GreenKayak is an environmental NGO that engages people in the fight for cleaner oceans. Collect trash and therefore paddle for free.
Product Manager
part-time
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I saw a posting for an intern and loved the mission, but I told them I couldn't work part-time without pay. So we found a solution: I did this project as part of my Master's degree. This allowed me to dedicate my "study time" to building a product I actually cared about, while keeping a paying job on the side.
Before the app, GreenKayak's booking ran entirely through the web, which meant little control over the booking experience and data collection. A core part of the NGO's model is reporting the amount of trash collected, and that process was analog and error-prone until the app.
- Mobile Booking System: Designed and shipped the app enabling thousands of volunteers to kayak for free in exchange for ocean cleanup. Increasing self-service rate to reduce workload for hosts.
- Solo Builder: I acted as a one-man product team: scoping the MVP, building clickable Figma prototypes, testing with users and managing an external dev agency to get it shipped.
- Impact: The app is live with 20,000+ downloads and engaged more than 16,000 volunteers in the 2023 season alone, actively helping clean the worlds waterways. Get it on the Play Store or the App Store, or learn more at greenkayak.org.
PS: I might have written a few lines of code myself, but let's not look too closely at those 😊