Alex Kuhl
Alex came to Champaign-Urbana from the small southern Illinois town of Breese in 2007 to pursue a degree in computer science, fully intending to head back south when he completed it. That didn’t happen. The lure of the (relatively) “big city” kept him here.
After graduating, he worked for several years in Research Park, developing web apps for education, before moving to University of Illinois Extension. Alex joined the Pixo team in February 2017 after hearing of its welcoming environment and friendly team. His passion for technology came from an early love of video games, as is so often the case. He has a passion for problem-solving and writing readable code.
When not at work, Alex likes having game nights with friends, playing Nintendo games, getting locked in rooms with only an hour to escape, or just relaxing with his wife, Melissa, and his cats.
Education
- BS, computer science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Work Experience
- Lead software engineer, Pixo, 2020-Present
- Software engineer, Pixo, 2017-2020
- Software engineer, University of Illinois Extension, 2014-2017
- Software developer, Common Ground Publishing, 2011-2014
Blog articles by Alex
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How we approach projects: A process built for collaboration & success
At Pixo, we approach digital projects with a flexible, collaborative process—guiding clients through discovery, design, development, and beyond to ensure long-term success.
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What's on our Tech Radar: Tools we're tracking (and tinkering with)
Our team tracks and tests emerging tools like Bootstrap, Svelte, and Excalidraw, sharing insights from our Tech Radar on what’s shaping our development process.
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Bringing Pixo to life with an interactive app
Pixo’s engineers teamed up to create a fun and interactive app for our booth at events, helping attendees get to know Pixo and our values better. Bringing creativity to our expertise, we thought outside the box to showcase what makes Pixo unique in an engaging way.
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Can't use oEmbed for video? Try this workaround
Here’s how we developed a video embed component in WordPress using Open Graph metadata and Advanced Custom Fields.