Coder to the core, think like a designer.
About
Principal Design Engineer | Design Systems & Design Tokens | Frontend Platform & Architecture | React, TypeScript, Storybook & Component Libraries | Accessibility, Interaction Design & Motion.
Skills
Design Systems
- Storybook, MDX, Component Libraries
- Documentation Architecture, Versioning
- Governance, Release Notes, Migration Strategy
Tokens & Theming
- Design Tokens, Figma Variables, Tailwind
- Style Dictionary, Semantic Theming
- Token Pipelines, DTCG Compliance
Frontend
- React 19, TypeScript, Next.js
- Component APIs, Composition Patterns
- Slot Patterns, Headless Patterns
AI Workflows
- Claude Code, Cursor, Agentic Development
- Subagent Orchestration, MCP Servers
- CLAUDE.md Guardrails, AI-Assisted Codegen
Quality & Testing
- Playwright, React Testing Library
- Vitest, Jest, Visual Regression
- CI Validation Gates, Component Testing
Accessibility
- WCAG 2.2 AA, Semantic HTML
- ARIA Patterns, Axe, Keyboard Support
- VoiceOver, Screen Reader Testing
Currently
Building open standards like Variable Design Standard (VDS) and shipping tools designers and engineers actually want to use. I develop with agentic workflows—Claude Code for architecture and validation, Cursor for implementation.
- Maintaining FigmaVars Hooks and a11y Companion (400+ users)
Shipping portfolio, component libraries, and OSS with 60%+ faster iteration
- Design-to-code pipelines from Figma Variables to production
Open to: Principal Design Engineer, Staff IC, Design Systems, DX Tooling roles—remote preferred.
Standards & Values
Standards
WCAG 2.2 AA — Accessibility baseline, not a feature
DTCG 2025.10 — Design token format compliance
VDS — Variable Design Standard for token governance
Semantic Versioning — Predictable releases
Values
- Coder to the core, think like a designer
- Accessibility is a baseline, not a feature
- Systems over one-offs, clarity over cleverness
- Open standards beat tool lock-in
- Motion should inform, not distract
- Zero drift—systems that hold up long after launch
Timeline
Experience
Self-Employed · Design Systems, OSS, Product Consulting
Shipped production design systems, accessibility tooling, agentic workflows
General Motors · Senior Design Engineer
Aurora design system across 4 brands, 60% reuse, WCAG 2.2 AA, trained 50+ engineers
Bottomline Technologies · Senior UI Developer
ES module migration via jscodeshift, build time cut ~50%
CÜR Music · Senior Frontend Developer
Streaming player build, editorial workflow tooling
Open Source
a11y Companion — Figma widget · 400+ users · WCAG 2.2 tooltips
PrimiTree — Token Governance · DTCG 2025.10 · CSS · Tailwind · TypeScript builds · Variable Design Standard
FigmaVars Hooks — React 19 hooks · Figma Variables API · 100% coverage
Diabetic Utils — TypeScript · glucose/A1C analytics · medical-grade
Variable Design Standard — Token governance spec · DTCG-compliant
GlucoseIQ — watchOS app · HealthKit · StoreKit 2 (in development)
Notable
- W3C Design Tokens Community Group contributor
- Arctic Code Vault contributor
- Claude Code in Action certified (Anthropic)
- Cursor & Claude Code: Professional AI Setup (Frontend Masters)
Connect
Open to Principal Design Engineer and Staff IC roles, product consulting, and Open Source collaboration. Email is the fastest way to reach me.