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I'm a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience building scalable web applications across retail, insurance, government, and financial sectors. Currently based in Bentonville, Arkansas, I've worked with diverse technology stacks and contributed to all facets of application development.
Senior Software Engineer
Currently working as a Senior Software Engineer, contributing to large-scale retail technology solutions and enterprise applications at one of the world's largest retailers.
Software Application Developer
Developed cloud-based applications with a focus on code quality and best practices. Specialized in Cloud Application Development and Code Review, contributing to robust and scalable solutions.
Software Application Developer
Worked on cloud application development for state government services, contributing to public-facing applications and internal systems. Gained experience working with government technology requirements and compliance standards.
Software Application Developer
Developed and maintained multiple high-impact applications including Styleguide (design system), amfam.com (corporate website), rewards applications, and premium calculation tools. Contributed to both front-end and back-end development initiatives.
Web Developer
Worked on web applications for asset management, contributing to financial technology solutions and gaining valuable experience in the financial services industry.
Angular, React, AngularJS, Ember, JavaScript, jQuery
.NET Core, Node.js, Express, Flask, Django
SQL, MongoDB
My form inputs were sometimes controlled, sometimes uncontrolled, and React kept warning me. Here's how to design components that make the control model obvious—and avoid the bugs that come from mixing them.
I was building a tabs component with 20 props when I discovered compound components. Here's how this pattern gave me flexibility without the complexity.
I had the same user data in 5 different components and they kept getting out of sync. Here's the mental model I use now to decide exactly where state should live.
My form inputs were sometimes controlled, sometimes uncontrolled, and React kept warning me. Here's how to design components that make the control model obvious—and avoid the bugs that come from mixing them.
I was building a tabs component with 20 props when I discovered compound components. Here's how this pattern gave me flexibility without the complexity.
I had the same user data in 5 different components and they kept getting out of sync. Here's the mental model I use now to decide exactly where state should live.
I built a "reusable" button component with 47 props and nobody wanted to use it. Here's what I learned about designing component APIs that developers actually love using.
I had a search input that fired an API call on every keystroke. Here's what I learned implementing debounce—closures, setTimeout, clearTimeout, and controlling when functions run.
I wrote CSS that should have worked, but my styles weren't applying. The problem? I didn't understand how CSS resolves conflicts. Here's what I learned about the cascade, specificity calculation, and how browsers decide which styles win.
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