Hi, I'm Drayton

Product Manager,
Entrepreneur,
Innovator.

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About Me

PREVIOUS WORK

Since beginning my journey as a Computer Engineer, I have co-founded 5 startups, taken one startup through an accelerator, and launched four major innovation initiatives at one of the world’s largest product development businesses (including an internal incubator/makerspace and external accelerator). 

BIO

In my semi-professional life, I enjoy mentoring students and startups; traveling to new places to try new foods (and moving – I’ve lived in Australia, South Africa, England, Abu Dhabi, and North America); motivational speaking on entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship; and growing my perspective through unique experiences and people. I am passionate about teamwork, education, empathy, and technology; and not just “technology as a buzzword” – the type of technology that requires passion and years of hard work just to get off the ground. 

Projects

Outlit

Jan. 2018 - Feb. 2020

Hyperlocal event discovery and marketing platform that integrates into a suite of event APIs and services.

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ParkStash

Jan. 2020 - July 2020

‘AirBnB of Parking’ focused on solving parking problems at universities and decentralized events.

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Maskot

Sept. 2019 - Feb. 2020

University community management and social equity platform for events and groups.

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Turnstyle

April. 2020 - Present

Speed dating platform that focuses on compatibility over swipe-ability by removing profiles from the equation.

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LAYR

Sept. 2019 - Feb. 2020

Smart scent diffuser integrated with smart home assistants to layer the air with your favorite scents.

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Experience

Agile

Agile taught me how to overcome communication barriers and provides the opportunity to learn with each new iteration or draft.

Design Thinking

The first step to any project is utilizing tactical empathy to understand the customer’s true needs and wants.

Lean Startup

It’s important to prioritize testing hypotheses and assumptions through fail-fast experimentation, iterative product releases, and validated learning.

Skills

REACT / NATIVE

JAVASCRIPT

HTML

CSS

PYTHON

SKETCH

INVISION

GITHUB

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