Staff Frontend Software Engineer
Hands-on Tech Lead with 15+ years of experience building scalable frontend platforms, defining engineering standards, and enabling teams to ship faster with higher quality. My work focuses on practical, measurable improvements that have cut delivery cycles by 80%, improved critical app performance by ~40%, and established systems and patterns that keep teams aligned and efficient.
I specialize in modern frontend architecture (React, TypeScript, GraphQL), design systems, advanced observability, and AI-augmented development workflows that elevate engineering velocity. I'm targeting frontend-focused roles with meaningful exposure to backend systems.
Skills
- React
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
- GraphQL
- Next.js
- Remix
- Astro
- Tailwind CSS
- Node.js
- Design systems
- AI Development Tools
- Component Libraries
- Accessibility
Experience
ZenBusiness — Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead (Platform & Growth)
–Present, Remote
ZenBusiness is a Public Benefit Corp for business formation and growth; served 850k+ entrepreneurs; raised $200M Series C. I'm currently serving as tech lead over primary customer acquisition funnel.
- Led a company-wide Observability and error standardization initiative across GraphQL and micro-frontends, implementing structured Sentry fingerprinting and custom error handling to accelerate root-cause analysis.
- Architected, built, and launched the ZUI design system and React UI library (MUI-based) in 3 months, creating 180+ components, cutting duplicate UI code by 60%, and driving 90% adoption across teams.
- Engineered a skip-logic funnel framework that reduced delivery time for new marketing acquisition funnels from 6 weeks to under 1 week, saving ~100 developer-weeks annually.
- Optimized purchase funnel performance by 40% (LCP) through advanced Webpack tuning and tree shaking, reducing bundle size by 60%.
- Integrated Google Pay and 3DS Secure via Recurly to expand global coverage, reduce fraud risk, and simplify checkout flows.
- Co-led engineering strategy for checkout, aligning Core and Growth teams by defining best-practice guides, AI rulesets for Cursor/Claude Code, and improving system quality via PR review standards and A/B experimentation with LaunchDarkly.
- Led the overhaul of legacy UI to meet WCAG accessibility standards and codified frontend best practices adopted by 5+ squads.
Blazer Six — Co-Founder, Product Engineering Lead
–, Remote
Independent web studio and product shop; scaled to 12k+ customers, drove $2.5M+ in revenue, and successfully exited the business in 2025.
- Co-founded a digital product company (AudioTheme.com/Cedaro) and secured a strategic 10-year partnership with Automattic (WordPress.com) to scale distribution.
- Architected and launched a suite of commercial web products serving 12k+ customers, generating $2.5M+ in revenue.
- Streamlined the entire product lifecycle by automating deployments, version control, and support workflows, reducing time-to-market and improving stability.
ZenBusiness — Senior Software Engineer (Formations & Compliance)
–, Remote
ZenBusiness helps entrepreneurs start, run, and grow their businesses with company formation, compliance, and tools.
- Pioneered the initial reusable component strategy, establishing core patterns that accelerated feature delivery across multiple squads.
- Integrated a complex chatbot microservice (React, Dialogflow CX, GraphQL), designing the architecture and developing core functionality.
- Designed and implemented a new microservice database schema for Django, ensuring data consistency for legacy systems.
CELTIC7 Studio — Founder, Full-Stack Solutions Lead
–, Iowa
- Founded and led a web development studio, managing technical consulting, client acquisition, and project scoping across diverse industries.
- Secured high-profile contracts with the University of Iowa, U.S. Olympic Trials, and NFL athletes, demonstrating project rigor and delivery excellence.
- Designed and delivered 20+ full-stack web applications, integrating custom APIs and implementing large-scale CMS (WordPress) and e-commerce solutions.
Awards & Accomplishments
- Hackathon Team Lead – CMD+K menu — ZenBusiness (2023-11)
- Hackathon Winner – Salesforce integration (Vue 3) — ZenBusiness (2022-10)
- Hackathon Runner-up – Support ticket automation — ZenBusiness (2022-02)
Education
- B.S. Graphic Communication & Multimedia — Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN
- General Studies Computer Information Systems — University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
Personal
- High school wrestling coach
- FCA coaches and student huddle leader
- Homeschooling parent
- Grew up attending a one-room schoolhouse
- Former shepherd
- Entrepreneur