Hi there! I'm a Front End Engineer
Skills
HTML/CSS:
PostCSS, SASS, LESS, Accessibility, Responsive Design/Mobile First Development
Also: flexbox, grid, animation
Client-side:
React, ES6+, React Native, VUE, vanillaJS
Also: progressive web apps, JAMstack, API usage
Server-side skills
Graphql, Node.js, Express, npm/yarn, grunt/gulp, Mongodb, PHP, Socket.io
Tools
Git, Sketch, Figma, Zeplin, Sublime, Adobe Suite
Other skills:
Human empathy/communication, macOS Command line, Curiosity
Marqeta
Senior Front End Engineer; Remote · April 2020 - Present
- Led front end engineering for several new products within the Risk team, building out projects in React for marqeta.com's web-app'
- Worked with back end engineers to make API contracts, and built the graphql layer for all projects to connect to and use the api
- Built new dynamic react components for our in-house react component library
- Supported and mentored new and younger employees, helping them resolve issues and onboard to the codebase
- Unblocked releases and worked to reduce toil and process work for front end team beyond my assigned tasks
- Took responsibility for front end work from planning phase to full execution working with project managers and designers to ensure work was completed to expectations
Digital Intent
Front End Developer; Chicago, IL · February 2016 - April 2020
- Led front end development for a wide variety of fully responsive web sites and cross-platform apps for clients across diverse industries
- Utilize technologies, languages and frameworks on a project-by-project basis; evaluating which is the most efficient and useful for individual projects
- Work cross functionally with designers and clients to ensure a quality end product with minimal re-work
- Ensure a seamless end product for users across different form factors and by both creating and testing on a variety of surfaces and browsers
- Worked with designers to translate mockups and concept arts into working, accurate pages and features
- Maintain insight into the latest developments on responsive, accessible, progressive and high performance web development to keep client projects up to current standards
Sprout Social
UI Developer/Designer; Chicago, IL · January 2015 - November 2015
- Worked on the UX team to quickly and precisely create pages, modals, and other interactions of the Sprout Social Web App at sproutsocial.com
- Quickly and precisely created pages, modals, and other interactions for the Sprout Social Web App
- Utilized HTML/CSS/SASS, JavaScript, jQuery, Backbone, React, Grunt, PHP and more
- Implemented SASS and JavaScript to write readable and reusable styles
Buildium
UI Developer; Boston, MA · December 2013 - December 2014
- Worked with the Marketing and Foundation teams to build individual pages for the property management web site/app buildium.com
- Utilized HTML/CSS/LESS, JavaScript, jQuery, Knockout, Handlebars, Grunt, ASP.NET and more
- Created and modified clean code to the in-shop JavaScript framework, and open source projects
- Worked as a team with back end developers and QA to ensure a refined product
Online Buddies
Front End Developer; Boston, MA · August 2012 - November 2013
- Worked with a team of developers and designers to deliver pages, tools, and updates for the company's primary product, manhunt.net [NSFW]
- Utilized HTML/CSS/LESS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Backbone, Bootstrap and more
- Focused on creating readable, well designed and dynamic JavaScript
- Maintained a strong and interactive connection to QA to ensure a bug free product
CIDC
Actionscript Developer; Boston, MA · June 2008 - August 2012
- Worked in an OOP actionscript development environment to create games and frameworks for Everest Casino/Everest Poker
