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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Building scalable design systems at Cloudflare 🎨 🖥️

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Enabling web architecture and all things UI/UX to empower engineering across teams.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led frontend development on Target's internal UI design system library supporting 500+ initiatives and core business applications. Planned product roadmapping and release strategy while collaborating with User Experience leads and customer stakeholders to deliver new features and functionality. Established CI/CD best practices and integration with internal tooling to provide UI/UX testing across all library codebases. Mentored UI engineers, facilitated product outreach, and surfaced new opportunities in UI technology to other senior/lead engineers and technology leadership. Provided regular direct end-user support for all UI library dependencies and implementation practices. Managed "inner-source" library contributions.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Led frontend development and UI design on internal data-catalog and community knowledge base enterprise products. Planned, coordinated, and implemented re-platforming of UI applications from AngularJS to React and modern frontend build tooling. Led UX and UI redesign of data-catalog applications. Onboarded and mentored junior developers, led code reviews, and collaborated across enterprise to incorporate Enterprise UX practices with Data Science frontend engineering.

Chicago, Il, Us

As lead web developer collaborated with design and client stakeholders to plan and implement new projects. Notable clients include The Brookings Institute, Maya Romanoff, and the University of California.Responsibilities include architectural planning, project estimation, and full stack development of modern web applications, websites, and data-driven visualizations.Developed a full-stack application to capture client feedback and browser information from remote websites. Provided both UI design and planning, full-stack development, and ongoing maintenance. Integrated with Basecamp and Trello APIs.Coordinated contractors to deliver projects on spec and to company development standards.Led code reviews to familiarize team members with new programming methodologies and practices. Technologies utilized: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Nginx, Laravel, Craft CMSFull-stack JavaScript: Node/Express, Angular, Vue.js, Backbone.jsD3.js, Chart.js, Greensock Animation Platform, Velocity.js

Developed the Archlive.tv video streaming service from the ground up, from zero to minimum viable product.Structured and developed a responsive front-end for a web application that processed several thousand streamable videos within a two-week span.Developed a REST API using the Phreeze PHP MVC framework, feeding a Backbone.js driven user interface.Integrated back-end systems with Zencoder and Amazon Web Services.Designed and developed UI solutions to address QA and user feedback.Designed and led UI regression testing utilizing Selenium Webdriver. Responsibilities also included documentation and training the development team.Technologies utilized: Full-stack Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL, Phreeze PHP, Backbone.js with Underscore, jQuery, Velocity.js, Grunt.js, Bourbon.io, Compass, Zencoder, HLS video

Provided web content management system consultation, development, and design services for the University of Michigan, Hard Rock Hotel Residences, Dorsia Collection, Dibi Ties, and Akira Chicago.Implemented plugins and custom themes for Craft, Wordpress, and Drupal content management systems.

Chicago, Il, Us

Led online operations of all Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership online resources.Advised both Communications and Information Technology staff during design and development of Spertus.edu. Migrated all operations to virtualized hosting environments. Worked closely with vendors to ensure project delivery met project requirements and scope.Responsible for managing and overseeing graphic standards across all online media.Led planning, redesign, and development of shop.spertus.edu, Chicago’s premiere Judaic gift shop. Trained shop staff to administer the online store.Designed, standardized, and streamlined email marketing templates to improve online communications efforts and campaign turnaround.Managed, updated, and supported existing web applications and legacy codebases.Worked closely with the curatorial staff for the public exhibition Uncovered & Rediscovered: Stories of Jewish Chicago (http://www.spertus.edu/exhibits/uncovered) to design and build an interactive web-application, The Chicago Jewish Memory Map (http://jewishchicago.spertus.edu/.)Technologies utilized: Full-stack Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL, Apache Solr, Drupal, Codeigniter.jQuery, HTML/CSS/SASS, Rackspace and WHM/cPanel hosting environments.

Chicago, Il, Us

Assisted in all online and creative operations of www.shopakira.com, a Chicago-based retail company.Responsibilities included front-end design and development of www.shopakira.com, branding and graphic design for all Akira brand marketing collateral, and e-commerce related photo and video production.Advised the Akira founders, Creative Director, and CFO on IT solutions and budget forecasting.Administered and maintained IT assets across all Akira retail locations in Chicago, Illinois.Planned and deployed digital storage solutions for the creative office team.Assisted in planning and operations of multiple Akira live event productions.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

Served as a staff web developer for the University of Michigan Office of Development and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.Led the development and overhaul of the University of Michigan Office of Development website to launch a new giving campaign that resulted in over $3.5 billion in donations.Contributed PHP back-end development, Kintera/BlackBaud CRM integration, and advised University IT staff regarding deployment and hosting requirements.Maintained and administered the School of Public Policy website via an in-house developed content management system. Authored PHP scripts to migrate archived academic papers to the University of Michigan's Deep Blue institutional repository.