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• Helped design and implement web solutions based on client needs and demands.• Built projects ranging from static sites to medium-sized web applications using a variety of tools, including Middleman, GatsbyJS, Ruby on Rails, React, and Stimulus.• Helped in critical decision-making, and focused on frontend development needs.• Developed a real estate map explorer using Ruby on Rails and React that pulled data from a 3rd party MLS service and integrated results with Google Maps.• Helped direct and implement improved UI consistency for Ruby on Rails project using Bulma and Stimulus to provide full-time developers with better tools for maintaining a consistent UI while improving developer velocity.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Led adoption of TypeScript, Vue 3, and Nuxt. Architected and led the development of a monorepo containing over 60 packages of libraries used to support frontend development.• Worked with design and product teams to identify UI/UX needs and build a shared component library in Vue 3 consisting of over 70 components backed by a framework-agnostic, type-safe design system style library based on Tailwind CSS. Helped engineers convert Figma mockups to application code using the shared component library.• Advocated for accessibility concerns by working with designers to ensure the component library was accessible. Worked with product teams to identify accessibility issues and implement tools to simplify the implementation of accessible patterns.• Architected and implemented a Nuxt-based application template for distributed frontend applications owned by product teams. Improved productivity by implementing GitHub Actions that automated maintenance tasks. Implemented codegen scripts to set up packages and perform refactors automatically.• Mentored and helped engineers advance their abilities in Vue, Nuxt, and TypeScript. Wrote training materials, led Q&A sessions, and presented lectures on fundamental skills for other engineers.• Active participant in the GraphQL Guild. Advocated for frontend concerns and best practices. Led the development of a Nuxt module allowing engineers to interact with the GraphQL API with full type safety.Led efforts to improve frontend testing quality and coverage. Led the development of testing libraries based on Vitest and Cypress to reduce testing boilerplate and encourage best practices.• Oversaw the development of an internal VS Code plugin which enabled engineers to view component documentation and visually generate UI code from within VS Code.• Defined team objectives and roadmap. Worked with product teams to identify current and future needs. Managed sprints to meet team and organization objectives.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Led the development of a Vue 2 component library based on the legacy design system.• Led efforts to improve the performance and stability of the legacy frontend application. Improved the initial page load’s First Contentful Paint by 100%, Time to Interactive by 100%, and reduced the total resources loaded by 50%.• Architected and oversaw the implementation of the first application using Nuxt and TypeScript.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Full stack Ruby on Rails engineer on the Financial Platform team. Investigated and documented legacy implementations of financial features.• Refactored duplicated and complex code into services, consolidating logic to a single source of truth.Simplified financial database schema. Managed multiple long-running migrations on production data using Redis.• Led other engineers in simplifying existing financial UI features. Led the development of new account balance pages. Led the development of a reusable UX flow allowing customers to manage funds in a funding source.

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

• Technical lead of the Customer Experience team. Led frontend development of multiple projects. Defined frontend code standards and overall architecture.• Managed contractors and other team members in the implementation of frontend features across multiple projects by designing UX diagrams and providing instruction through mentoring and code reviews.• Architected and implemented multiple JavaScript SDKs that communicate with internal and external APIs.• Designed and implemented a themeable UI library of React components using Emotion. Designed with a focus on accessibility and improved developer experience by allowing common components and styles to be reused across multiple projects and enabling non-frontend developers to build consistent, accessible UIs easily.• Implemented a Solidus-based point of sale PWA using React. The app integrated a Solidus e-commerce API with a payment terminal, receipt printer, and other peripherals, allowing retail stores to perform transactions in physical stores.• Designed and implemented an e-book reader PWA with React. App communicated with existing API to allow users to listen to audiobooks, as well as read and annotate digital e-books.• Implemented and helped in the redesign of a Solidus-based e-commerce site. Built tools allowing marketers to provide a curated and personalized experience to each user. Improved analytics to allow the marketing team to better analyze the success rate of on-site marketing tactics.• Implemented and helped redesign a new e-commerce checkout process, increasing the conversion rate by 7%.• Improved a project database structure and optimized caching, resulting in a reduced server latency of more than 85%, a reduced average number of required servers, and improved stability during periods of high traffic.• Migrated content from a legacy project into another project while preserving content SEO. Implemented a clickable world map using JavaScript and SVG allowing users to filter content by region.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

• Full-stack developer using Django and AngularJS.• Focused efforts on providing user-friendly solutions to complex business processes.• Designed and architected an online order and test report management app using AngularJS. Built features allowing clients to collaborate with others and receive real-time updates on their test results.• Directed redesign and implementation of a new company website.• Maintained, and implemented new features in legacy Django systems, coordinating requests and issues of multiple remote offices.• Helped in improving system and database architecture, redefining company SOPs to improve consistency and efficiency.