lead and snack connoisseur who thrives at the intersection of data, technology, and design.

Alisha Padolsky is passionate about creating environments and creating in environments where teams have the support and culture they need to be creative, take risks, and achieve measurable impact on our users' experiences. As a Design Lead, she aims to inspire her team to make cool stuff that solves real business problems while helping them embrace ambiguity to become more innovative and independent designers

Current

Advisory Designer for IBM Security
Leading a design team focused on user experiences related to threat detection and response.

Awards

iF Design 2022:

  • User Interface - Digital Media Interfaces

  • User Experience: Product UX category

IBM:

  • Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (OTAA) for Red Hat Marketplace, December 2021

  • World Wide Ecosystem Award for Red Hat Marketplace, December 2021

Red Hat Marketplace / IBM:

  • Indigo Design Award, April 2021

  • European Product Design Award, September 2021

  • Stratus Award for Cloud Computing (Cloud Disruptor Category), September 2021

  • w3 Award Silver in General Websites-Computer/IT category, October 2021

Patents

System and Method for Mitigating Automated Checkout Shopping Bots, September 2021