graciela

creative technologist in nyc. she/her

graciela smet

howdy @ gracielasmet dot com

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education

Stanford University

jun 2024

M.S. Computer Science : Human-Computer Interaction

Stanford University

jun 2023

B.S. Engineering : Product Design

experience

dec 2024 - pres

Volunteer Full Stack Developer

@ Silk Node

Helping to build a new curated internet

aug 2024 - pres

Associate Product Designer (Community)

@ The New York Times

Leading design on newsroom tooling for comment moderation & curation, designing new conversation formats to support safe, trustworthy, and thoughtful digital spaces for discussing the news

jun 2023 - jun 2024

Product Design Intern (Community & Publishing)

@ The New York Times

designed for Ink, the internal design system used across 24+ major tools to serve a 3000+ person newsroom

mar 2024 - jun 2024

DESIGN 1 Course Assistant

@ Stanford University

guided students through design thinking fundamentals and techniques in new “Introduction to Design” course, foundational to the newly restructured Design major at the Stanford d.school.

jun 2022 - jun 2023

Kids Coding Mentor

@ Breakout Mentors

mentored beginner students through developing personalized interactive projects in Python and React Native

dec 2020 - nov 2021

Lead UX/Graphic Designer

@ Glimpse Dating

led UI/UX and brand identity for dating app that launched at 5 universities with 3000+ downloads and a 4.5 star rating