Mikki Freeman

Worked on modernizing a critical codebase by converting legacy Ember components to React and refactoring inefficient React components, improving user experience and code maintainability. Built a comprehensive front-end caching system using workers to cache slow VPN-dependent API calls during local development, significantly enhancing developer productivity and reducing page load time. Adopted Gemini and ChatGPT tools to enhance local development processes aligned with company AI productivity initiatives, creating efficient workflows for code assistance, troubleshooting, and documentation generation.

Revamped testing infrastructure using React Testing Library, creating reusable testing utilities that eliminated flaky tests and increased release frequency. Optimized front-end performance through code splitting, lazy loading, and bundle size reduction, significantly improving load times for large enterprise deployments. Engineered an accessible virtualized project switcher with ARIA tree navigation achieving full WCAG 2.1 AA compliance and perfect screen reader task success. Enhanced CKEditor with custom plugins and spreadsheet integration, increasing feature usage and saving users hours weekly.

Reduced frontend technical debt by implementing a declarative Redux-based form system and consistent coding patterns, cutting complex component development time significantly. Optimized analytics system performance by implementing database aggregates and consolidating queries, improving report generation by 150x. Developed an interactive Twitch application using React, Apollo, and Styled Components, leveraging a GraphQL API with pub/sub architecture for real-time updates. Architected cross-platform component libraries with TypeScript and React, implementing extensive testing through unit, end-to-end, and visual regression tests with Storybook. Enhanced CI/CD pipelines with automated testing workflows, reducing deployment time and integration issues.