Advanced Design Systems & Production Engineering
UI/UX Engineer specializing in building themeable component architectures, performance optimization, and institutional-grade digital accessibility compliance.
I’m a UI Engineer and Design Systems Lead specializing in building accessible, component-driven web architectures.
With over a decade of experience bridging the gap between design vision and enterprise-grade engineering, I craft highly optimized, themeable custom frameworks that scale seamlessly across distributed teams.
I design and build from the ground up, prioritizing semantic markup and custom layout frameworks over generic utility libraries. This approach ensures complete design token integrity, highly performant browser execution, and zero-compromise control over digital accessibility pipelines.
Architecture & Engineering Lab
Production-grade component systems, deep accessibility compliance tools, and performance-focused web utilities built from the ground up.
Professional Experience
Over a decade of experience designing and engineering accessible, high-performance web applications for enterprise and government clients.
UI/UX/CX & Graphic Design
Freelancing | Feb 2025 – Current
- Designed and engineered responsive, high-performance web applications for local businesses using React, Next.js, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Architected bespoke, scalable CSS frameworks and design systems from the ground up, delivering highly optimized, brand-specific interfaces tailored to client needs.
- Championed digital inclusivity by developing interfaces strictly compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA, ADA, and Section 508 standards, ensuring accessible and equitable user experiences.
- Established secure, local-first workflows and project management environments for clients, prioritizing data privacy and efficient task governance throughout the development lifecycle.
- Bridged the gap between initial brand strategy and technical execution, translating small business objectives into modern, engaging digital products.
UI/UX/CX Designer
CVP (Customer Value Partners) | Feb 2022 – Feb 2025
- Maintained a cross-platform design system adopted by over 10+ internal teams, ensuring consistency, scalability, and code integrity within a secure government environment.
- Drove strict compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508, which involved rigorous design audits and accessibility testing cycles.
- Streamlined user experiences for federal digital platforms, including myUSCIS, using data-driven research and usability testing that resulted in quantified improvements to user task-completion rates and satisfaction scores.
- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver inclusive, high-performing web applications.
UI/UX Designer
Seton Hall University | Feb 2013 – Feb 2022
- Established and enforced institutional A11y Standards across the university’s digital ecosystem, standardizing front-end UI components to achieve 100% ADA and Section 508 compliance and successfully mitigating significant legal risk.
- Modernized the university’s digital presence by designing and building intuitive, mobile-first web applications for students, parents, and employees.
- Partnered with senior leadership to align all digital initiatives with institutional goals, embedding design thinking and accessibility-first principles into daily development workflows.
Skills
- UI/UX Design
- CX Design
- Graphic Design
- Front-End Development
- Back-End Development
- Fullstack Development
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Accessibility (A11y) Design
- Responsive Design
- Design Systems
- User Research
- Usability Testing
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- Visual Design
- Prototyping
- Wireframing
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- PHP
- MySQL
- Joomla
- Drupal
- SEO
- Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking