My Resume...
I'm a dynamic and mission-driven Software Engineer with expertise in frontend development, user-centered design, and secure coding practices. I'm highly skilled in driving continuous improvement in public sector and civic tech projects.
Skills

Technical Competencies
Airtable
AWS
Contentful
Figma
GitHub
Google Analytics 4
GraphQL
Jira
JSON
Next.js
Notion
NPM
Prettier
Python
React
Storybook
TypeScript
Vercel
Vite
Webflow
Wix
WordPress
YAML
Yarn

Interpersonal Skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Detail-oriented work ethic
- Employee resource management
- Enthusiastic synergy-focused approach to collaboration
- Project management
- Solution based communication skills
- User-centered design and development
Experience

Mar. 2023 - Present
Frontend Engineer & Designer
Nava PBC- Developed interactive prototypes in Figma and translated animations into Next.js/React components using Framer Motion, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Docker, and Vercel, performing visual regression tests with Chromatic/Storybook to reduce build errors and accelerate deployments.
- Acted as Scrum Lead for the Communications team agile project management, leading sprint planning, async standups, and retrospectives to optimize cross-functional collaboration.
- Created and integrated Contentful content models and GraphQL fragments, along with Airtable and Zapier automation to streamline site content management.
- Led technical project management for high-profile initiatives, overseeing design, feature development, and WCAG compliance to enhance usability and accessibility.
- Established scalable code review processes using GitHub Flow branch strategies and stacked PR reviews, refining Next.js/React code for reusability and cleaner architecture.
- Monitored Google Analytics for integration issues and performance insights, driving data-backed optimizations that improved user engagement and site stability.
- Collaborated with DevOps teams to engineer and maintain the Nava Platform templates (Next.js, Flask, and Ruby on Rails engineering bootstraps), enabling teams to launch production-ready applications with minimal setup.
- Automated cloud deployment workflows with Docker and AWS, ensuring consistent, scalable, and secure application rollouts.

Jun. 2020 - Aug. 2024
Frontend Engineer & UX Consultant
HI IQ Designs, LLC- Engineered custom WordPress, Wix, and React solutions, leveraging Figma to develop user-centric design systems and increase client conversion rates by 35%.
- Optimized site performance using SEO best practices, Google Analytics insights, and CSS and JavaScript minification to reduce load times and boost client retention by 50%.
- Conducted comprehensive UX reviews and WCAG-compliance audits, consulting clients on user-centered brand improvements and mobile-responsive best practices.
- Led branding and technical discovery sessions via Figma and Notion, translating stakeholder requirements into scalable web architectures that aligned design, development, and return-on-investment objectives.

Jan. 2022 - Jan. 2023
Frontend Software Developer
Google Tech Equity Collective- Led development of Paper Trails, a data-driven application engineered with Next.js, React, and TypeScript, employing the OpenSecrets RESTful API to deliver seamless user experiences.
- Employed agile project management practices and Google Workspace Suite for cross-functional collaboration, leveraging GitHub Project’s Kanban board and GitHub Issues to streamline tasks and ensure on-time delivery of secure, user-centric features.
- Enhanced performance and WCAG accessibility using Bootstrap CSS and Material UI for consistent UI patterns that boosted user engagement.
- Integrated Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), IndexedDB, and service workers for offline-first capabilities, maintaining application performance in low-connectivity environments.

Mar. 2019 - Apr. 2022
IT Field Consultant & Web Administrator
University of Illinois | Technology Services | Urbana, IL- Managed 40+ WordPress and Drupal sites, integrating CI/CD pipelines with cPanel, MySQL, and PHP to maintain 99.9% uptime, minimizing disruptions to academic operations.
- Administered a network of 800+ devices, leveraging AWS, Azure, and Active Directory for robust identity and access management, improving provisioning workflows and expediting response times by 30%.
- Deployed SSL certificates and enforced comprehensive security protocols, reducing vulnerabilities and supporting institutional policy compliance.
- Maintained front-end components with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React, delivering consistent user experiences across multiple university portals.
Education

Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2019