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Brian Staruk

Full-stack web developer from Boston with a passion for crafting impactful, scalable and accessible user experiences while providing an elegant, streamlined developer experience under the hood. Jamstack enthusiast and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) with over a decade of experience leading the charge on complex web development projects.

Experience

Principal Front-End Developer

MERGE Interactive

Boston, MA

Mar 2019 - Present

  • Leading development on accessible, internationalized websites using TypeScript, React, Next.js, Storybook and Tailwind CSS.
  • Transforming traditional marketing and sales tools into performant, scalable web apps using React, Styled Components, Redux Toolkit & Redux Saga.
  • Integrating front-end solutions with headless content management systems including Sitecore Headless (JSS), Adobe Experience Manager, Contentful and WordPress.
  • Implementing CI/CD strategies with ESLint, Stylelint, Jest, Testing Library and GitHub actions.
  • Performing code reviews and mentoring developers in expanding their front-end skill set.
  • Collaborating with designers to create organized libraries of reusable components with Figma and Storybook.

Senior Front-End Developer

Connective DX

Boston, MA

Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Built a proprietary Webpack development system, Fuzzy Chainsaw, which enabled us to create React components with JSX and make them functional with dependency-free JavaScript (ES6) and PostCSS.
  • Utilized Fuzzy Chainsaw to implement design systems for Sitecore projects and beyond, for consumer brands including Columbia Sportswear and Everence Bank.

Front-End Developer

Janeiro Digital

Boston, MA

Feb 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Prototyped and engineered scalable user interfaces for organizations with big data such as Amazon, Caterpillar and SevOne using bleeding-edge technologies including React and Angular.
  • Crafted WordPress-based marketing sites for brands including IBM and ARM, powered by a hand-rolled Webpack, Babel and PostCSS boilerplate theme.

Web Developer

AMP Agency

Boston, MA

Oct 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Collaborated with experiental marketers on digital solutions for in-person events.
  • Developed corporate & marketing websites for brands including McGraw-Hill and Hasbro.
  • Built custom WordPress themes and plugins from scratch using emerging technologies including Gulp, Grunt and Sass.

Technical Skills

Front-End:

TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Redux Toolkit, Redux Saga, Next.js, Styled Components, Storybook, Tailwind CSS, PostCSS, Sass

Full-Stack:

Node.js, Webpack, Vite, Express, NestJS, Jest, Enzyme, Testing Library, Puppeteer

Back-End:

PHP, WordPress, MySQL, Apache, Nginx

Environments:

Vercel, Netlify, Amazon Web Services (Lambda, EC2, S3, Amplify), Linux (Ubuntu, Debian)