Have 19+ years developing with a variety of Web Technologies. BSc. in Computer Science from the University of Limerick. Currently a Senior Frontend Engineer with Optifly.
Previous roles include; Software Architect, Team Lead, Web Developer, Frontend Engineer.
ES5/6, Angular / AngularJS / VueJS / NodeJS / Webpack / Babel / Typescript / Cypress / Jest / Mocha / Karma / Jasmine / Storybook. And many more JS libraries over the years.
Solid HTML4/5 knowledge. WAI-AA Accessibility with ARIA land-marking, testing on NVDA, Jaws, VoiceOver and TalkBack. Email Templates (shudder).
I've been using CSS since well before the before times of border-radius, Flexbox & CSS Grid using IE version specific hacks. Experience using Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS etc. Pre-processors such as LESS and SASS.
I have a keen interest in design, and have a good eye for detail. I enjoy working with designers to bring their vision to life, and have experience working with design systems.
Frontend Tech is my forte, though I have working knowledge of Python (Django) and PHP, and numerous other ones I've used sparingly over the years, C#, Java, C++, etc. Various DBs, Mongo, MySQL, Postgres, etc.
In addition to my main skillset, I'm interested in Web Accessibility, Web Performance, Web Security, Web Standards, Web Design, UX, UI, Design Systems, CI/CD, etc. As well as improving overall developer experience.