Kirsten Dodd
Co-Founder CEO at HEY NOVA
Town of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolKirsten Dodd is a design-led technology founder and CEO with over a decade of hands-on experience building inclusive, human-centred digital products for purpose-driven organizations. As Co-Founder and CEO of Hey Nova since 2018, she blends UX leadership with product strategy to turn empathetic research into accessible web solutions. Her background spans agency and in-house roles—from front-end development at Climax Media to UX leadership at Passiv and mentoring web teams at Purpose Five—giving her a rare mix of design craft, implementation discipline, and team-building experience. Based in rural Nova Scotia, she brings a pragmatic, mentorship-first approach to scaling small teams and growing digital capability for nonprofits and startups alike.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Multi Media, Bachelor of Arts, Multi Media at University of New BrunswickWeb Design Development and Maintenance, Web Design Development and Maintenance at Humber College
Github Skills (15)
react9
angular9
openshift8
typescript8
graphql8
gatsbyjs8
finance8
epic8
security8
gatsby8
static-site-generator7
compiler7
fintech7
frontend7
addon2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
heynovaio/heynovaio
May 2020 - Dec 2024
Hey Nova website v2
Contributions:1 review, 36 PRs, 108 pushes in 4 years 8 months
laravelheynova
heynovaio/watson-and-barnard
Feb 2020 - Jun 2026
Contributions:3 PRs, 16 pushes in 6 years 5 months
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