Catt Small
Course Instructor at Game Devs of Color Expo
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCatt Small is a senior product designer and instructor based in New York with 13+ years of experience shaping product strategy and hands-on design across startups and large tech companies. Currently a Staff Product Designer at Dropbox and a Course Instructor at Maven, she specializes in cross-product cohesion, mentoring designers, and translating complex organizational goals into elegant, human-centered experiences. Her background spans building growth and monetization features at SoundCloud, launching seller-facing tools and payments at Etsy, and leading zero-to-one product work at Asana, giving her rare breadth from prototype to launch. She co-founded the Game Devs of Color Expo and grew its community to 15K+, demonstrating operational rigor, inclusive leadership, and a knack for scaling events and teams. Known for moving fast yet thoughtfully, she also advises startups on design systems and has a master’s in Integrated Digital Media, blending creative craft with strategic, measurable outcomes.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Business Essentials for Designers, Business Essentials for Designers at Designer FundMaster of Science (M.S.), Integrated Digital Media, Master of Science (M.S.), Integrated Digital Media at New York University - Polytechnic School of EngineeringShift NudgeDesign, Design at On DeckBachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Graphic Design at School of Visual ArtsAdvanced Regents High School Diploma, Fine Arts, Advanced Regents High School Diploma, Fine Arts at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High SchoolHumanity-Centered Masterclass, Humanity-Centered Masterclass at HmntyCntrd
English, Japanese, Spanish
Github Skills (17)
poc10
game-development9
sublime-text8
sublimelinter7
sublime7
react7
offset6
typescript5
react-native5
javascript5
python4
linting3
linter3
server1
api1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cattsmall/cattsmall.github.io
Jun 2015 - Feb 2021
Contributions:398 pushes, 5 branches in 5 years 8 months
cattsmall/Phaser-game
Mar 2014 - Mar 2018
Contributions:51 commits, 12 pushes, 1 comment in 4 years
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