Resume

Full-stack web developer since 2009, with 11 years experience working at WordPress VIP partner agencies.

Skills

Javascript

Native JS & ESNext. React & JS frameworks, Typescript, and NextJS. Single page applications. Some Postgres, Prisma, GraphQL, and Angular. 10 years JS experience.

WordPress

Custom WordPress theme & plugin development for enterprise clients. Custom Gutenberg blocks, headless WP, REST API, and theme.json. 15 years PHP experience.

Stylesheets

Lean, performant, and organized CSS. Styled components and design systems. PostCSS & SCSS, Webpack & Stylelint config.

Markup

Semantic, WCAG accessible HTML. Template components in JSX, PHP, or Liquid.

Tech-Lead

Functional requirements & estimates, software architecture, code review & deployments. Leading engineering teams. Tooling & utilities.

Design

User experience feedback, feasibility reviews. Implementing Figma, InVision mock-ups. Icon & Logo Design. Skilled with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

Experience

10up, Inc.

Front-End Engineer. Feb 2019 – Nov 2023, 4yr 10mo

As a Senior Front-End Engineer, I led project teams at a fully-distributed WordPress VIP partner agency, creating distinctive and fully customized user experiences for the web.

As a Full-Stack Engineer, I developed enterprise-scale websites & applications with WordPress plugins & themes, React, Headless WP, TypeScript, NextJS, and Gutenberg. Delivering projects for GE, Hilton, CA.gov, T-Mobile, and more.

As a Project Tech Lead, I coordinated with clients, co-workers, and other stakeholders to write functional requirements, meet deadlines, guide technical architecture, and lead front-end engineering build teams.

Alley Interactive

UX Developer. Dec 2014 – Jun 2018, 3yr 7mo

Collaborated with a remote scrum/agile team to build, maintain, and optimize some of the busiest news sites at a top WordPress VIP partner agency. As a project tech lead, I worked with ES6, PostCSS & SCSS, Webpack, React, Angular, in-browser prototyping, tooling & build configs, and styleguide generators.

Oomph, Inc.

Front-End Developer. Jul 2012 – Feb 2014, 1yr 7mo

Worked with project teams for clients at a WordPress VIP partner agency. Projects included custom theme development for Drupal and WordPress, and JavaScript plugins for infographics and scroll effects.

eMagine Communications

Website Maintenance. Mar 2010 – Mar 2012, 2yr 5mo

Managed the maintenance desk. Answered client help requests, fixed bugs, added features & enhancements, and built new themes. WordPress, Joomla, and .NET

Education

Rhode Island College

Graphic Communications, Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

Pursued a BA in Graphic Communications. Course work included graphic design, prepress layouts & graphics, web development, and media literacy.