Scott Blinch
Summary
Toronto-based front end web developer with extensive experience building usable, reusable, and accessible tools and cross-browser components.
Skills and Competencies
- Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GraphQL (and the occasional PHP and MySQL for good measure)
- Frameworks: Bootstrap, Tailwind, React, Remix, jQuery
- Tools: Webpack, Vite, Git, Jest, Cypress, Figma
- Competencies: accessibility, UX, cross-browser, responsive web design, TDD
Experience
Race Roster, Senior Frontend Developer
- Took an early leadership role in modernizing the many legacy frontend systems across Race Roster
- Built and continue to maintain several reuseable tools, plugins, and a design system that have seen constant use across the Race Roster ecosystem for several years
- Leading the initiative to vastly improve acessibility across the system, allowing people of all abilities to use the application
- Mentoring several junior and intermediate developers as they advanced their own careers to the senior level
tbk Creative, Intermediate Frontend Developer
- Built out and lead the frontend department for tbk, growing the frontend team from 1 to 4 during my tenure
- Laid out the ground work for the frontend department's frameworks and standards
- Built several design-heavy WordPress-based websites for clients across the continent
- Was the lead on several client projects to improve accessbility to WCAG AA standards
Various, Freelance Fullstack Developer
- Built out the front- and backends for various freelance clients over the years
- Handled DNS, email, hosting, database management, SEO, and everything else you can think of
Education
Fanshawe College, Certificate in Web Development Essentials
- Graduated top of the class with 3.9 GPA
- Took several courses ranging from devleopment to networking to security