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I'm a front-end web development professional with over 25 years of experience, offering a unique combination of creative, technical and communicative skills. I like to develop eye-catching, interactive web content using the latest technologies. I’m passionate about crafting responsive, accessible interfaces and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality products, while staying up to date with industry trends and best practices.…I'm a front-end web development professional with over 25 years of experience, offering a unique combination of creative, technical and communicative skills. I like to develop eye-catching, interactive web content using the latest technologies. I’m passionate about crafting responsive, accessible interfaces and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality products, while staying up to date with industry trends and best practices.

Paula Hightower

Front-End Developer, Web Developer, Web Designer

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I'm a front-end web development professional with over 25 years of experience, offering a unique combination of creative, technical and communicative skills. I like to develop eye-catching, interactive web content using the latest technologies. I’m passionate about crafting responsive, accessible interfaces and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality products, while staying up to date with industry trends and best practices.…I'm a front-end web development professional with over 25 years of experience, offering a unique combination of creative, technical and communicative skills. I like to develop eye-catching, interactive web content using the latest technologies. I’m passionate about crafting responsive, accessible interfaces and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality products, while staying up to date with industry trends and best practices.

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I’m a front-end web development professional with over 25 years of experience, offering a unique combination of creative, technical and communicative skills. I like to develop eye-catching, interactive web content using the latest technologies.

I’m passionate about crafting responsive, accessible interfaces and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality products, while staying up to date with industry trends and best practices.

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Work Experience

Senior Front End Engineer at World.org

September 1, 2023 - Present

Revamped the front end of a high-traffic animal adoption post editor to be more modern and mobile-friendly; integrated backend with front end; wrote automated unit and end-to-end tests; built a custom in-house image editor in React; implemented CI/CD workflows in GitHub; daily deployment of updates; Trello for project management; stack: ReactJS, Redux, SCSS, Cypress, Jest, Git/GitHub.

Senior Front End Engineer at Ford

February 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023

Collaborated with frontend and QA engineers, product and design teams to improve features in the shopping cart and checkout modules of Ford's e-commerce platform; wrote and updated unit and end-to-end tests; daily deployments; agile ceremonies; peer code reviews; Jira/Confluence.

Senior Front End Engineer at Numan

June 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Collaborated with frontend/backend QA, product and design teams to enhance features on the website, e-commerce and subscription management platform; implemented cross-team tasks; wrote tests; daily deployments; weekly on-call to handle incidents; participated in agile ceremonies; peer code reviews; contributed ideas to improve customer retention; stack: NuxtJS, VueJS, Vuex, Vuetify, SCSS, Jest, Git, Sentry, New Relic; Design: Figma.

Front End Web Developer at Climate Policy Radar

September 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022

Built the front end for a climate policy AI-powered semantic search prototype showcased at COP26; created data visualisations; integrated CMS and deployed CI/CD; maintained and added features to the company website; designed desktop/mobile mock-ups and prototyped the alpha frontend; built from scratch the frontend and integrated with backend API; worked in 2-week sprints; Notion/Zenhub for project management; stack: NextJS/React/TypeScript/ReactQuery/Redux, Svelte/SvelteKit/Netlify CMS, Cypress, Tailwind CSS, SCSS, HTML5, D3.js, AWS, Docker, Git; Design: Figma, Photoshop; Personal development: 4-day data visualisation course.

Front End Web Developer at Viddyoze

September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2021

Built the front end of a new web application to enable users to build and render multi-scene videos; improved existing apps; collaborated with a team of engineers, designers and front end and back end developers; worked in two-week sprints; built marketing funnel pages from designs in Figma; collaborated with design and marketing teams to deliver on a tight deadline; tech: NextJS, ReactJS, Redux, SCSS, GatsbyJS, StorybookJS, Cypress, GraphQL, Docker, VueJS, Figma, GitLabs, Gittea, Jira.

Senior Front End Developer at World.org USA (remote)

May 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020

Rebuilt and extended front-end features across World.org properties; worked with cross-functional teams; ensured performance and accessibility; continued maintenance and updates across sites.

Senior Front End Developer at Storm Creative

August 1, 2019 - April 1, 2020

Transformed UI and website designs from Sketch into interactive, responsive websites; collaborated with designers, back-end and front end developers; integrated front end into CMSs including Craft CMS, Hubspot, Maelstrom CMS (in a Laravel PHP Framework) and WordPress themes; scoped tasks, requirements and time estimates on projects; tools: Laravel PHP, Craft CMS, Maelstrom CMS, Hubspot, WordPress themes, VanillaJS, JQuery, AJAX, Vue.js, HTML5, SASS, Tailwind CSS, Webpack, Gulp, Git, BugHerd, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch.

Senior Front End Developer at World.org USA (remote)

June 1, 2017 - August 1, 2019

Revamped RescueMe.org, a high-volume animal rescue website; modernising its design and mobile-friendly; rebuilt front-end codebase (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) for better performance and maintenance; built new and updated functionality; updated and built various other websites under the organization; tools: VanillaJS, JQuery, AJAX, Foundation 6, HTML5, SASS, Tailwind CSS, Webpack, Gulp, Git, Photoshop.

Senior Front End Developer at Wilmington Healthcare Basildon

September 1, 2016 - May 1, 2017

Built client-facing and internal web applications and microsites across ASP.NET MVC and Angular Foundation 6; liaised with backend and DB teams; created a digital front-end framework as a starting template for projects.

Front End Developer at Squiz UK, Ltd.

September 1, 2015 - September 1, 2016

Built client websites from scratch and integrated into a complex CMS; HTML5/CSS3, JS/JQuery/Ajax; collaborated with UI/UX, design, clients; QA; ongoing internal training.

Front End Developer at Game Account Network

October 1, 2014 - August 1, 2015

Developed and maintained partner online gaming websites; HTML/HTML5, CSS/SASS, JavaScript/JQuery on Java backend and Apache Struts; biweekly sprints; collaboration with backend, design and marketing teams.

Front End Developer / Graphic Design at NOS Microsystems

October 1, 2012 - September 1, 2014

Designed, developed, CMS-integrated and maintained company/product websites; graphic design for marketing materials; UI design; created screenshot mockups for proposed features; multi-device testing; managed app store pages.

Front End Developer at deZem GmbH

January 1, 2012 - October 1, 2012

Developed front-end UI of online web applications; prototypes; Scrum team member; built company site with Drupal CMS; customized Drupal; tools: Drupal, VanillaJS, JQuery, JSMVC, AJAX, HTML5, LESS, Mantis.

Founder / Developer at Winklet Web Design (Freelance)

April 1, 2005 - January 1, 2011

Designed and developed over 100 Flash and HTML templates and custom websites for clients worldwide; provided high-quality service and support; crafted sales/marketing strategies and banners; maintained client records.

Web Developer / Graphic Designer at CCH Inc.

February 1, 2002 - April 1, 2005

Customized client websites with logos and graphics; UI design for client projects; used ColdFusion, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

Senior Web Designer / Developer at Active Commerce

June 1, 1997 - December 1, 2001

Designed and developed more than 50 websites; e-commerce; project management; multi-platform delivery; used ASP, .NET, Dreamweaver; managed multiple client loads.