Christopher Bennett

About Christopher Bennett

Creative and resourceful front end engineer with exceptional experience in leveraging the latest techniques to engineer clean, semantic, valid, and accessible front end code. Firmly believes the most effective way to flourish as a developer is through pushing the personal boundaries of one’s abilities and devoting one’s self to new and challenging undertakings. Delights at the opportunity to educate and empower others. Believes that one achieves their goals by helping others achieve theirs.Firmly believes in the tenets of Servant Leadership principles and doing everything possible to lift up my \"coachees\" or direct reports so that they are positioned for opportunities for success.Specialties: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, Accessibility, Responsive Design & Development, Mobile Website Development, User Experience Design, Wireframes, User Flows, Sitemaps, Ideation, Workshops, Wordpress, Version Control, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, macOS, Windows 10/11

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer & Coach

   Nerdery

   Jun 2015 — Present

   Coached and mentored engineers, guiding them through career growth and skill development, which led to successful outcomes and stronger team dynamics.• Navigated difficult conversations by helping team members to overcome growth challenges, develop strategic improvement plans, and successfully meet plan requirements.• Collaborated closely with clients, design, backend, and QA teams to plan and implement features, ensuring alignment with expectations, achieving seamless integration across the application, and enhancing overall project success.• Architected and produced accessible and flexible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript components and applications using React, and.NET resulting in enhanced user experience and accessibility.• Planned and implemented unit and E2E tests for application components using Jest, Cypress, Playwright, and React Testing Library which improved code reliability and reduced bugs.

Education

• Hennepin Technical College

  Associate of Technology, Web Design & Development

  2009 — 2011

• Minnesota State University, Mankato

  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Photography

  1998 — 2003

Skills

• Web Design
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Graphics
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Html5
• Os X
• User Interface
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Front-End Engineering
• Html
• User Experience Design
• Xhtml
• Web Development
• Photoshop
• Jquery
• Cms
• Indesign
• Creative Direction
• Illustrator
• Information Architecture
• Interaction Design
• Omnigraffle
• Web Standards
• User Experience
• Mobile Design
• Css
• Front-End
• Wordpress
• Css3
• Microsoft Office
• User Interface Design
• Graphic Design
• 960 Grid System
• Windows
• Responsive Design
• Wireframes