Resume

tl;dr

I am a senior web developer with experience in Rails, React and ecommerce. I have been building websites professionally since 2009. I have a passion for building user experiences guided by my love for CSS.

I’m really good at:

• building reusable React components (with TypeScript and testing best practices)
• applications using Ruby on Rails (and testing RSpec or Minitest)
• workflows with Git (interactive rebases are fun!)
• responsive layouts using modern CSS and semantic HTML
• leading projects and mentoring
• identifying improvements to user experience
• communicating and collaborating with other teams
• managing projects with Agile workflows
• working remotely

I’m improving on:

• accessible components
• computing at the edge

Experience

Shopify

shopify.com
2020 - Present
Staff Developer

Building the future of ecommerce by bringing “headless” to Shopify with Hydrogen and Oxygen.

• Built the merchant-facing integration for creating custom storefronts with Hydrogen that deploy to Oxygen
• Mentored interns and colleagues alike
• Drove API design and implementation for how our internal services communicate
• Worked in many different code bases and languages, primarily Rails and React
• Worked directly with merchants to solve their needs while considering implications for Shopify as a whole

JUUL Labs

juul.com
2018 - 2020
Senior Web Developer

In the summer of 2018 Stembolt was acquired by JUUL for our expertise in Solidus and ecommerce. During my time with the company I:

• Drove JUUL’s global storefront by building and maintaining the core user shopping experience (including handling multiple domains and languages)
• Spearheaded and continued maintenance of a design library to ensure a consistent user experience across sections
• Bridged the gap between product, design and development to improve collaboration and workflows
• Empowered content editors by improving what experiences they can create through our third-party CMS
• Alleviated company growing pains by introducing new processes
• Lead by example on best practices throughout the code base
• Modernized our underlying application code in an effort to help future-proof the platform

Stembolt

stembolt.com
2014 - 2018
Senior Web Developer

Stembolt was a consultancy that helped run and maintain an open-source ecommerce platform called Solidus. As a senior member of the development team I was expected to work on a wide variety of tasks up and down the stack:

• Led projects, teams, and mentored colleagues
• Built custom storefronts for our clients using Rails and Solidus
• Built thoughtful database and API architectures on top of Solidus for unique client requirements
• Utilized presentations and pair programming to help disseminate frontend best practices
• Contributed to Solidus and helped maintain some of its plugins
• Coordinated and ran a variety of client meetings and interfaced with many different divisions
• Trusted to provide input on important company decisions and spearheaded a company rebrand

CSS-Tricks

css-tricks.com
2009 - 2015
Forum Moderator

Being a forum moderator was an amazing experience. During my time over at CSS-Tricks I wrote over 5000 forum posts and helped members of all levels. I primarily answered questions focusing on HTML, CSS, and WordPress.

I continue to receive messages from friends and colleagues saying that they stumbled upon one of my forum posts that helped solve a problem they were having.

Pixel Union

pixelunion.net
2012 - 2014
Web Developer

I was originally hired for my experience with WordPress but over the course of my tenure I became Pixel Union’s lead Shopify developer and development team leader.

• Created and maintained dozens of Tumblr, WordPress, and Shopify themes
• Built internal tools to spin up new themes and projects more easily
• Helped guide company decisions and shaped the team’s structure and culture
• Closely collaborated with designers to bring their visions to life

Atomic Crayon

atomiccrayon.com
2009 - 2012
Junior Web Developer

I spent years building websites in my spare time before realizing that there was a professional career path for me in the industry. Atomic Crayon took a chance on an eager, green developer.

• Helped manage content for many of our clients
• Helped create large site architectures for municipal websites
• Led the development of smaller client sites using platforms like WordPress