Summary
I am a frontend web developer near Dallas, TX with a passion for building great user experiences for the web, with a focus on web accessibility. I have seven years of experience building sites that are user-focused, accessible, performant, standards-based, and internationalization-ready.
I love sharing what I’ve learned along the way with my teammates, my organization, and beyond. I’ve blogged about web accessibility best practices on this site since 2019. From 2021 to early 2023, I hosted Some Antics, a weekly live show where I showcased guests from around the web accessibility and web development industries to teach about building great experiences for the web in a hands-on way. Additionally, I’ve presented at meetups, as well as the axe-con accessibility conference.
Skills
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Domains: Web accessibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), design systems, internationalization/
localization, web performance - Languages and frameworks: Semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Eleventy
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Collaboration: Agile workflow, continuous integration/
continuous delivery, public speaking, documentation
Work Experience
Microsoft · Remote (USA)
Frontend Software Engineer
- Leads web accessibility operations for the Microsoft Learn developer documentation platform by coordinating WCAG 2.2 audits, triaging and resolving bugs, and developer education
- Develops Microsoft Learn’s design system, empowering designers and developers to quickly build new experiences grounded in usability, accessibility, performance, and internationalization from the start
- Ensures Microsoft Learn is compliant with state, federal, and international regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, General Data Protection Regulation, and European Accessibility Act
USAA · Plano, TX
Frontend Software Engineer
- Championed web accessibility as the subject matter expert for USAA Bank’s checking, savings, and credit card account history pages, critical React and Redux applications that receive more than 60 million views a month
- Facilitated web accessibility knowledge throughout the company by hosting web accessibility seminars
- Onboarded college hires from across the company during 12-week web development bootcamps, mentoring the new hires in web development, semantic markup, JavaScript, React, and accessibility
USAA · Plano, TX
Software Development Intern
- Developed a full-stack project health dashboard application with a React and Redux frontend and an Express and Couchbase backend
- Authored some of the company’s earliest internal React and Redux documentation to improve onboarding for frontend developers transitioning to React from a bespoke Java-based framework
Accessibility Outreach
Some Antics
- Produced a weekly educational livestream teaching web standards, accessibility, and modern development practices through engaging, community-driven, hands-on demonstrations with guests from a diverse range of accessibility and web development experts
Blog
- Advocates for achievable web accessibility victories through concise, approachable tutorials
- Shared by CSS-Tricks, Deque Systems, The A11y Project, and the Accessibility Weekly newsletter
Education
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the College of Arts and Science for revitalizing the Association for Computing Machinery chapter from near-zero attendance to 30-40 students every week