About

Hello! I'm a front end generalist at heart exploring AI development and design. Check out my writings and my garden — my personal reference library for capturing learnings and explanations on code and design. Follow me on @mynickforthis, view my code at github or email me.

Projects

  • Digital.gov

    2022—2025

    First front end job focused on enhancing a Hugo site USWDS design systems, a11y, and community building for government websites.

  • They Dead

    2026

    A daily updated celebrity/musician/famous person death directory built with agents and runs on supabase

  • Shea Memo

    2025

    Web version of the relatively unknown Shea Memorandum built with vanilla js and GSAP motion effects

  • Kill Tony Comedians

    2025

    A comedian tour date directory website with modern GSAP animations

  • Flexulator

    2020

    A visual flexbox space distribution calculator

  • R2Fart2

    2020

    A pandemic project for laughter

  • NIST: Uncertainty Machine

    2018

    UX/UI upgrades for a statistical calculator tool

Experience

  • Front End Developer

    2022—2025 3 years

    Bixal

    • Refactored codebase into USWDS-based components for a Digital.gov Hugo site, cutting code 50%
    • Automated data cleanup and formatting with shell scripts for a Hugo-to-Drupal migration
    • Formalized Trello workflows and sprint reviews to cut lag and improve team communication
    • Documented code, engineering, design, and team processes for cross-team consistency

  • Print Pre-Press & Online Projects Coordinator

    2018—2021 3 years

    GSB Printers

    • Aggregated 3 ordering systems into a single Node.js app for real-time order tracking on production floor monitors, improving visibility and establishing a single source of truth
    • Expanded client base and sales to West Coast law firms by building and launching LegalTabs.com, a WooCommerce store in collaboration with leadership
    • Managed 2 web-to-print platforms for 40+ client sites and automated bulk file uploads for 70% faster product updates
    • Reduced print proof turnaround times 45% for high-volume clients by creating custom InDesign and Illustrator scripts

  • Software Test Analyst

    2014—2018 4 years

    Nationwide Insurance

    • Reduced testing time 33% by mentoring analysts and developing processes for a new test case management system
    • Reduced onboarding training time from 3 months to 1 by building a consolidated, cross-team documentation and best-practices website