I'm a design-oriented front-end developer focused on bringing beautiful, accessible experiences to life.

Experience

Supported the development and rewriting of legacy desktop software into web-based applications by utilizing Vue 3 Composition API as part of an internal insurance/claims management suite comprised of 20 applications
Worked collaboratively with team members to identify and define core functionality by gathering and leveraging end-user feedback, strategically identifying areas of importance and priority
Participated in Agile ceremonies, sprints, and stand-ups in addition to retrospectives and grooming sessions to ensure business analysts had a strong understanding of modern web development in relation to project requirements, stakeholder milestones, and overall goals
Engaged with business analysts as a technical SME to spur more effective requirements gathering to build out features and functionality by creating a comprehensive context of end-user needs; ultimately enabled the creation of a more streamlined workflow to simplify complex forms
Displayed project management skills to oversee scope of the work in order to uphold team collaboration and effort in working toward the targeted minimum viable product (MVP)
Led cross-functional conversations between teams to devise and implement optimizations that reduced cognitive overload by creating logical sections that could be edited to break up complex functionality; reduced the number of development errors, streamlined presentation, and increased end-user satisfaction

Developed proprietary Vue subscription-based web applications, working cross-functionally with team members throughout Agile ceremonies and sprints to set priorities based on customer and stakeholder requests
Leveraged strategic thinking and planning to complete tickets within Jira, ultimately setting front-end development standards for an employee recognition platform catering to more than 150 business clients
Managed a re-write of the entire front-end platform, leading a greenfield project to upgrade to Vue 3 from existing Vue 2 capabilities to ensure a consistent code base while preventing sunsetting downtime
Provided user experience (UX) accessibility subject matter expertise, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to advocate for improved product features aligned with ADA recommendations; additionally, educated team members and supervisors on the importance of accessibility
Maintained React Native iOS/Android application to maintain feature parity with the web application
Created and maintained Outlook add-in to deliver popular platform features into customer email client
Designed and implemented a platform design system and style guide, introducing uniformity from overall application structure down to individual reusable component user interface (UI)

Collaborated with external stakeholders and designers to create, maintain, and enhance more than 100 university websites based on individual requests and requirements
Supported the build-out of an open-source HTML/CSS/Tailwind/Laravel templating system utilized to generate new websites, effectively driving efficiency by mitigating repetitive tasks

Created and maintained custom responsive web design framework for rapid prototyping, ensuring consistent user experience (UX) across all device types
Established process and code standards for day-to-day promotional content on the website serving 10K+ customers daily
Spearheaded development and proof of concept to transform the website from a drag and drop content editor into HTML/CSS/JS templates to better integrate with Salesforce Commerce Cloud; presented to senior leadership and secured buy-in to rollout as a company standard, dramatically improving speed and efficiency
Trained and mentored new team members on development and design processes and tools
Led and managed cross-browser/device testing/QA/UAT and internal development team code reviews