AJ Schleich

Software design & engineering · Denver, CO

Thoughtfully
designed.
Built to work.

AJ Schleich

I'm AJ Schleich, a director of product design with an engineering foundation and a people-first approach to leadership. I bring product strategy, thoughtful UX, and hands-on development together to make complex software feel simple.

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Design leadership / UX systems / Full-stack developmentCurrently building Prizm CMS ↘

01 / Selected work

From idea to interface.

A selection of products, platforms, and websites. Designed with purpose. Built for real people.

Current focus · Gym management

Prizm CMS

Bringing the business of fitness and the member experience together.

I lead product strategy, UX/UI, and Svelte/Firebase development for Prizm, an independent SaaS venture connecting gym owners, coaches, and members through programming, scheduling, enrollment, document signing, payments, and progress tracking.

  • Product strategy
  • UX & UI
  • Development
Explore Prizm CMS
Prizm CMS website introducing its gym management platform
OneFlight International interface preview

OneFlight International

Web & mobile engineering

C#/.NET web and mobile applications connecting customer workflows, real-time data, and administrative operations.

Moonroom interface preview

Moonroom

Lead UI engineering

Svelte interfaces for stock-trading education, from Figma concepts to reusable components, state management, and automated interaction testing.

Clarity Security interface preview

Clarity Security

UX & design systems

Product design leadership, cybersecurity workflow modernization, and accessible Vue.js components and interaction patterns.

Sandia National Laboratories interface preview

Sandia National Laboratories

Web platforms & DevOps

PHP/WordPress plugins, Multisite publishing tools, and Docker/GitLab delivery workflows across 350+ websites.

Muranda Hart interface preview

Muranda Hart

Website design & development

A welcoming massage therapy website with service information and appointment requests.

West End Whiskey Club interface preview

West End Whiskey Club

Membership experience

A club website where members can track whiskey tastings and explore the gallery.

More website work
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AJ Schleich

02 / How I work

The whole picture.
The small details.

I stay involved from the first user flow through implementation and code review. My work connects product requirements with maintainable software, helping teams deliver clear, consistent experiences.

Today, that perspective shapes Prizm CMS: a product built around the daily needs of gym owners, coaches, and members.

Lead with product thinking.

Translate complex requirements into clear priorities, implementation-ready user stories, and a shared direction for design and engineering.

  • UX leadership
  • Sprint planning
  • SDLC governance

Build a shared design language.

Connect Figma tokens, accessible interaction patterns, and reusable components so the design system works in production.

  • Figma
  • Design systems
  • Responsive UX

Stay close to the code.

Develop web and mobile applications, review architecture and pull requests, and work through the details of reliable delivery.

  • C# / .NET
  • React / Vue / Svelte
  • TypeScript
  • PHP

03 / Experience

Design depth.
Engineering range.

Experience across enterprise software, cybersecurity, aviation, and web platforms.

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  1. Prizm CMSApr 2025 - Present

    Founder & Chief Technology Officer

    Lead product strategy, business operations, UX/UI, and Svelte/Firebase development for a multi-tenant SaaS platform serving gym owners, coaches, and members.

    Role highlights
    • Design and build enrollment, document signing, Stripe checkout, scheduling, accounts, and refunds; define permission boundaries, validation, status feedback, and recovery.
    • Coordinate iOS and Android app-store publication, now in progress; validate mobile, booking, and payment workflows and resolve issues before broader release.
    • Develop go-to-market and operating plans covering pricing, demos, onboarding, and migration; reach out to prospective sales reps and shape the growth strategy for independent gyms.
    • Build AI-assisted workout features; review, debug, and test agent-generated changes before accepting code.
  2. Nexee LLCMar 2024 – Oct 2026

    Director of Product Design | UX & UI Engineering

    Led and coached the UX design team for an enterprise C#/.NET Wisej platform; set design direction, delivery expectations, and review standards in partnership with product, engineering, and executives.

    Role highlights
    • Owned design decisions across navigation, shared controls, accessibility, and interaction states; led wireframe and prototype critiques and reviewed working interfaces for visual fidelity and usability.
    • Wrote implementation-ready work packages, user stories, and acceptance criteria covering feature scope, dependencies, validation, saving, errors, and recovery; led sprint planning and clarified development priorities.
    • Reviewed pull requests (PRs) for design fidelity, accessible labeling, reusable component behavior, and code maintainability; worked with engineers to resolve implementation gaps and cross-module risks.
    • Directed Figma tokens, variables, and shared-component standards; guided custom-plugin exports into Wisej/Qooxdoo controls and documented patterns that connected design decisions to production code.
    • Authored SDLC guidance and led architecture reviews; assessed typed data models, tenant-scoped access, and data-integrity risks while coordinating incremental modernization and reliable handoffs.
  3. Clarity SecurityJan 2022 - Mar 2024

    Director of Product Design | Cybersecurity

    Directed product design for cybersecurity interface modernization; translated specialist stakeholder needs into information architecture, navigation, prototypes, and clear priorities with product and engineering.

    Role highlights
    • Led design decisions and critique across complex security workflows; explained usability and implementation tradeoffs, aligned stakeholders, and maintained a consistent quality bar from concept through delivery.
    • Established shared interaction patterns and reusable Vue.js, JavaScript, HTML/CSS/SASS, and Bootstrap components; modernized legacy interfaces incrementally while preserving accessible, responsive behavior.
    • Reviewed production features with engineers for design fidelity, usability, and state/data-display issues; turned findings into actionable changes and validated alignment with intended workflows.
  4. MoonroomMay 2020 - 2022

    UI Engineering Lead | Frontend Architecture

    Led Svelte frontend development for a stock-trading education application; translated Figma concepts and complex financial information into reusable JavaScript, HTML, and CSS components.

    Role highlights
    • Implemented state management, event dispatch, and component lifecycle logic; isolated UI responsibilities and debugged discrepancies between user actions, application data, and rendered states.
    • Built automated interaction coverage with Cypress and Nightwatch.js; used Storybook to isolate component states, reproduce defects, and verify fixes across connected workflows.
  5. OneFlight InternationalJan 2016 - Apr 2020

    Full-Stack Software Engineer, Mobile Delivery

    Built customer and administrative C#/.NET applications with JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Bootstrap; translated business requirements into responsive, reusable web and mobile interfaces.

    Role highlights
    • Integrated real-time application data and refined status feedback; traced failures across customer actions, operational views, data integration, and application logic.
    • Managed GitHub branching, testing, and Azure deployments; debugged Android/iOS builds in JetBrains Rider and followed application and release issues through resolution.
  6. Sandia National LaboratoriesMay 2014 - Jan 2016

    Frontend Developer

    Built PHP/WordPress plugins, Multisite features, and responsive HTML/CSS editing templates across 350+ websites; gave content teams reusable publishing tools and predictable content structures.

    Role highlights
    • Supported Docker environments, GitLab, CI/CD, and webpack builds; diagnosed frontend/backend defects and build issues affecting shared tools, deployment, and publishing operations.
  7. UCPMOct 2009 - Jan 2014

    Software & Infrastructure Engineer

    Developed .NET MVC brokerage applications across interfaces, business logic, and databases; translated operational requirements into dependable workflows and investigated data defects.

    Role highlights
    • Traced production issues across software and infrastructure; supported VMware, backups, firewalls, and Cisco networking with attention to access controls, dependencies, and reliability.
Earlier experience

Empire Beauty School · React & Web/Mobile Platform Engineer · 2018–2020

Mountain Trails Fine Art · Web Development & Digital Delivery Lead · 2008–2012

National MailIT · Software Developer & IT Operations Co-Lead · 2007–2008

Credentials & education

Project Management Professional (PMP) · Project Management Institute (PMI) · Credential ID: CO7516

Master's, Business Administration & Management · Colorado University, Boulder · 2017

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · New Mexico State University · 2008

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Science · Northwest College · 2005

04 / Get in touch

Good work starts
with a conversation.

Have a product challenge, a team to lead, or an idea to bring to life? Let's connect.

ajschleich24@gmail.com
Denver, Colorado · (303) 915-1887