Posts Archive

  1. 2024 Retrospective

    What I learned and did in 2024

  2. What I Learned as a Staff+ Engineer

    A reflection of my time as a technical leader in the media industry

  3. Adapting a Systematic Process from Healthcare for Web Performance Optimization

    Formalizing a process can help guide performance efforts and see where support is needed

  4. What I Do When I'm Approached with a Lighthouse Score

    Using Lighthouse as a conversation starter and focusing on what matters

  5. The Fundamentals Behind Core Web Vitals

    Understanding browser processes help you truly grasp the core web vitals metrics

  6. 2023 Retrospective

    What I learned and did in 2023

  7. Creating relevant technical interviews

    Improving the most criticized part of tech hiring

  8. Greenfield Design System Planning and Design - Part Two

    Component inventory and documentation

  9. Greenfield Design System Planning and Design - Part One

    Creating a design system from scratch

  10. Supporting Color Contrast in Design Systems

    Using Style Dictionary for design token management and integrating contrast info in the design system documentation

  11. Behavioral Growth

    A story of behavioral growth and maturity

  12. Investigating data transfer cost reduction for AWS S3

    Trying to find ways to save on data transfer costs was a side quest to my main mission, but it ended up being worthwhile.

  13. My Approach to Continuing Education and Skill Development

    How I've managed to keep learning over the course of my career and keep my web development skills sharp

  14. 2022 Retrospective

    What I learned and did in 2022

  15. Performance Problems in Old Features

    Unraveling past development work is sometimes the opposite of a quick win

  16. Reflections on Engineering Management

    What I learned as a first-time engineering manager

  17. Delivering Value with Web Performance

    Every organization sees their web presence a bit differently. Understanding this can help you bring value in various scenarios.

  18. A Quick Performance Win

    Google Search Console and RUM data was used to identify and troubleshoot the issue

  19. Reflections on the Behavioral Aspects of Web Performance

    A reflection after 6 months of performance work

  20. Improving the LCP of Brightcove Video Embeds

    Fixing a slow Largest Contentful Paint for video poster images

  21. Reducing Experience Gaps in Web Performance

    Looking at the relationship between performance measurements can help inform performance strategy

  22. Academic Motivation in Technology

    Setting goals to learn new skills in technology

  23. A Math-Based Approach to Color Theory

    Color theory using the color wheel and basic math