Profile

UI-focused Front-End Developer with 5+ years of experience translating Figma and design systems into pixel-perfect, high-performance websites. Specialized in responsive UI implementation, performance optimization, and UX-focused front-end architecture. Experienced working in agency environments shipping scalable, maintainable, production-quality interfaces.

Core Skills

• Front-End: HTML5 · CSS3 / SCSS · JavaScript (DOM, UI interactions)
• UI Engineering: Figma-to-code · Component-based UI · Reusable blocks · Pixel-perfect layouts
• Performance: Core Web Vitals · Image optimization · Layout stability · Render path optimization
• Accessibility: WCAG · Semantic HTML · Cross-browser & cross-device compatibility
• WordPress: Custom themes · Custom templates · PHP · ACF · Multi-site systems
• Tooling: Git · GitHub · Figma · Adobe XD · Photoshop · Illustrator

• Design-to-code execution
• Responsive UI systems
• Clean, maintainable UI code
• UI/UX sensibility
• Performance-first builds

UX & Research Foundations

• Graduate-level training in human behaviour, research methods, statistics, and ethics through master’s-level coursework in clinical psychology.
• Strong foundation in user-centered thinking, evidence-based decision making, and qualitative & quantitative analysis.
• Applies research-informed thinking to UX design, accessibility, information architecture, and conversion-focused interfaces.
• Brings a behaviour-first perspective to UI implementation, usability, and product experience design.

Professional Experience

The Dental SEO Company (NK Media Inc.) — WordPress Developer & Designer / Client Onboarding Manager

• Design and develop custom, SEO-optimized WordPress websites for dental and healthcare clients.
• Lead UI implementation with strong focus on layout precision, responsiveness, and cross-browser consistency.
• Improve Core Web Vitals by optimizing image loading, layout stability, and render paths.
• Build clean, maintainable front-end templates used across multi-site systems.
• Develop internal tools to improve workflow efficiency and collaboration.

POD Marketing Inc. — Contract Web Developer

• Specialized in WordPress development with focus on speed, SEO, and UI quality.
• Styled interfaces with SCSS/CSS for precise visual and UX outcomes.
• Enhanced site performance and Core Web Vitals across dozens of sites.
• Developed semantic HTML and custom templates using mobile-first principles.
• Collaborated on 80+ website launches in a high-output agency environment.

Ember Marketing Co. — Lead Web Developer

• Led UI and front-end development across WordPress and Shopify.
• Built custom templates and reusable content blocks using PHP and Shopify Liquid.
• Translated Figma designs into pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces.
• Resolved theme, layout, and integration conflicts while maintaining clean code.
• Optimized performance, layout stability, and loading behavior.

Role concluded due to company closure after the owner returned to school.

Education

• Full-Stack Web Development Certificate — Selkirk College (2022)
• Digital Arts Diploma — Selkirk College (2021)
• Bachelor of Health Science — Thompson Rivers University (2018)

Certifications & Training

• Google UX Design Professional Certificate — 2025
• The Ultimate SEO Training 2024 + SEO for WordPress Websites — Udemy (2024)

In Progress

• UX/UI Design Certificate — UI Design Institute
  Program start: February 2026 (3-month completion)
  Focus on UI systems, UX foundations, visual design, and product workflows.

Volunteer Experience

Kids Help Phone — Crisis Responder

Provided empathetic, real-time support through Canada’s 24/7 crisis text line.
Trained in crisis intervention, active listening, and mental health support.