• Joined as first front-end engineer (employee #4) on the AngularJS code-base.

• Collaborated with our designer to implement features in a “pixel perfect” manner while balancing technical constraints.

• Improved in-house WYSIWYG HTML rich text editor.

• Set up and maintained JavaScript tooling (Gulp).

• Developed a back-end (Node.js) HTML/CSS sanitization system to safely render emails at scale.

• Implemented early versions of the company website.

• Led solo development of the first version of Front Chat, proving React’s validity for the main product.

• Rewrote the “Inbox” core experience in TypeScript/React/Redux, establishing a new front-end standard.

• Regularly helped and mentored new (and old!) engineers to help them ramp-up on the new code-base.

• Established reputation as front-end specialist for solving complex CSS/UI challenges

• Maintained front-end tooling and dependencies of the by monitoring the landscape for updates and new techniques.

• Consolidated business logic and presentation by learning and implementing React Native.

• Implemented core product features, addressed tech debt and mentored engineers on UI/UX standards in our code-base.

• Helped developing React Native calendar for mobile, creating on-the-fly designs based on Android/iOS UX patterns.

• Rewrote major app screens in React (from AngularJS), maintaining user experience despite limited design guidance.

• Delivered numerous features with a high UI/UX bar through collaboration with the design team.

• Kickstarted AI efforts via feature prototyping and design mocks.

• Improved desktop and mobile apps by prioritizing and fixing key UX debt issues.

• Designed and implemented improvements to the mobile calendar, syncing with designers for approval.

• Designed a Mac-native UI for VLC 2.0 (2012).

• Led iOS redesign for VLC’s App Store relaunch in 2013.

• Update VLC for iOS’ design following iOS 7′s release (2014).

• Produced various design assets and promotional materials.