Engineering Leader & Frontend Architect.

I build high-performing engineering teams and scale robust frontend architectures.

My Expertise
Based in Louisville, KY / Available USA
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The Narrative

With fifteen years of software engineering experience, including four years in management at CNET Media Group, I have built a career around delivering scalable, high-performance web applications and establishing robust design systems. I specialize in bridging the gap between product vision and engineering feasibility, utilizing deep expertise in semantic HTML, CSS, TypeScript, and modern component frameworks. As an engineering leader, I focus on empowering high-performing teams through proactive support, mentorship, and streamlined Agile processes that consistently increase team velocity and project delivery

Engineering Leadership & Mentorship

I leverage an empowering management philosophy and the GROW framework to coach engineers, resulting in a 50% promotion rate among my direct reports. Additionally, I drive operational efficiency by refining Agile processes, such as streamlining sprint planning to reduce ticket rollover by 20% and improving cross-functional communication with product and design teams.

Frontend Architecture & Design Systems

I have extensive experience architecting scalable, reusable component libraries and custom SCSS frameworks across large-scale portfolios, such as replatforming a 12-site network for CBSi. By implementing strict token naming conventions and utilizing frameworks like Vue, I ensure consistent cross-site branding, faster development times, and highly performant, pixel-perfect user experiences.

Process Optimization & Operational Resilience

I proactively reduce implementation complexity by negotiating sprint capacity to tackle tech debt and creating automated workflows, such as Slack integrations that cut bug resolution time by 10%. Furthermore, I manage critical system availability by monitoring outage events with tools like New Relic and Pingdom, successfully diagnosing and resolving complex server-side performance issues to minimize downtime.

Stack & Mastery

Frontend

HTML, CSS, TypeScript 95%
Vue & Nuxt.js 90%
React & Next.js 80%
Core Web Vitals 90%
Accessibility (WCAG) 90%

Backend

Node.js 70%
Symfony 60%

Leadership & Strategy

Mentorship 90%
System Design 80%
Agile Methodologies 90%
Planning & Delivery 90%
Cross-Functional Collaboration 90%

Infrastructure

AWS 80%
GCP 70%
CI/CD Pipelines 90%

Tooling

Figma 90%
GitHub 90%
Storybook 90%
Cypress 80%
New Relic 90%

AI

Gemini 90%
Claude Code 80%
Copilot 80%

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Available for engineering manager roles or architectural consulting. Let's build something that sets a new standard.

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