ABOUT
I'm Kyle, a front end developer and UI/UX designer who is passionate about creating modern, simple, and attractive user experiences through my knowledge and skills in both product implementation and design.
While I first began my programming journey in high school with C++, my studies and enjoyment of creative design led me to have a particular interest web and front end development. Outside of the computer industry my passion and hobbies include photography, travel, and cooking.
I am a fast visual learner, who is flexible in his abilities and also eager to learn new skills and technologies, and take on new challenges and positions that may fit my qualifications, as well as improve on my current skills while making use of them in a professional environment.
Work Experience
Senior UI Developer II / Shutterfly
MARCH 2022 - PRESENT
- Owns & leads the development and ongoing maintenance of the Knapsack/Refract Design System, delivering reusable design tokens, CSS/SCSS styles, and UI components that standardize front-end implementation across Shutterfly web experiences and partner teams
- Drives multi-framework, multi-brand scale by creating and actively supporting 420+ design tokens & 36+ UI components in both React and Angular across Shutterfly, Snapfish (including partner brands like CVS & Walgreens), Lifetouch, and Tinyprints, each reflecting its designated brand style and enabling accessible, consistent, and efficient UI delivery across brands and tech stacks
- Collaborates cross-functionally with UX design & engineering across multiple time zones (including overseas teams) to implement the design system across product domains (e.g. accounts, shopping, cart/checkout); running weekly office hours for regular support and completing ad-hoc design system requests (new components, enhancements, visual bug fixes) to unblock delivery
Front End Web Developer & UI/UX Designer / Viewstub
JANUARY 2021 - DECEMBER 2021
- Built and redesigned numerous aspects of the site and software interface, and handled migration of web pages between WordPress and CodeIgniter3
- Collaborated with sales & marketing to produce wireframes and prototypes for new features and web pages, as well as handled the front-end implementation of such features
- Organized and lead the sitewide rebrand, modernizing the look of marketing pages and the software application, and including front-end style guidelines/practices, which was used by the entire development team
Web Designer & E-Commerce Assistant / Velvet Eyewear
JUNE 2019 - NOVEMBER 2021
- Oversaw design, maintenance, and upgrading of themes and plugins for several Shopify sites including Velvet Eyewear, Velvet Deals, Velvet Wholesale, and JL by Judith Lieber
- Studied analytics to improve marketing, customer retention, SEO, and traffic generation utilizing platforms like HubSpot, Google Analytics, Constant Contact
Full Stack Developer & Software Engineer / Freelance
2018 - PRESENT
- Works with clients to create private software applications and websites, designing adequate UI/UX, and develop a completed product, as well as handle any necessary maintenance
- Created an application for a client who used to manually sort the private information of 50,000+ users prior, reducing a process that took hours to an average of 5 minutes
Production Technician & Assistant / DOZ SDA Church
2014 - MARCH 2020
- Oversaw production for plays, concerts, and services live on a weekly basis as well any additional scheduled or last-minute events
- Fully managed the setup, operation, and maintenance of the Presonus StudioLive 32.42AI mixing console, as well as the entire venue's sound system
- Handled computer setup and maintenance, camera operation, slideshows, projections, and directing of the livestream to YouTube via OBS Studio
Education
AS - Computer Programming / Palm Beach State College
AUGUST 2013 - DECEMBER 2017
BS - Computer Science / Florida Atlantic University
JANUARY 2019 - 2021
- Developed software and web-based wireless controller interface for the Robotic Utility Pole Inspection Collar (RUPIC), intended to be used to remotely inspect the condition of wooden utility poles, in collaboration with the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)