• Developed accessible and scalable frontend features, taking ownership from planning to launch.

• Collaborated closely with product, design, analytics, and QA teams to create user-facing solutions.

• Led A/B testing initiatives and contributed to shared component libraries for enhanced functionality.

• Provided production support through on-call rotations, utilizing Datadog for monitoring and debugging.

• Developed modern web applications for high-profile clients like Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall and TodayTix.

• Collaborated with designers and product managers to ensure high-quality, production-ready experiences.

• Took ownership of the Strangeworks project, managing implementation from start to finish.

• Engaged in code reviews and contributed to scalable, maintainable frontend solutions using React and TypeScript.

• Managed multiple migrations of databases (500,000+ size) with an emphasis on data protection and security.

• Worked closely with the sales and marketing teams to automate workflows and administrative tasks resulting in maximized productivity for the entire company.

• Produced virtual live events for films such as Coded Bias, The Social Dilemma, and John Lewis: Good Trouble, featuring high-profile speakers including Michael Moore, Ralph Fiennes, and Van Jones.

Created full-stack projects utilizing best practices and keeping mobile-first design in mind while pursuing solutions to real-world problems.

Decoder Ring | https://github.com/kendal-bessette/Decoder-Ring.git

• Developed a web application to encode and decode messages.

• Wrote unit tests using Mocha and Chai with a test-driven development process.

• Tech: JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Pomodoro Timer | https://github.com/kendal-bessette/pomodoro.git

• Developed an interactive timer to break work into intervals separated by short breaks.

• Used state effectively over multiple components.

• Tech: JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS.