About
Experience
Shopify
Developer | June 2021 - Present
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Developer on the Messaging team
Blackfynn
Lead Engineer | January 2020 - May 2021
Sr Frontend Engineer | June 2018 - January 2020
Frontend Engineer | May 2016 - June 2018
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Developed UX/UI features, standards, and components which directly led to securing a strategic partnership with the NIH (National Institutes of Health)
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Led the frontend migration strategy for a legacy Polymer application to a modern VueJS app resulting in a 50% increase in development efficiency and testability of new features.
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Learned NuxtJS to build a mission-critical data publishing application that optimized SEO and rendered pages in two seconds or less.
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Initiated an asynchronous process for the data management team to optimize productivity and to ensure that sprint commitments are consistently met while working remotely during COVID.
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Volunteered as a scrum master for the data management engineering team leading all agile team norms including stand ups. lessons learned, sprint retros, grooming and planning.
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Led creation of an internally shared frontend component library increasing developer throughput by 30% as this work is leveraged across multiple digital properties.
160over90
Leader Developer | June 2013 - May 2016
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Created websites and interactive experiences for a variety of clients including professional sports teams and universities, such as Philadelphia Eagles, University of Florida, and UCLA
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Deliverables range from full WordPress websites to front-end systems.
Mighty Engine
Interactive Director | August 2012 - June 2013
Web Developer | May 2012 - August 2012
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Developed WordPress websites and content management systems for a variety of clients including non-profits, city organizations, and lawyers.
Saforian
Front-end Developer | February 2010 - May 2012
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Worked with backend developers, and designers to create the front-end for Drupal websites.
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Developed a microsite for No Kid Hungry that allowed users to create a design by drawing on a virtual brown lunch bag for a campaign and fundraiser.
Education
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Studied UI/UX design and development, with an emphasis on development.
Interests
My dog Rosie, video games, foodie, sports, and exploring breweries.
Skills
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Ramda
- Vue
- NuxtJS
- React
- GraphQL
- JAMstack
- Tailwind
- Storybook
- CI with Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Serverless functions (Vercel, Netlify, AWS Lambda)
- Unit testing with Jest
- E2E testing with Cypress
- Webpack
- Version control (Git, SVN)
- Progressive enhancement
- Web standard HTML
- Accessibility best practices
- CSS/Sass/PostCSS
- Responsive design