Professional Summary
Senior front-end software engineer with 11+ years of experience building Vue and Nuxt applications, design systems, and scalable UI architecture for agency, product, and enterprise teams. Strong focus on maintainability, accessibility, mentoring, and turning design direction into durable front-end systems.
Professional Experience
Senior Front-End Engineer I
Walker & Dunlop
March 2021 - Present
- Lead front-end engineering for enterprise applications used by commercial real estate teams.
- Help define scalable front-end architecture, reusable component patterns, and shared coding standards.
- Lead the Front-End Council, aligning front-end practices across multiple product teams.
- Partner with designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver accessible, performant interfaces.
- Support mentoring and technical alignment while improving consistency in the front-end development experience.
Developer
Oodle
July 2019 - March 2021
- Built and maintained front-end experiences for client projects using Vue, TypeScript, SCSS, and modern CMS workflows.
- Contributed to larger projects including CTI and the EyeMed customer portal, translating design work into polished production interfaces.
- Worked with Prismic CMS and Contentstack integrations to support scalable content editing and reusable page-building patterns.
Software Engineer
Drees Homes
November 2016 - July 2019
- Helped modernize front-end experiences for Drees Homes digital properties with a focus on maintainability and cleaner implementation patterns.
- Built responsive marketing and product-facing interfaces while collaborating with design and project stakeholders.
- Improved consistency across front-end code and UI implementation as the platform evolved.
Front-End Web Developer
Kalio Commerce
February 2016 - November 2016
- Delivered front-end work across customer-facing websites, portals, and internal tools in agency and enterprise environments.
- Built reusable UI patterns and production-ready interfaces with an emphasis on practical implementation and long-term flexibility.
- Supported projects such as Kroger Wireless while partnering across design, project, and engineering teams.
Additional Experience
Adjunct Professor, Web Design & Development
University of Cincinnati
August 2023 - Present
- Taught HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with an emphasis on practical front-end fundamentals.
- Strengthened mentoring, technical communication, and curriculum design skills that continue to shape team collaboration.
- Continued mentoring students and early-career developers outside the classroom.
Technical Writing & Publications
DigitalOcean, Frontend Weekly, and Bleeding Edge Press
Selected publications
Wrote technical tutorials and books focused on front-end tooling, the Vue ecosystem, and practical workflow patterns for developers.
- Vue.js and the broader Vue ecosystem
- Nuxt.js and server-side rendering
- TypeScript with Vue single-file components
- Chart.js integration with Vue
- CSS frameworks and front-end workflow patterns
Education
University of Cincinnati: College-Conservatory of Music
B.F.A. in Electronic Media
Studied media ethics, marketing, post-production, and interactive media with a focus on web design and development.
University of Cincinnati: Blue Ash College
A.A.S. in Electronic Media Technology
Completed foundational coursework in media production, web development, and design, including programming fundamentals, graphic design, video production, and interactive media.
University of Washington
Python Certificate
Completed certificate coursework focused on Python programming fundamentals and applied software development.