Resume

Lead Software Engineer

ActiveCampaign

July 2023 - Present

• Led architecture and planning for next-gen Design System using Nx, Storybook 8, Chromatic, and GitLab pipelines.
• Spearheaded new testing strategy: visual regression, accessibility, and interaction testing using Storybook/Vitest.
• Helped build custom documentation platform with Nextra (Next.js).
• Developed and maintained advanced components including a Lexical-based Rich Text Editor.

Senior Frontend Engineer, Design Systems

ActiveCampaign

April 2021 - July 2023

• Maintained and built components in a 40+ component React/TypeScript design system.
• Launched and maintained documentation using ZeroHeight.
• Enhanced system architecture with Webpack, Rollup, Lerna.
• Co-led governance efforts and accessibility compliance.

Senior Frontend Engineer

Four Kitchens

April 2016 - April 2021

• Project lead for Emulsify, an open-source design system using Gatsby and Storybook.
• Led frontend on major projects (React, Drupal 8) for Fortune 100s and top universities (Yale, NYU, SDSU).
• Created Aerate, a Node.js tool to measure and chart frontend performance budgets.
• Delivered performant, accessible, CMS-integrated UIs across a wide tech stack.

Senior Developer

CentreSource

July 2012 - April 2016

• Led multiple Drupal builds including sites for Dave Ramsey, Gnar.org, and QHR.
• Built internal modules and base themes, managed performance and accessibility improvements.

User Experience Director

MCN Interactive

April 2012 - July 2012

• Led development on award-nominated sites like LadyAntebellum.com and EricChurch.com.

Front End Developer

MCN Interactive

July 2007 - March 2012

• Led development on award-nominated sites like DollyParton.com and BradPaisley.com.
• Developed Drupal 6/7 features, themes, and jQuery-based UI enhancements.
• Delivered full-stack strategies for entertainment and community-based platforms.

Wake Forest University

MDiv, Humanities

2003 - 2006

Carson-Newman College

Bachelor of Arts, Photography

1997 - 2001

Emulsify Design System

Open-source Design System including a development environment and pattern library built using Storybook and a style guide built using Gatsby.

October 2016 - Present

Add to Spotify Playlist jQuery Plugin

Simple plugin to allow a user to add a track to a Spotify playlist.

2015

Context States Drupal Module

Allows an editor to define states that can be leveraged by the Context Drupal module.

2013

W3 Best in Show, Gold, and Silver

NYU College of Global Public Health

2018

W3 Silver Winner

South Dakota State University Extension

2019

W3 Gold Winner

TheSeedCompany.org

2015

Webby Nominee

LadyAntebellum.com - Celebrity/Fan Category

2012

Performance First

Presentation on Front-End performance best practices in Drupal

DrupalCamp Chattanooga - November 2013

Speeding Up Drupal

Presentation on performance optimization

Atlanta DrupalCamp - October 2012