Taylor Waddell
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Taylor Waddell

UX Developer in Baton Rouge, LA

coding...

A year ago

Projects

2024
  • Designed and developed a brand identity for X Specialties, a Division 10 construction supply contractor.

  • Developed website with custom domain, custom email, SEO, and Google Analytics.

2023

The tooltips are my favorite 👀

Side Projects

2023

Built this because I needed a place on the Internet to send all my friends and family to for wedding details.

Tech Stack:
• Next.js
• Tailwind CSS
• Supabase
• Deployed with Vercel ▲

Work Experience

2022 — Now
Remote | Lafayette, LA

Responsibilities:

• Architect and standardize company-wide design guidelines to unify visual and interaction patterns.

• Formulate and implement coding best practices, thereby elevating overall code quality across the team.

• Serve as a Front-end Expert and Mentor, spearheading the professional growth of interns and team members through focused training and mentorship.

• Conduct comprehensive Pull Request Reviews to ensure code integrity, functionality, and alignment with project goals.

• Lead and manage the Quality Assurance Team, overseeing comprehensive testing strategies to deliver robust applications.

• Direct Sprint Planning Sessions to optimize resource allocation, set milestones, and meet project deadlines.

• Manage end-to-end UX Engineering, from client problem identification to solution delivery via Pull Requests.

• Contribute specialized UX expertise in design strategy meetings, aiding in the creation of intuitive and user-centric solutions.


Notable Projects:

  • Engineered a responsive, collapsible sidebar featuring keyboard accessibility to enhance mobile usability and comply with accessibility standards.

  • Designed and implemented various reusable UI components, including advanced form feedback mechanisms, intuitive copy-to-clipboard functions, and streamlined confirmation modals.

  • Conceived and built a user-facing release notes interface, featuring a GUI that empowers in-house staff to update HTML content for each product release effortlessly.

  • Spearheaded the establishment of industry-aligned design and coding standards, serving as the cornerstone for team-wide best practices and contributing to a consistent, high-quality codebase.

Education

2019 — 2021
Lafayette, LA
  • Studying under a licensed counselor to develop a deep understanding of people, leadership, and communication.
  • Learning how to facilitate emotional, confidential, and sensitive conversations through methods such as active listening and intentional questioning.
2021 — 2021
Online
  • Thinkful Software Engineering Immersion program teaches the core fundamentals of Software Engineering and Full-Stack development through hands-on experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other frameworks and libraries.
  • Heavy emphasis on teamwork and collaboration.

Contact

Website
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GitHub