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Hi, I’m Amin Nelson Clifton. I’m a web developer with a strong background in front-end development and a focus on building scalable, high-performance web applications. I have hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies and frameworks and a track record of delivering on high-profile projects. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create polished, accessible user experiences, and I’m always exploring new approaches to improve performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.…Hi, I’m Amin Nelson Clifton. I’m a web developer with a strong background in front-end development and a focus on building scalable, high-performance web applications. I have hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies and frameworks and a track record of delivering on high-profile projects. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create polished, accessible user experiences, and I’m always exploring new approaches to improve performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.

Amin Nelson Clifton

AI Prompt Engineer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +6

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Hi, I’m Amin Nelson Clifton. I’m a web developer with a strong background in front-end development and a focus on building scalable, high-performance web applications. I have hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies and frameworks and a track record of delivering on high-profile projects. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create polished, accessible user experiences, and I’m always exploring new approaches to improve performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.…Hi, I’m Amin Nelson Clifton. I’m a web developer with a strong background in front-end development and a focus on building scalable, high-performance web applications. I have hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies and frameworks and a track record of delivering on high-profile projects. I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create polished, accessible user experiences, and I’m always exploring new approaches to improve performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.

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Hi, I’m Amin Nelson Clifton. I’m a web developer with a strong background in front-end development and a focus on building scalable, high-performance web applications. I have hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies and frameworks and a track record of delivering on high-profile projects.

I enjoy collaborating with product and design teams to create polished, accessible user experiences, and I’m always exploring new approaches to improve performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.

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Work Experience

Principal Front-End Developer/Software Engineer at NBCUniversal

February 1, 2012 - Present

Software engineer for high-traffic multisite Drupal 6/7/8/9/10 websites serving tens of millions of unique visitors per month. Led initiatives such as Generative AI autotagging using Azure OpenAI to improve tagging accuracy and publishing efficiency. Implemented React-based video player/deck integration on Drupal 10 pages, reducing page load times and improving video transitions. Built a decoupled UniversalKikds.com using Next.js and Drupal 9 with REST APIs, TypeScript, and SCSS; hosted on AWS (EC2, S3); explored SSG vs ISR for performance testing. Developed Bravo Stories (React + Redux) with WordPress CMS. Delivered high-performance vertical video experiences powered by Vue.js/Nuxt 4, served via Cloudflare Pages.

Web Development Consultant / Contractor at Independent Contractor

June 1, 2012 - September 23, 2025

Developed custom website solutions for small businesses. Notable engagements include PrebuiltMarketing.com (2011) where I architected a decoupled web app using Zend Framework 3 and PHP front-end, designed the design-system database schema for Doctrine ORM, and built JSON endpoints powering iOS and Android apps; implemented a custom online quote system and integrated a shopping cart with Authorize.net. Also contributed to DoorsOn-line.com (2010) with PHP features for e-commerce and custom backend/frontend components.

Principal Front-End Developer/Software Engineer at NBCUniversal

February 1, 2012 - Present

Software engineer for high-traffic, high-availability multisite Drupal 6/7/8/9/10 websites serving tens of millions of unique visitors per month. Led generative AI autotagging project using Azure OpenAI to tag blog posts across thousands of taxonomy terms, improving tagging accuracy while reducing time-to-publish. Implemented video player and deck conversion to React by integrating React JWPlayer into Drupal 10 pages, reducing page load times and enabling faster video switching between player, carousel, and events. Worked on decoupled site UniversalKikds.com using Next.js and Drupal 9 (REST APIs, TypeScript, SASS/SCSS) hosted on AWS EC2/S3; performed static site generation to compare SSG vs ISR performance. Built Bravo Stories (React, SASS/SCSS, Redux) as an ad product showcasing Bravo shows and talent, powered by WordPress CMS. Developed Vertical Video (VueJS 3, Nuxt 4, SASS/SCSS) fed by an MPX video assets JSON feed; served from Cloudflare Pages.

Web Development Consultant at Independent Contractor

June 1, 2012 - September 23, 2025

Developed custom website solutions for various small businesses. Notable projects include PrebuiltMarketing.com (2011) as a 1099 consultant; architected a decoupled web app using Zend Framework 3 and PHP frontend, with Zend-powered backend via JSON endpoints for iOS and Android apps. Designed a design-system database schema for Doctrine ORM to support simple entities and complex SQL queries for an automated social feed feature. Also built DoorsOn-Line.com (2010) with custom PHP features for e-commerce, including a custom backend and frontend quote system and an integrated shopping cart with Authorize.Net.