Summary
Corwin Harrell is a product design lead with 11 years of experience shaping developer and consumer-facing products in the blockchain and web services space. He’s led design for core infrastructure at NEAR Protocol (wallets, block explorer, staking, and the Rainbow Bridge) and has driven product strategy and research processes as Staff Product Designer at Pagoda. Currently leading product design at Hiro, Corwin blends hands-on interaction design with executive-level product consultation to move complex crypto infrastructure toward usable, production-ready experiences. His earlier work includes founding design roles at Bounties Network and ConsenSys, where his redesign efforts earned recognition for user experience during Ethereum Devcon IV. Comfortable shipping end-to-end—from user research and prototypes to front-end implementation—he brings both agency and startup discipline from thoughtbot, Zoomer, and Grubhub. He’s particularly interested in making developer tools approachable, a thread that ties his crypto-focused portfolio to broader product ecosystems.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Graphic Design at Appalachian State University