ABOUT
Creative Technologist
I've been working in the IT world for 13 years as a web designer and UI developer for all different types of projects from portfolios, big data applications and branding splash pages to e-commerce websites. I've won a couple of national awards from the Center for Digital Media's "Best of Web" competition for the state e-gov category during my career as a web designer and I'm a skilled UI developer working with React.js, TypeScript, SCSS, CSS3 and Styled-Components most recently.
My dream is to create beautifully designed, accessible and functional websites that are inclusive for all at affordable prices.
My hobbies include getting tattooed, bouldering, listening to New-Punk music (Asking Alexandria is one of my favorite groups) and playing with my 2 dogs: "Goober" my Staffordshire Terrier and, "Harley" my 130lb Great Dane/Bulldog mix. Thanks for getting to know a bit about me and it is great to meet you.
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CRUD Operations
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Axios
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Visual Design
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Responsive Web Design
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Pa11y
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AXE Core Technologies
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Cypress.io
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Web Design
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Express.js
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Design Pattern Documentation
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User Interface Design
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GIT
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NPM
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Atlassian Tool Suite
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Journey Mapping
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UX Design
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Agile
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SCSS
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CSS3
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Styled-Components
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Typescript
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React.js
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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Create beautifully functional, mobile responsive web-apps and websites.
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Hand coding with CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, React.js, Typescript, Styled Components and the MUI libraries.
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I use the Adobe Creative Suite to conceptualize and design all of my projects.
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I design logos, prototype, create web graphics and do custom UI development when needed for projects.
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I use the WIX, WIX Studio and the WIX content management system to design and develop custom online presences.
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Section 508/WAI aria/WCAG evaluation and retrofitting of websites and applications using the AxeCore library and Cypress.io.
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E-commerce website promoting a size inclusive (up to 5XL) t-shirts, tank-tops and hats for men that is mobile responsive.
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I used the Adobe Creative Suite to wireframe, prototype and visually design the website.
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I use the WIX, WIX Studio and WIX content management system to create the website.
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Custom UI development using: CSS3 and javascript.
July 2023 – Feb 2024
UX Software Engineer /
Oliver Technology
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UI development for an application that collects and renders data.
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Component creation using Material UI, Styled Components, CSS3, React.js and Typescript.
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Theme creation using MUI theming api.
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Front end development using React, Typescript and CSS3.
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CRUD operations using Axios, React and Typescript.
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Component library design.
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Web accessibility using WCAG 2.0.
Dec 2017 – Oct 2022
UX Developer /
Indeed
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Front‐end developer/UX‐Developer that has worked on 12 different projects during my tenure at Indeed.
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Designed and developed and internal design system using Rollup.js/ webpack/ React.js/ Typescript.
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Worked with UX designers to conceptualize, iron out possible issues early on in the design system creation lifecycle
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Designed and developed customer facing web-apps, internal facing web-apps and software using React.js/ Typescript and styled components.
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Created Journey maps for product and user centric needs which helped outline successful product lifecycle road maps.
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Fielded individual requests for new UI features, prioritized them, scoped them down to story pointed tasks using Jira and Confluence.
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Autonomously worked on projects and helped outline possible new UX project work for the internal UX team.
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Designed and developed webapp for teaching how to use the programmatic AXE Core and Pa11y accessibility technologies.
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Integrated those technologies into the build and development process to help catch accessible programmatic issues before the next phase of functional and outside user testing.
June 2017 – Nov 2017
Senior UX Designer /
General Motors
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Contracted Sr. UX designer and UX developer tasked with helping develop an internal design system using Handlebars.js.
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Worked very closely with UX Designers to outline design system requirements and patterns which could improve product adoption and improved sales using Adobe XD.
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Helped document design patterns in a living design document which resulted in a live web-app that showcased the design system components and how to use them.
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Mentored Junior and Mid-level UX Developers related to code quality, tools integration and modern coding standards.
Feb 2017 – March 2017
UX Developer and Designer /
Advanced Micro Devices
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Contracted UX‐Developer/ UX Designer tasked with Designing and developing the customer facing product web-app showcasing the release of the RYZEN CPU.
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Taught corporate UX‐Designers/UX‐Developers how to program and work with DRUPAL.
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Wrote custom jQuery code for cross browser compatibility within the DRUPAL ecosystem and templating pages.
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The web-app was released on time to a global audience.
Feb 2015 - Aug 2016
UX Developer II /
MyMatrixx
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Designed and developed quality prescription and medical equipment software for the internal sales and customer service team to use during their day to day work.
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Designed feature request design patterns.
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Documented design interactions using Adobe XD and exporting those into PDF format.
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Developed the new features for the application using hand coded HTML5/ CSS3/ jQuery and Kendo UI components.
March 2013 – Feb 2015
UX Developer /
Texas.gov
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Started as a UX Developer intern working on the client facing web-apps for the Vehicle Inspection process software for all inspection stations to use in the state of Texas.
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Moved into a full time UX Developer position after finishing the internship.
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Designed and Developed website prototypes and complex interactions using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
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Designed and developed Nationally Award winning Texas.gov official website (5th place) from the Center for Digital Media's "Best of Web" competition in 2013 for the state E‐government category.
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Designed and developed Nationally Award winning Texas.gov official website (4th place) from the Center for Digital Media's "Best of Web" competition in 2014 for the state E‐government category.
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Studio Arts
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ / 100 credit hours of 130 for degree finalization - Not Completed
Associate of Applied Science
Austin County Community College, Austin, TX / Graduated:2013
StylesBear.com
E-commerce platform design and development
StylesBear.com is a size inclusive (up to 5XL), Houston based online store for purchasing custom designed t-shirts, tank tops and hats. The website was initially designed using the Adobe Creative Suite and then built using the WIX Studio CMS and the WIX developer console.
SyteBear.com
E-commerce platform design and development
SyteBear.com is a Houston based company that designs and builds custom, mobile responsive websites and web-apps. The site was initially designed using the Adobe Creative Suite and then built using the WIX Studio CMS and the WIX developer consoles.
Vioski Furniture
E-commerce platform design and development
Vioski Furniture was an e-commerce, mobile responsive website that was live from 2016-2020. It sold custom designed, high-end furniture globally. I designed it using the Adobe Creative Suite and custom built is using github, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript and JQuery. I hosted it on GoDaddy.com. (This website is no longer in production due to overall corporate restructuring in 2020).
PROJECTS
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Texas, 77396