Frontend, Design Systems, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Accessibility, UI/UX, Mentor, Empathy
As a senior frontend developer, author, and speaker originally from the US but now calling Helsinki, Finland home, you can catch me sharing insights on platforms like Smashing Magazine, LogRocket and formerly CSS Tricks. Whether it's at conferences, meetups, or consulting with local companies, I love diving into topics like web accessibility (a11y) and design systems. Back in the US, I used to teach frontend engineering to career changers, and that passion for helping others continues today through my volunteer work with the Helsinki chapter of CodeBar.
I'm most passionate about great chocolate, beautiful tattoos and bridging design and development to create accessible and resilient design systems. Catch me at a local metal show, drinking hot chocolate at a cafe, gaming or sporting (basketball, squash, climbing).
29.05.2024 - Hive Helsinki - Approach With Care - Making Digital Accessibility Feel Natural
02.11.2024 - Moldova DevCon - Approach With Care - Making Digital Accessibility Feel Natural
07.05.2024 - enterJS - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
04.04.2024 - TampereJS - Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend
22.03.2024 - Michigan Technology Conference - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
21.03.2024 - Michigan Technology Conference - Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend
29.02.2024 - HelsinkiJS - Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend
28.02.2024 - Turku ❤️ Frontend - Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend
2023
29.09.2023 - RenderCon Nairobi - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
13.09.2023 - StackConf Berlin - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
31.05.2023 - Turku ❤️ Frontend - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
04.05.2023 - TampereJS - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
26.04.2023 - ResQ Club - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
04.04.2023 - Integrify - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
28.03.2023 - HelsinkJS - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
10.03.2023 - Meru Health - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset
21.02.2023 - FiskuRuoka - The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset