DAYTON HEDGES
Highly motivated, product designer & creative builder with experience in startups, design, and development.
Experience
Garde Manger
Kiko
November 2025 – Present
Founding member of new upscale restaurant in Hudson Square neighborhood of NYC. Gaining experience in the culinary world which has always been a major interest of mine. Top 5 restaurant on Beli app December 2024.
Swift UI App Developer
Friendzy
February 2025 – Present
Developing swift UI native social application. Unreleased beta. Still in development as personal project and for learning. Swifft UI & Firebase tech stack.
Designer & Executive Assistant
Vybe-it
2023 – March 2025
Helped design and launch a skincare brand focused on sensory lip care. Built e-commerce stack, designed packaging, created and ran social media channels.
Founder / CEO
LINK SOCIAL
2020 – 2023
Led design and development of a social media app using React Native. Focused on growth, design, marketing and functionality. Scaled to over 10,000 signups over 2 years on the App Store.