I'm a software engineer who loves crafting elegant, resilient, and creative solutions to the most interesting and challenging problems. I have experience site-building with HTML and CMSs like Drupal and Wordpress, but I really thrive when I get to architect front end code that will stand the test of time, and make future-me proud of the code I wrote because of its ease of maintainability and ability to make an update without fearing that I'll break something somewhere else.
Frontend Engineer, Four Kitchens — 2016-Present
- Performed the roles of Frontend Architect, Design System Implementor, Engineer, and Frontend Consultant on projects for clients such as Yale, Ithaca College, NYU, New York Public Library, and others.
- Led teams of jr and full-stack engineers to develop resilient and maintainable frontend architecture to be deployed to dozens of sites so that updates and tweaks could be pushed out with ease while maintaining a stable code base.
- Identified and resolved performance and accessibility issues on existing code bases to improve visitor retention, search engine optimization, and usability for all site visitors.
- Worked closely with internal and external designers to translate their static designs to fully responsive, accessible, and user-friendly web applications that often exceeded the designers original vision.
- Implemented design systems for large organizations with numerous web properties in a way that enables them to share common code across properties, while maintaining the flexibility to deviate on a per-property basis when necessary. This has made their organizations code quality and maintainability exponentially better.
- Implemented visual regression testing to ensure the integrity of design patterns when developing new features, fixing backend/code-related bugs, and refactoring code for performance and scalability.
- Organized and led the Four Kitchens Frontend Practice Group - an internal, bi-weekly meetup focused on frontend education, best practices, and professional development.
- Co-led the creation of Emulsify, an open-source tool for creating design systems with reusable components, and clear guidelines for teams.
- Utilized tools such as Git, StyleLint, ESLint, Prettier, and CircleCI to ensure code quality, correctness, and maintainability.
