Mark Kimitch, Masc Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Senior JavaScript Engineer responsible for developing and enhancing responsive, accessible web applications using React, TypeScript, Cypress, and Redux. • Engineered a fully responsive information board application using React, TypeScript, Redux, and SASS, ensuring WCAG 2.1 compliance and improving accessibility for all users. • Optimized user experience across multiple devices through advanced responsive design techniques, leveraging MUI and Cypress for consistent and engaging interactions across platforms. • Implemented a component-based architecture in React, enhancing code reusability and streamlining the development process with Webpack and Babel. • Developed an accessible BINGO game interface using React, TypeScript, and Lodash, focusing on inclusivity and enhancing user engagement. • Leveraged Cypress and Storybook to automate testing and improve documentation, reducing bugs and improving maintainability. • Converted designer-provided Figma mockups into responsive and interactive components, enhancing user experience.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Contract through Signature Consultants.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

(Contract through Fuel Talent via CodeMonkey, LLC)JavaScript Engineer focused on enhancing UI components and performance using React, CSS3, and Docker during an interim UI refresh. • Contributed to the development of accessible UI component upgrades for Smartsheet’s existing codebase, as part of an interim “UI refresh” effort aimed at enhancing user experience and accessibility. • Utilized HTML5, CSS3, React, Redux, Babel, Webpack, and Docker to revamp and optimize the front-end architecture. • Improved application performance and scalability through code optimization and the use of advanced development tools. • Participated in code reviews, helping to maintain high code quality standards.

Apple Valley, Minnesota, Us

Front-end Developer / UI Engineer responsible for enhancing accessibility and integrating RESTful APIs in Questar's Test Delivery System using JavaScript, CSS, and various API technologies. • Collaborated with TPG Interactive (TPGi) to enhance accessibility features using JavaScript and ARIA roles, ensuring compliance with WCAG standards. • Integrated RESTful APIs, including Merriam-Webster, Desmos, and TI Web Calculators, enriching the application’s capabilities. • Successfully developed new and enhanced existing product features for Questar's Test Delivery System and Item Rendering Engine. • Enhanced the Text-to-Speech component by optimizing the Web Speech API and Amazon Polly API, significantly improving the user experience for accessibility features. • Acted as a subject matter expert in CSS, web accessibility standards (e.g., ADA, WCAG), and API integrations, ensuring best practices and delivering consistent, accessible, and high-quality implementations across multiple projects. • Gained hands-on experience with Jenkins and related DevOps processes to streamline CI/CD pipelines.

This served as the business I operated under as an independent contractor. It has since been dissolved.

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

Front-end Developer contractor tasked with enhancing customer-facing websites using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), JavaScript, and Foundation. • Developed and enhanced front-end components using Adobe Experience Manager, JavaScript, and Foundation, improving user engagement on SuperValu’s customer-facing websites. • Enhanced the website’s responsiveness by utilizing the Foundation framework, ensuring a consistent and optimized user experience across various devices and browsers. • Collaborated in a Java environment, ensuring seamless integration of front-end components with backend systems.

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

Front-end Developer contractor responsible for improving order flow and user experience for Lifetouch’s MyLifetouch product using AngularJS, Bootstrap, and SASS. • Developed order flow and enhanced user experience using AngularJS 1.5, Bootstrap, and SASS, contributing to a more intuitive purchasing process. • Integrated front-end components within a Grails environment, ensuring smooth functionality and responsiveness. • Employed SVN for version control, facilitating efficient collaboration and minimizing code conflicts.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Senior Front-end Developer contractor focused on enhancing Microsoft and Walmart web applications using AngularJS, .NET, and Visual Studio. • Redesigned and optimized Walmart’s Food & Celebrations section using AngularJS 1.4 and .NET, leading to a more engaging user experience. • Developed Microsoft Education Community and Application Insights web apps using AngularJS and Visual Studio 2013, creating responsive and user-friendly interfaces. • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, maintainable code.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

Front-end Developer contractor tasked with enhancing BestBuy.com through responsive design and cloud migration using Backbone.js, Node.js, and Dust.js. • Enhanced BestBuy.com by implementing responsive/adaptive UI components using Backbone.js, Node.js, and Dust.js, resulting in a more consistent user experience. • Worked on migrating bestbuy.com from its legacy code-base to a cloud-based architecture, focusing on responsiveness and adaptability. • Collaborated with team members using Git, delivering high-quality, maintainable code in an agile environment.

Minnetonka, Mn, Us

• Built AB tests and hacking Web pages to perform said tests. Lots of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS work.• This was a short-term / part time contract position.

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Worked on the JavaScript development of a responsive healthcare app.Worked with technologies such as: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AngularJS, jQuery, JSON, AJAX, and JSP.This was a contract position.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Worked on the development of the Target Canada Web site (target.ca). In particular, I developed some of the more advanced features on the store locator functionality which leverages the Bing Maps API, as well as a custom Target API, to retrieve store information and location information.Utilized HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, JSON/JSONP, and PHPThis was a contract position.

Minnetonka, Minnesota, Us

Front End development for a project with Preventice, which includes Web and mobile app development.This was a contract position.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Held a lead role in the front-end development of a new 3M template effort. I worked on code that became a corporate-level standard for all 3M Web sites. I received positive recognition for my work on this and other projects a number of times from my superiors.Beyond my work with this initiative, I worked on the many different existing 3M sites. Ensuring all code is scalable and flexible so that it works well when sites were translated into different languages.Utilized HTML, CSS3, XSLT, JavaScript and jQuery.This was a contract position.

• Built Web sites utilizing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Dojo, PHP, and MySQL• Built custom WordPress themes• Worked on Web sites / Web applications for companies such as Keyhubs, the Moscoe Group, Calabrio, Kate Living, EnergyPrint, and Letus Services.• Utilized Git for version control

• Designed and coded www.verizoncyclingteam.com• This site is built in WordPress, per the client's request• Utilized available plugins/templates; custom HTML, JavaScript, and PHP code; and graphics• Set up Twitter account and Facebook fan page• Manage and monitor Google Analytics account• Provided continual support and maintenance when necessary

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

● Designed and coded registration Web sites as instructed● Between the two other designers and myself, we built between 300 and 400 Web sites a year● Built templates and registration forms using RegWeb (a content management system) and Certain Software's Registration and Attendee Management content management system● Built a Web site and database solution for HelmsBriscoe that is still being used by its sales staff today (hbpdf.com)● Designed and built a logo and Web Site for Digital River's Globalocity event (goglobalocity.com)● Created a custom Web application for Boston Scientific's Cadaver Labs (bscitraining.com)● Built a new hire Web site for the Target Corporation (targetwelcome.com)● Coded Web site for NYLC's 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference (nslc.nylc.org/2010/)● Designed logo concepts and final logo for Pentair's Global Leadership Meeting● Designed and coded a custom registration Web site for 3M's Infection Prevention Historic Get Together event (3mipdhistoricgettogether.com)

• Designed and coded http://www.kindeethairestaurant.com• Developed a small content management system using PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, Flash, XML, and JavaScript• Client wanted the functionality to update restaurant hours, specials, and menu items on its own• I contacted Google to update Google Maps where the intersection of Chicago Ave and South 2nd Street was missing, resulting in an inaccurate location marker when users would search for Kindee on Google Maps• Set up Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, as well as a Facebook fan page• Manage and monitor Google Analytics account• Provide continual support and maintenance when necessary

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

• Designed and coded www.kbsprocycling.com. Utilizing XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Flash, XML, and AJAX, I built a mini content management system with the ability to post news stories, update race schedules, upload photos, and archive content.• Designed and coded HTML emails using email marketing solutions from Constant Contact • Managed both PC and Mac computers within the office• Set up office network/security and built a custom PC for office use

• Designed and coded http://www.montagefs.com• Built internal and external sites in XHTML, CSS and ColdFusion• Optimized internal and external Web sites for search engines

Master Of Applied Science, Information & Communications Technology

Ba, Journalism

High School Diploma

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