About
Frontend-leaning software developer with 10+ years building web applications for enterprise and government teams, from accessible UI to the cloud services behind it. Lately I lead frontend work on large teams and build with AI tooling. Regularly up for a challenge unless it involves really high cliffs.
Skills
- Frontend
- React, TypeScript, Next.js, Vue, HTML/CSS architecture, Tailwind, MUI, component libraries & Storybook
- Cloud & backend
- AWS, Node, Amazon Connect, static site generation
- AI
- Claude Code with custom spec-driven workflows, chatbot interfaces on AWS generative AI (Amazon Bedrock)
- Practices
- Accessibility, user experience, frontend standards & code review, backlog refinement
Experience
Slalom (Apr 2022 - Present)
[State of Iowa HHS] Frontend developer helping lead a Child Protective Services modernization from legacy systems to a modern web application, hands-on in the build and closely involved in planning.
[New Jersey Department of Education] Frontend development on a public-facing, AI-powered chatbot for the state's website, helping parents and families find information quickly.
[Amazon Studios] Frontend and cloud development for Amazon Studios' title management web applications.
Solution Design Group (Oct 2018 - Apr 2022)
[Cargill] Frontend development on a commodities trading web application.
[Hill Museum & Manuscript Library] Frontend development & UX for a web app managing metadata of historic manuscripts.
[Patterson Companies] Frontend/UI development for a pattern library used within an e-commerce application.
Sportsdigita (Nov 2016 - Oct 2018)
- Lead frontend development on a sales-enablement presentation platform.
ImageTrend (Jan 2015 - Nov 2016)
- Full-stack development on different projects ranging from retail websites to live auction web applications.
Maverick Software Consulting (Apr 2013 - Dec 2014)
- Full-stack development internship on numerous projects at Thomson Reuters.
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Graduated with honors in Computer Information Technology with an emphasis on Human Computer Interaction.