I've been fortunate to work with some amazing companies and people.

Hayden operates on another level compared to almost anyone I’ve ever worked with, excelling at everything from design and development to product strategy and team management. From day one, I felt welcomed onto the team and knew I could rely on him for design insights, professional growth, and overcoming any internal challenges. He has a sharp intuition for where product and design are heading, both within the company and industry-wide. Even though I see it regularly, I’m always impressed by his speed and skill; I’ve watched him develop entire solutions over just a few weekends, allowing us to replace third-party tools with internal ones that better fit our needs. What I appreciate most about Hayden, especially as a designer, is that he views design as a central part of product strategy, genuinely valuable in both discovery and execution. One of my favorite parts of working with him has been our experiments file, where we push boundaries with new ideas, envisioning long-term possibilities without constraints. Hayden’s vision, versatility, and ability to do anything make him stand out from other leaders, and any organization that has him truly has an unfair advantage.

I've worked with Hayden twice now, firstly at Spaceship and I asked him to help us out at UpGuard. He is both a super talented designer and a capable front-end developer. Either skillset is hard to find. Together, they are incredibly rare!

Hayden is a rare individual. In all honesty, a LinkedIn recommendation for Hayden wouldn’t justify the skill, passion and creativity that Hayden offers to this industry. Hayden is an outstanding professional. His portfolio and past experience speak for itself, but it is his commitment to something he wants to achieve for not only himself but his design and startup community, family & friends that makes it highly rewarding to witness. He is a product design whizz. He's one of the best Javascript developers and front-end designers I know. It's very rare to have someone truly talented at both at a young age. I don't tell him this enough but I do look up to him for inspiration when it comes to building a new product. His standard is phenomenal. I certainly consider him one of the elite product makers in the world. He has done incredible work with the likes of Spaceship, Presumi, Cactus and many more, and has personally helped mentor me in design processes & best practices. He continues to dissect complex design and product problems, and identifies unique opportunities for business problems and turns them into simply incredible products. In addition, he has helped with Coder Academy with numerous mentor sessions and presentations around code quality, front-end best practices, javascript best practices and other topics. I do hope Hayden and I will work on a product together one day in the not too distant future. A great friend, loyal, charismatic and hard-working individual who you will certainly hear more of his name in the future!

Hands down, the most talented designer and operator we've had the pleasure of working with. Hayden mentored us in the development of our new app, and he showed us things we likely never would have figured out on our own. He was always punctual, relatable and knowledgeable. Awesome guy!

I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Hayden over the past two years, and he never ceases to amaze me. His attention to detail in product design, branding and user experience, his high technical capabilities across in-demand programming languages and systems, matched with his passion for entrepreneurship and startups, is something extremely rare. Hayden is my go-to if I have a question, need an introduction, or want to flesh out a concept. But I’d recommend him most because he’s a great guy who knows how to get the job done!

Hayden is a creative wizard. Hayden and I were members together in the Hatchery+ accelerator program where we worked on seperate startups. His ability to quickly learn and implement new concepts in design, growth and engineering was almost as impressive as his ability to turn any situation into a joke. On a serious note, I enjoyed working around Hayden and would love to work with him directly someday.

Hayden represents the next wave of designers and tech entrepreneurs. I had the pleasure of working with Hayden at Zookal where he designed and implemented user flows, interfaces and components for several apps. I was always in awe of Hayden’s extraordinary cognitive ability, the speed at which he can process complexity on the fly and his talent for pulling together disparate bits of information. Hayden is well-versed in many programming languages and has sound knowledge of visual and user experience design, a set of expertise for which he is well respected by engineers, designers and managers alike. Hayden also impresses with his entrepreneurial mindset and how he combines design, technology and an entrepreneurial mindset to make great things happen. Any company wanting to innovate would be lucky to have Hayden on board.

Hayden is an amazingly talented front-end developer who built our front-end at a quality I believe is world class for an Australian e-commerce platform. He exceeded in delivering what we needed by adding a responsive, cross-browser compatible design that has received rave feedback from our customers, investors and peers within the Australian startup industry. He is hard working, fun to be around and gets along well with our team, but best of all he pushes himself to learn new things. As he matures and continues to gain experience from commercial applications, I really believe he can one day be followed as an industry expert in front-end development.