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Completed an overhaul of the checkout process on an Agile team, rewriting React code from the ground up to improve user experience and to create an infrastructure that allowed Format to support multi-product checkout while running multiple A/B tests, resulting in increased conversionPlanned, tested, and developed several flagship features (including complicated, risky features like contracts, image storage, and improved mobile onboarding) on highly collaborative teams of 3-4, working closely with designer and product manager to manage feature scope in Shape Up development cyclesMade significant improvements to the testing process at Format:- Led project to remove outdated testing dependencies (Enzyme, Sinon.js) from codebase- Manually converted >500 unit tests that were using Enzyme and Sinon to use React Testing Library and Jest - Introduced new testing libraries (jest-axe for accessibility, user-event for interactivity) that allowed developers to write better tests and improve coverage- Pioneered collaborative in-house QA testing practices by creating open-door testing sessions and encouraging staff outside the project (especially customer-facing staff) to participate, which led to information sharing, improved prioritization of testing, and fewer bugs in the features we releasedSpearheaded Format’s efforts to treat accessibility as a real user need: founded and led an internal Accessibility Guild to encourage cross-team knowledge sharing, and sourced an external accessibility consultant to provide auditing services and professional training to developers and designers

Toronto, Canada Area

Created fully accessible, flexible, reusable component library that supported five teams working on a major airline's public-facing website and line of business applications, contributing to faster and more efficient development for the client. Wrote extensive documentation of our API to optimize developer experience for our consuming teams, including use cases, examples, and design guidelinesAs solutions architect, researched requirements and solutions to modernize the aging chat application for a peer support service for LGBTQ youth; as client partner, built and maintained relationships with client stakeholders, conducted presentations, and navigated organizational and implementation challenges with the team Conducted an accessibility retrofit on an HR administrative application: updated the company’s aging codebase to meet legal accessibility requirements (conforming to WCAG level AA standards) and make their app usable with assistive technology Built an application to improve the workflow for the Rangle design team, allowing them to visualize the company’s signature font at various type scales as a cohesive system

Provided in-class technical support as a teaching assistant for a Web Development 101 class, and at extracurricular drop-in sessions

Toronto, Canada Area

Developed flexible WordPress layouts to empower the Digital Marketing team to build pages faster, more efficiently, while maintaining a consistent user experienceHelped modernize development practices and processes, including Git and Gulp workflows and site deployment

Toronto, Canada Area

Developed responsive, cross-browser compliant landing pages, microsites, and reusable UI components for the company’s multi-language public-facing sites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptConducted user acceptance testing to ensure functionality, cross-browser and device compatibility

Part of a team that redeveloped Mackenzie’s website, implementing a new content management system and a new design that enhanced the user experience of advisors and investors. As the first responsive website in the Canadian financial industry, the project was awarded the #1 asset management website in Canada from kasina research in 2015

Toronto, Canada Area

Typesetting of annual financial statements, quarterly reports, brochures, and legal prospectuses in French and English.

Software Development

• React • Redux • Functional Programming • Front-End Architecture • Test-Driven Development • Git Flow • Agile Product Development

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Theory, Culture, And Politics

Web Development Immersive Bootcamp

• HTML5, CSS3, Sass and responsive design • JavaScript fundamentals, jQuery and using APIs • React • Firebase • Babel • Workflow.

User Experience Design

• Fundamentals of User Experience Design • Information Architecture • Usability Testing • UX Strategy and Research

Advanced User Experience Design

• Emotional Design • Empathy Mapping • Systematic Design • Human Centred Design • User Testing

Web Development And Design

• HTML5 • CSS • Javascript • jQuery • PHP • MySQL

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Modern Languages And Linguistics

Digital Publishing