Makenna Smutz

Makenna Smutz

Makenna Smutz

Frontend Engineer & Product

Frontend Engineer & Product

Frontend Engineer & Product

Experience

Experience

Experience

Engineering & Design @ Halite.app (personal project)

September 2023 - current

With a couple of friends in the space, building a niche tool around equity budgeting, and workforce planning.

Design Engineer -> Product @ Whop.com

February 2023 - August 2023

Created a bespoke design system using Tailwind, Radix ui, and storybook.


Promoted to the Product Manager role.

Advisor - Product & Engineering @ OwnCo

September 2022 - March 2023

Stepped in to manage a team of engineers to rebuild the app in a flexible stack with an aesthetic UI, and user-led UX. Now advising.

Product & Engineering @ Heron Compensation

January 2022 - August 2022

Designed and Developed an MVP from discovery phase to the delivery phase. I created a Customer Advisory Board that lead to the first customers co-developing the app. Managed customers, a data science engineer and another product designer to do so.

Product & Engineering @ Meeshkan

Product & Engineering @ Meeshkan

Product & Engineering @ Meeshkan

March 2020 — January 2022

Joined as a web developer, and ended up as a co-founder driving product direction. Here I was the sole designer, lead a team of developers and business people and a was a co-founder speaking with clients and driving vision.

Web Designer & Developer @ Hygraph (formerly GraphCMS)

Web Designer & Developer @ Hygraph (formerly GraphCMS)

Web Designer & Developer @ Hygraph (formerly GraphCMS)

November 2018 — January 2020

At GraphCMS, I was originally hired for a role rooted in generating digital content for marketing. I have since become the team's sole designer assisting/leading any aesthetic decision needed. This ranges from web design, stickers, 1 pager pdfs, all the way to logo redesigns and designing the product's new features.

About

I'm motivated by building useful products that lean into joyful moments. Filter coffee and Maté are my jam. In my spare time, I enjoy Via Ferrata, Squash, and Golf.

Tech stack

• React, Nextjs, TypeScript

• Figma / Framer

• GraphQL

• Linear

About

I'm motivated by building useful products that lean into joyful moments. Filter coffee and Maté are my jam. In my spare time, I enjoy Via Ferrata, Squash, and Golf.

Tech stack

• React, Nextjs, TypeScript

• Figma / Framer

• GraphQL

• Linear

About

I'm motivated by building useful products that lean into joyful moments. Filter coffee and Maté are my jam. In my spare time, I enjoy Via Ferrata, Squash, and Golf.

Tech stack

• React, Nextjs, TypeScript

• Figma / Framer

• GraphQL

• Linear