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Senior software engineer shipping across multiple client products in a forward-deployed style: embedded with clients, owning frontend and full-stack scope, working closely with design, PM, and backend partners. Decade of experience across media, HR tech, healthcare, compliance, and conference platforms. UK and US citizen.
- Front-end Systems: React, Next.js, Electron, Tailwind CSS, Sass/SCSS, design tokens, Storybook, accessibility testing (axe, Lighthouse), component governance.
- Back-end & Services: Node.js/TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, Python/Flask, Prisma & ActiveRecord, PostgreSQL, MySQL, REST/JSON:API, GraphQL, domain-driven microservices.
- Quality & Reliability: Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Puppeteer, RSpec, CI pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins), lint/type enforcement, feature flagging.
- DevOps & Platforms: AWS/GCP/Azure basics, Docker, Vagrant, Terraform-adjacent workflows, Netlify/Vercel/Render deployments, asset pipelines (WebP automation, localization tooling).
- Product & Collaboration: Agile/Scrum/Kanban facilitation, RFC-driven decision making, Linear, Jira, Notion, Confluence, Figma, Loom.
- Mentoring & Community: Code-review-driven mentorship, technical training, accessibility advocacy, community organising (meetup organiser and speaker across multiple cities).
Wellington / Remote
2025 – Present
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Delivered multi-client throughput via 580+ commits with consistently green lint/type/test gates by pairing tightly with design, PM, and back-end partners across compliance, healthcare, marketing, and conference products.
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Regulatory compliance desktop app: Rebuilt shared React TypeScript components, predictable validation flows, and accessibility wrappers inside a React/Electron shell, then backed the refactor with targeted Jest suites so compliance analysts stopped encountering silent audit errors.
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HR & case management platform: Extended staff/case schemas (preferred case owners, privacy filters), shipped numerous components to the design system for improved workflows.
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Consumer device multi-market web experience: Orchestrated a WebP asset pipeline, automated resizing scripts, and EN/KR localisation fixes that removed iOS search glitches and aligned translations across wearables and tutorial flows.
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Design conference event site: Cut duplicate UI by ~70% through component design systems, and maintained Storybook/JSDoc docs so new contributors could ship within a day.
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Technologies: React, TypeScript, Electron, Next.js 15, Tailwind CSS, Sass, Sanity v3, Prisma, Cypress, Jest/React Testing Library, Storybook, GitHub Actions, AWS, Figma, Jira.
2016 – Present
- Shipped a mobile-first, low-maintenance website for award-winning author Jon Cohn's book 'Slashtag' using Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript; the site served as a focused marketing surface and supported book sales.
- Consulted Mexic-Arte Museum’s volunteer team to create a seamless, volunteer-maintained web presence, prior to the museum and their collection becoming web-only during building renovations.
- Added newsletter signup and reworked mobile layout and information architecture for non-profit Read the Room Education to highlight their early-childhood programs.
- Technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, GitHub, GitHub Pages, Squarespace, Mailchimp, Google Drive.
Wellington
2024 – 2025
- Modernized onboarding as measured by retiring spreadsheet-driven setup steps by implementing a .NET service facade, React/TypeScript console, and Windows-native toolchain aligned to Figma prototypes.
- Stabilized BAU releases as measured by dependable automation runs by defining Repository→Domain→Mapper→Service layers plus Cypress smoke tests and GitHub Actions pipelines.
- Technologies: C#/.NET, React, TypeScript, styled-components, Cypress, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence.
Remote
2019 – 2020
- Led a Rails-to-React migration on an HR and employee-rewards SaaS platform, with a 15% lift in customer engagement after launch.
- Built a modular design system that tightened UI consistency and raised developer velocity for the frontend team of 3.
- Shipped integrations across the Performance Management and Rewards products as part of a wider suite overhaul.
- Mentored junior engineers and formalised the technology decision-making process for third-party libraries.
- Technologies: ReactJS, Storybook, NodeJS, Jest, Chai, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, ActiveRecord, RSpec, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, CircleCI, SASS/SCSS, GitHub, design systems, JIRA, Zeplin, Figma.
Hybrid - Austin, TX
2017 – 2019
- Delivered new design features & ReactJS components for over 26 media brands, improving readership and SEO.
- Built and iterated upon a brand-agnostic paywall architecture and suite of components, driving significant growth and achieving a year-over-year increase of over 100% in monthly subscriptions for Vanity Fair and Wired.
- Authored a technology blog post on End-to-End Testing the Condé Nast Paywalls. https://technology.condenast.com/story/end-to-end-testing-conde-nast-paywalls
- Technologies: ReactJS, Storybook, NodeJS, Jest, Puppeteer, TypeScript, SASS, GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD, Design Language Systems, JIRA.
Onsite - Austin, TX
2016 – 2016
- Designed and developed a JSON-API spec product licensing platform using Ruby-on-Rails as part of a small team. - Resolved development environment issues and performed code reviews using Github.com.
- Technologies: JSON-API, Ruby on Rails, ActiveRecord, RSpec, MySQL, Git, GitHub, Vagrant, bash, JIRA.
Onsite - Austin, TX
2014 – 2016
- Migrated and refactored two legacy codebases to use Rails 4, improving maintainability, security of core business features, and performance by 20%.
- Created knowledge base of 100 most common customer technical challenges, reducing resolution time by 50%.
- Liaised between customer and engineering teams to diagnose and resolve customer issues.
- Technologies: JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, ActiveRecord, RSpec, jQuery, HTML, CSS3, SASS/SCSS, MySQL, Git, GitHub, Vagrant, Jenkins, bash.
2016 – 2017, 2022 – 2023
- Designed and delivered curriculum and live workshops covering JavaScript, HTML/CSS, ReactJS, Python, Flask, PostgreSQL, OOP, CI/CD, Agile, APIs, and web accessibility, with structured assessments and PR-level feedback.
- Mentored junior engineers through their first production-grade work; cohorts I supported achieved a 90% graduation rate and 75% job placement within 90 days of graduation.
- Built a mock-interview app that lifted career-services feedback capacity well beyond what one-on-one sessions allowed.
- Co-led an inclusive web design and accessibility working group across the engineering org.
- Technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, ReactJS, React Router, Python, Flask, OOP, CI/CD, Render.com, Agile, APIs, web accessibility.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology | WelTec Petone
- Full-Stack Web Development, Ruby on Rails, and JavaScript Certification | Dev Bootcamp
- BS in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, & International Business | Chapman University
- Panel Discussion on Ethics, Austin on Rails Event, Moderator, 2019
- “A Day in the Life of a Programmer,” General Assembly Congress Austin, Presenter, 2018
- Refresh Austin, Organizer, Speaker, and MC, 2015 – 2017
- Silicon Beach Melbourne, Organizer, Speaker, MC, 2012 – 2013
- TechStars Startup Weekend, Co-organiser across San Diego, Orange County, Melbourne, Sydney, and Wellington, 2012 – 2014
- Open Source Contributor, Open San Diego - Code for America Brigade
- Member, a11ySD - San Diego Accessibility Meetup
- Member, ReactJS San Diego & San Diego JavaScript
- Member, ReactJS Austin
- Member, Austin on Rails & AustinRB
- Member, Austin Bleeding Edge Web
- axe-con Accessibility Conference, Attendee, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Assert(JS) Conference, Attendee, 2018
- Rocky Mountain Ruby, Attendee, 2017
- Keep Ruby Weird, Attendee, 2015
- LoneStarRuby Conference, Attendee, 2015 - RubyConf, Attendee, 2015
- Keep Ruby Weird, Attendee, 2014