FORREST
MCKINNEY
work
about
resume
Product designer with 15+ years experience in research, interaction design, design systems, and front-end code.
From startups to global SaaS
Led design processes, developed structure, and built systems for teams at every stage of growth.
400+ designers taught & mentored
34 Workshops, 1:1 mentoring sessions, and a university-level design course.
5 design systems built
Built 800+ components from scratch, creating consistency across teams and products.
300+ features shipped
From onboarding & activation to complex workflows and systems at scale.
6 products designed from 0→1
From early exploration to shipped v1 products in a variety of professional fields
10,000+ lines of production code
Bridging design and engineering to make products more beautiful, unified, and shippable.
Selected Work
Hopp
Tag
Tag
Scaled a creator platform from 400 to 200,000+ users. Defined core UX and built systems to support growth.
Orbit Design System
Tag
200+ components, 110 variables. Unified Hopp’s product into a single, scalable system.
BigID
Data Privacy
Data Privacy
Startup
200+ components, 110 variables. Unified Hopp’s product into a single, scalable system.
Wix Checking
Tag
Finance
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
Figma
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
AI
Media
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
Cyber
Media
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
More available on request
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FORREST
MCKINNEY
work
about
resume
Product designer with 15+ years experience in research, interaction design, design systems, and front-end code.
From startups to global SaaS
Led design processes, developed structure, and built systems for teams at every stage of growth.
5 design systems built
Built 800+ components from scratch, creating consistency across teams and products.
300+ features shipped
From onboarding & activation to complex workflows and systems at scale.
6 products designed from 0→1
From early exploration to shipped v1 products in a variety of professional fields
10,000+ lines of production code
Bridging design and engineering to make products more beautiful, unified, and shippable.
400+ designers taught & mentored
34 Workshops, 1:1 mentoring sessions, and a university-level design course.
Selected Work
Hopp
Tag
Tag
Scaled a creator platform from 400 to 200,000+ users. Defined core UX and built systems to support growth.
Orbit Design System
Tag
200+ components, 110 variables. Unified Hopp’s product into a single, scalable system.
BigID
Data Privacy
Data Privacy
Startup
200+ components, 110 variables. Unified Hopp’s product into a single, scalable system.
Wix Checking
Tag
Finance
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
Figma
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
AI
Media
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
Cyber
Media
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
Wix Checking
Tag
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
More available on request
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FORREST
MCKINNEY
work
about
resume
Product designer with 15+ years experience in research, interaction design, design systems, and front-end code.
From startups to global SaaS
Led design processes, developed structure, and built systems for teams at every stage of growth.
5 design systems built
Created 800+ components from scratch, providing consistency across teams and products.
300+ features shipped
From onboarding & activation to complex workflows and systems at scale.
6 products designed from 0→1
From early exploration to shipped v1 products in a variety of professional fields
10,000+ lines of production code
Bridging design and engineering to make products more beautiful, unified, and shippable.
400+ designers taught & mentored
34 Workshops, 1:1 mentoring sessions, and a university-level design course.
Selected Work
Hopp
B2C
End to End Design
Scaled a creator platform from 400 to 200,000+ users. Defined core UX and built systems to support growth.
Orbit Design System
Design System
200+ components, 110 variables. Unified Hopp’s product into a single, scalable system.
BigID
B2B
Data Privacy
Startup
Bringing order to chaos in a complex data privacy product.
Workshops
Teaching
Figma
Improving how designers use Figma—through workshops focused on real product work, systems, and scalable design practices.
Snipp.io
B2C
AI
Startup
Building an AI video editing app from 0→1 for an early stage startup
XDome
B2B
Cyber
Startup
Early research and concept ideation for a pre-seed cyber security startup
Jupiter Design System
Design System
Aligning teams and establishing a scalable foundation for design and development at BigID.
More available on request
Wix Checking
B2C
Finance
Led design from 0→1 for Wix Payments’ checking product. Took it from concept to shipped v1.
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