A product designer and self taught engineer. I have 14 years of experience working on products at Dropbox, Intercom, Segment, and thoughtbot. Most of my work has involved the intersection of product and business systems.
I’m a generalist. My core strength is my ability to learn and persist. I’m also good with system design and strategy development. People appreciate my abilty to generate ideas and provide a macro perspective. I deliver high-quality execution in design and code, while rapidly iterating.
I’m from Plattsburgh, NY. I grew up outdoors and playing sports. Music production was a creative outlet. The internet connected me with the world. In college, at RPI, I studied engineering and design. My mission to change the world with technology began then.
I like to be active outdoors: on bikes, surf, and snow. My passion is for learning. I read sci-fi and history, study economics, technology, and geo politics. A consistent meditation practice helps expand my awareness.
elogram, 2023, built and launched elogram.app, a mobile app for family stories. Used the project to build full stack engineering skills.
Dropbox, 2019, lead design and strategy to deliver a price increase to 500M users. Successfully mitigated churn creating $160M additional ARR.
Intercom, 2017, lead onboarding for Help Center product launch. Drove thousands of day one activations with a data import flow.
thoughtbot, 2012, co-founded thoughtbot SF office and lead hiring of design team. Introduced the design sprint as a new consulting service.
2022, lived in Chiang Mai and Bangkok Thailand, Bali Indonesia, Singapore, and Tokyo and Kyoto Japan.
2018, rode my bike up Mauna Kea with a friend. It’s known as the hardest bike climb in the world.
2011, moved to Boston with $1,500 I saved from deliverying pizza. Pitched a CEO at an MIT conference to get my first job at a startup.
Reach out galenfrechette@gmail.com