Frontend Engineering Lead · Design Systems · Author
Clarity is a form of care
I've spent nearly 20 years building for the web, the last ten at Alkami. I spent about seven of those
on the architecture team, which we called Vanguard, building the platform's frontend and the Iris Design
System. Now I lead
the Admin Platform team, which took me from frontend into full stack work: .NET services, Kubernetes, and
a healthy amount of legacy ASP.NET Framework. Most of my days are about making big systems easier to
live in, and holding the line on accessibility and localization so the banking software we ship works
for everyone who uses it.
Lately that also means bringing AI into how my team works. I use BMAD-method agent workflows for
spec-driven delivery, and I build agent skills that write code documentation and encode our
architecture standards.
I chaired Alkami's Synergy DEI committee through June 2025, and I'm part of SheTO, a community of women
and non-binary engineering leaders.
Alkami Technology · Technical Lead, full stack · 2023–present
Leading the Admin Platform team meant moving from frontend into full stack: .NET services,
Kubernetes, and the legacy ASP.NET Framework application itself. We're migrating those legacy
features to microfrontends. Along the way we rolled out Cloudflare caching that cut static
asset transfer costs about 8%, and brought AI-assisted, spec-driven agent workflows into how
the team delivers. I also represent web frontend architecture on Alkami's Technical
Architecture Committee.
Frontend Architecture
Alkami Technology · Vanguard architecture team · 2016–2023
On Vanguard, I set frontend architecture direction for the Alkami Platform with
Architecture, Product, and Security. I designed a CDN delivery layer for platform assets on AWS
(S3, Lambda, CloudFront) and owned frontend build tooling, bundling, and caching decisions.
Built the Iris Design System component library in TypeScript, adopted across Alkami products,
and led the platform's accessibility work from WCAG 2.0 to 2.1.
AWE App Management Portal
Bottle Rocket · Lead Front End Developer · 2013–2016
Led frontend on AMP, the CMS behind the AWE video platform for NBC Universal. I also architected
the AWE Apple TV app and the Chromecast receiver used for HGTV.
TI Education Technology
Texas Instruments · Web Developer · 2010–2013
Led a developer team on TI Education's website redesign, moving it from a table-driven TeamSite
layout to a fully tableless HTML5 site on Sitecore.
Open Source
Most of this started as "I wish my house could do that." All of it lives on
GitHub.
Lets AI assistants read and manage TP-Link Omada network controllers. My fork extends the
original with a generic API escape hatch.
Book
Finding Jensen: A Path to Empathy Through Understanding
My memoir about empathy and inclusion. The idea at its center is the same one I bring to
engineering: clarity is a form of care. Whether it's an API, a design system, or a hard
conversation, I want the other person to be able to actually receive what's being said.
I built the pipeline that turns it into print, eBook, and web editions, and narrated and
produced the audiobook myself. A sequel, Seeing Jensen, is in progress.
If you're working on design systems, accessibility, or thoughtful ways to put AI to work, I'd love to
talk. Or if you just want to chat about home automation, I'm always up for that too. Email or LinkedIn
is the best way to reach me. 🌱☕️
