Posts Archive
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Adapting a Systematic Process from Healthcare for Web Performance Optimization
Formalizing a process can help guide performance efforts and see where support is needed
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What I Do When I'm Approached with a Lighthouse Score
Using Lighthouse as a conversation starter and focusing on what matters
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The Fundamentals Behind Core Web Vitals
Understanding browser processes help you truly grasp the core web vitals metrics
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2023 Retrospective
What I learned and did in 2023
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Creating relevant technical interviews
Improving the most criticized part of tech hiring
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Greenfield Design System Planning and Design - Part Two
Component inventory and documentation
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Greenfield Design System Planning and Design - Part One
Creating a design system from scratch
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Supporting Color Contrast in Design Systems
Using Style Dictionary for design token management and integrating contrast info in the design system documentation
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Behavioral Growth
A story of behavioral growth and maturity
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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.
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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
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2022 Retrospective
What I learned and did in 2022
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Performance Problems in Old Features
Unraveling past development work is sometimes the opposite of a quick win
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Reflections on Engineering Management
What I learned as a first-time engineering manager
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Delivering Value with Web Performance
Every organization sees their web presence a bit differently. Understanding this can help you bring value in various scenarios.
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A Quick Performance Win
Google Search Console and RUM data was used to identify and troubleshoot the issue
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Reflections on the Behavioral Aspects of Web Performance
A reflection after 6 months of performance work
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Improving the LCP of Brightcove Video Embeds
Fixing a slow Largest Contentful Paint for video poster images
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Reducing Experience Gaps in Web Performance
Looking at the relationship between performance measurements can help inform performance strategy
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Academic Motivation in Technology
Setting goals to learn new skills in technology
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A Math-Based Approach to Color Theory
Color theory using the color wheel and basic math