Thomas Brady

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ABOUT THOMAS BRADY

I\'m an unapologetic generalist who believes knowing a little bit about a lot of things makes me adaptable, teachable, and ready to jump in and help even in unfamiliar territory. I\'m a life-long learner, who can regularly be found reading (anything from physics to philosophy to Hacker News), watching instructional videos (music theory, carpentry, circuit-bending), or, on a really good day, getting to practice a new skill/craft.I am passionate about user-centered design. I love doing user research, from user interviews to day-in-the-life shadowing to usability studies. I like to inform everything I do by answering the question,\"How will this help our user?\"—even if sometimes the answer is,\"by making us a little more money so we can stay in business and continue serving that user.\"I\'ve designed software and hardware interfaces for consumer and enterprise customers, from designing the look and feel of a button all the way up to the system design of a cross-channel multi-platform experience meant to feel cohesive and empowering across first- and third-party hardware/software. I\'ve worked on software design language systems as sole designer and as part of a team on several occasions, and have a good deal of experience in the process of managing such a long-term, often grassroots effort.I\'m a skilled software engineer who has specialized in frontend development since \"Web 2.0\" still sparkled. I\'ve used Svelte, React, Vue, Angular, Ember, Backbone, Hamdingers, and Vanilla JS, and I only had to make up one of those libraries. I\'ve built design language systems from scratch a few times, distributing them as npm modules, documenting them in Storybook and other formats, and aiding in their adoption by doing \"road shows\" to entice and support new users (i.e. engineers who would become user/customers of the library). I even got to co-write an Oreilly book on a web framework.I\'ve built ambitious web applications and worked on big-name mobile games used by millions each day. I even built a prototype smart tiny home designed for disaster relief as a fundraising tool for a startup.I love mentorship, from both sides of the table.I\'ve designed and developed for and with AI tools, and I\'ve done so with all the integrity and ethics-awareness I can.