Frontend, Design Systems, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Accessibility, UI/UX, Mentor, Empathy
I'm a Lead Design Systems Developer, author, and speaker originally from the US but now calling Helsinki, Finland home. You can catch me sharing insights on platforms like Smashing Magazine, LogRocket and formerly CSS Tricks. Whether it's at conferences, meetups, or consulting with local companies, I love diving into topics like web accessibility (a11y) and design systems. Back in the US, I taught frontend engineering to career changers, and that passion for helping others continues today through my volunteer work with the Helsinki chapter of CodeBar.
I'm most passionate about great chocolate, beautiful tattoos and bridging design and development to create accessible and resilient design systems. Catch me at a local metal show, drinking hot chocolate at a cafe, gaming or sporting (basketball, squash, climbing).
| Date | Event | Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.11.2024 | Moldova DevCon | Chișinău, MD | Approach With Care - Making Digital Accessibility Feel Natural |
| 15.11.2024 | Build Stuff | Vilnius, LT | Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend |
| 18.12.2024 | Turku ❤️ Frontend | Turku, FI | Beyond JavaScript - Building UIs With Modern HTML & CSS |
| 15.01.2025 | Hive Helsinki | Helsinki, FI | Accessibility Workshop |
| 26.02.2025 | ConFoo | Montreal, CA | Beyond JavaScript - Building UIs With Modern HTML & CSS |
| 27.02.2025 | ConFoo | Montreal, CA | It's Alive! Facing The Monsters of Accessible Live Regions |
| Date | Event | Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.10.2024 | STHLM Xperience | Stockholm, SE | Approach With Care - Making Digital Accessibility Feel Natural |
| 03.10.2024 | RenderCon | Nairobi, KE | Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend |
| 02.10.2024 | Netlight | Helsinki, FI | Approach With Care - Making Digital Accessibility Feel Natural |
| 11.07.2024 | TallinnJS | Tallinn, EE | Beyond JavaScript - Building UIs With Modern HTML & CSS |
| 29.05.2024 | Hive Helsinki | Helsinki, FI | Approach With Care - Making Digital Accessibility Feel Natural |
| 07.05.2024 | enterJS | Mainz, DE | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 04.04.2024 | TampereJS | Tampere, FI | Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend |
| 22.03.2024 | Michigan Technology Conference | Pontiac, MI, US | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 21.03.2024 | Michigan Technology Conference | Pontiac, MI, US | Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend |
| 29.02.2024 | HelsinkiJS | Helsinki, FI | Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend |
| 28.02.2024 | Turku ❤️ Frontend | Turku, FI | Building Better Components — A Journey to a More Resilient Frontend |
| 29.09.2023 | RenderCon Nairobi | Nairobi, KE | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 13.09.2023 | StackConf Berlin | Berlin, DE | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 31.05.2023 | Turku ❤️ Frontend | Turku, FI | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 04.05.2023 | TampereJS | Tampere, FI | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 26.04.2023 | ResQ Club | Helsinki, FI | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 04.04.2023 | Integrify | Helsinki, FI | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 28.03.2023 | HelsinkJS | Helsinki, FI | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 10.03.2023 | Meru Health | Helsinki, FI | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |
| 21.02.2023 | FiksuRuoka | Helsinki, FI | The Keys to an Accessibility Mindset |