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I’m a design technologist who thrives at the intersection of design and engineering, turning ideas into scalable, polished experiences. Over a decade, I’ve designed and built web platforms, led design-to-code initiatives, and mentored engineers across teams from startups to global brands. I enjoy creating reusable design systems and driving collaborations that shipping teams love. I’m passionate about AI-assisted workflows, fast iteration, and delivering delightful product experiences. When I’m not coding or sketching, I’m nerding out on new technologies, exploring modern UI patterns, and helping teams ship with confidence.…I’m a design technologist who thrives at the intersection of design and engineering, turning ideas into scalable, polished experiences. Over a decade, I’ve designed and built web platforms, led design-to-code initiatives, and mentored engineers across teams from startups to global brands. I enjoy creating reusable design systems and driving collaborations that shipping teams love. I’m passionate about AI-assisted workflows, fast iteration, and delivering delightful product experiences. When I’m not coding or sketching, I’m nerding out on new technologies, exploring modern UI patterns, and helping teams ship with confidence.

Robert Barnwell

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I’m a design technologist who thrives at the intersection of design and engineering, turning ideas into scalable, polished experiences. Over a decade, I’ve designed and built web platforms, led design-to-code initiatives, and mentored engineers across teams from startups to global brands. I enjoy creating reusable design systems and driving collaborations that shipping teams love. I’m passionate about AI-assisted workflows, fast iteration, and delivering delightful product experiences. When I’m not coding or sketching, I’m nerding out on new technologies, exploring modern UI patterns, and helping teams ship with confidence.…I’m a design technologist who thrives at the intersection of design and engineering, turning ideas into scalable, polished experiences. Over a decade, I’ve designed and built web platforms, led design-to-code initiatives, and mentored engineers across teams from startups to global brands. I enjoy creating reusable design systems and driving collaborations that shipping teams love. I’m passionate about AI-assisted workflows, fast iteration, and delivering delightful product experiences. When I’m not coding or sketching, I’m nerding out on new technologies, exploring modern UI patterns, and helping teams ship with confidence.

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I’m a design technologist who thrives at the intersection of design and engineering, turning ideas into scalable, polished experiences. Over a decade, I’ve designed and built web platforms, led design-to-code initiatives, and mentored engineers across teams from startups to global brands. I enjoy creating reusable design systems and driving collaborations that shipping teams love.

I’m passionate about AI-assisted workflows, fast iteration, and delivering delightful product experiences. When I’m not coding or sketching, I’m nerding out on new technologies, exploring modern UI patterns, and helping teams ship with confidence.

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Work Experience

Design Technologist at Square

April 1, 2021 - Present

Led design-to-code implementation of large-scale public web pages for major company initiatives, building custom components and bespoke animations in collaboration with design and product teams. Built and maintained scalable component systems, contributing to shared component libraries and establishing reusable, well-documented patterns across public-facing web platforms. Mentored engineers and bridged design-engineering collaboration, sharing web best practices across cross-functional teams and serving as the go-to liaison between design and engineering. Delivered interactive product experiences, building dynamic user-facing tools, responsive multi-channel marketing components, and CMS integrations. Drove AI tooling adoption to enhance designer productivity and streamline design-to-development workflows.

Principal UI Engineer / UI Designer at Narrate

October 1, 2019 - March 1, 2021

Managed onsite and offsite teams in the production of the mobile application. Worked on build and distribution of the mobile app to the App Store. Designed and implemented a web version of Narrate making it easier for users to purchase items, which increased transactions by 40%. Architected a design system with cross‑platform components to accelerate development and improve consistency.

Senior Interactive Developer & Designer at W4 - Premium CPA Affiliate Marketing Network

May 1, 2016 - October 1, 2019

Designed and implemented a platform for publishers to manage advertiser campaigns, increasing sales team efficiency by 30%. Created custom Node & Webpack applications for internal platforms. Designed and implemented landing pages for advertisers within the marketing network. Implemented commerce solutions for content and products on the Ad network. Constructed a client-side framework for various Cost Per Action sites. Mentored new software engineers on the team.

Frontend Engineer at RED Interactive Agency

June 1, 2014 - September 1, 2015

Worked closely with designers and other developers to create experience sites for companies around the world. Built the company’s first social news platform using Ember.js.

Frontend Developer at BORN.

June 1, 2010 - June 1, 2012

Built storefronts for luxury brands using the Magento platform. Created custom WordPress themes and plugins for integrating WordPress into Magento builds.

Interactive Developer at Domani Studios

July 1, 2012 - November 1, 2013

Created informational and experience sites for various companies.

Frontend Engineer at DramaFever

May 1, 2013 - June 1, 2014

Worked on the digital streaming platform which was built on Django and custom client-side code. Created experience sites for content on the main site. Constructed a news platform for the site which runs on top of Django.

Senior Interactive Developer & Designer at WeMash Inc.

September 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016

Designed and built a web platform using a MEAN stack to distribute transcoded licensed videos. Developed a custom SASS framework for the UI of the web platform. Designed and built a custom CMS in Node to handle WeMash news platform. Produced a custom video player enabling users to select snippets of a video.