Boat Binder toward launch
Working on self-service signup, onboarding, and getting ready for the first customers.
Based in Seattle
Renee Hayes
I build systems, products, programs, and occasionally businesses.
Technical program leader focused on engineering operations, developer productivity, delivery systems, and turning complicated work into something teams can actually run. Also a boat person, cat person, and enthusiastic builder of side projects.
A living snapshot
Currently
The things taking up my tabs, notes, and favorite kind of brain space right now.
New Dock Club designs
Experimenting with embroidered details and new pieces for Little Weekend Co.
Engineering Operations
Developer productivity, delivery systems, and making complex work easier to execute.
AI & Automation
Building small tools and experimenting with ways to make everyday life simpler.
Holiday adventures
Family visits, travel plans, and enjoying the last stretch of boating season.
Featured Projects
Product
Boat Binder
Vessel-management software built from a real operating need inside Hayes Yacht Company.
ProductBoatingSoftware
Business
Hayes Yacht Company
A Seattle yacht-care business I’m building with my husband, Will — a captain whose on-the-water expertise is paired with the systems, website, and customer experience I support behind the scenes.
SeattleYacht CareOperations
Brand
Little Weekend Co.
A small apparel and lifestyle brand built around dock days, slow mornings, boating, weekends, and relaxed coastal energy.
BrandEcommerceCreative Direction
Writing
Stories, lessons, and field notes from the work and the rest of life.
Coming soonNotes from the work and the rest of life
Future writing on engineering operations, building products, small business experiments, boating, food, photography, and travel.
Visit Writing →What I’m cooking
From the kitchenRecipes, experiments, and reliable weeknight favorites.
Notes from the things worth making again.
Field Notes
A live mix of Seattle, the water, small businesses, and wherever I end up next.
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Crafts
Things I’m making, learning, and occasionally finishing.
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Lately
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