Frontend UI/UX engineer specializing in Vue with expertise in HTML5 and CSS and design tools like Figma.

Mike Pugh

Frontend UI/UX engineer specializing in Vue with expertise in HTML5 and CSS and design tools like Figma.

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Frontend UI/UX engineer specializing in Vue with expertise in HTML5 and CSS and design tools like Figma.

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Design System Lead at CommentSold
October 1, 2025 - October 17, 2025
Led a team of 3 engineers responsible for maintaining and scaling the Vue design system across the core platform and 5+ micro-frontends, driving cross-functional alignment among design, engineering, and QA through shared tooling and documentation. Frontend Development: contributed new frontend features in React Native for greenfield and brownfield projects (Pop.Store, CommentSold’s creator-focused content monetization and audience-ownership platform around Pop Shop Live and the core SaaS platform). Frontend Prototyping: produced rapid Vue3/HTML/CSS prototypes and concepts to validate workflows and UI/UX ideas, collaborating with design and product to secure executive buy-in.
Senior UX Engineer at CommentSold
March 1, 2025 - October 17, 2025
Design System Engineering – Led the design, development, and governance of a centralized design system and UI library comprising 50+ reusable Vue 3 components and design tokens, with comprehensive Storybook documentation and usage examples. Design System Operations – Established Vue 3, TypeScript, and CSS architecture standards and introduced centralized versioning and CI/CD processes that improved reliability and developer experience. Frontend Development – Built UI and new features for the core platform in a Vue/Laravel stack. Led the Vue 2 → Vue 3 migration, replacing legacy packages and generic UI components (Vuetify) with custom CRISP components, improving velocity and UI/UX consistency. Prototyping – Produced rapid Vue3/HTML/CSS prototypes for new features and complex interactions; collaborated with design and product to validate workflows.
Design System Engineer at Asurion
March 1, 2022 - October 17, 2025
Core IC on the Asurion UI design system team, contributing to new component design in Figma and development and system maintenance in the production React stack. Product Design – Led product design for projects spanning all of Asurion’s customers, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Home Depot, and Walmart. User Research – Led usability testing initiatives to validate interaction models and improve customer satisfaction for internal tools and customer-facing experiences. Prototyping – Lead prototyping specialist on the UX Design team, using Sketch/InVision, Figma, and HTML/CSS/JS to produce interactive prototypes for usability testing and executive buy-in. Mentor junior designers on prototyping tools and techniques. Design Patterns & Design Systems – spearheaded the design and development of a custom HTML/CSS/JS coded design system (ADG Pattern Library).
Senior Manager – Interactive Development at Asurion
November 1, 2014 - October 17, 2025
Frontend Development – IC for all frontend development in the Digital Marketing organization. Implemented MODX CMS to streamline content management and deployment. Management – Managed development of three major marketing websites in collaboration with creative, executive stakeholders, and engineering partners.
Owner / Principal at Blue Channel Studio, LLC
September 1, 2013 - October 17, 2025
Entrepreneurship – Founded and ran a boutique web consultancy delivering custom websites and applications for small businesses and non-profits. Management – Managed client relationships end-to-end from discovery to deployment, consistently delivering high-quality digital products. Web Design & Development – Provided custom website design and development using Photoshop, MODX, HTML/CSS/JS and other era tools.

Education

B.A. at Drew University
September 1, 2001 - May 1, 2005

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Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services