About

Frontend Developer and UX Designer with 7+ years building performant, accessible web experiences across B2B SaaS, retail, and nonprofit sectors. Fluent across the full design-to-deployment pipeline — from Figma wireframes and brand systems to Hugo static sites, PostCSS build pipelines, and CI/CD on Netlify. Passionate about design systems, Core Web Vitals, and turning ambiguous briefs into measurable results.

Experience

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   Frontend Developer

   S&C Electric Company  · Full-time

   June 2021 — Present

   Chicago, IL · Hybrid

   S&C Electric Company is a global manufacturer of smart grid and power distribution technology, with products deployed across utilities, industrial facilities, and critical infrastructure worldwide. As a Frontend Developer embedded in the digital team, I’ve owned the modernization of the web interfaces that engineers, operations staff, and [ADD: team description] depend on daily — working within an enterprise CMS, security-reviewed deployment pipelines, and a cross-functional stakeholder environment spanning marketing, IT, and business leadership.

   • Optimizely CMS
   • TypeScript
   • Vanilla JS
   • HTML / CSS
   • Usercentrics
   • Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)
   • Performance Optimization
   • Analytics & Reporting

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/sandc/

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   Web Designer

   IGA  · Full-time

   Jan 2019 — Apr 2021

   Greater Chicago Area · On-site

   Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) is a global network of independently owned grocery stores united under a shared brand. Between January 2019 and April 2021 I worked within the marketing team supporting IGA’s digital presence across regional member sites. The Challenge With over 30 regional microsites running on inconsistent templates, the goal was measurable and time-bound: consolidate page designs to a shared design system within 24 months, reducing design production time per campaign asset by at least 40%.

   • HubSpot
   • HTML/CSS
   • Responsive Design
   • Campaign Landing Pages
   • CMS Development
   • Brand Guidelines

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/iga/

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   Graphic Designer + Marketing Specialist

   Premier Design + Build Group  · Full-time

   [ADD DATE RANGE]

   Chicago, IL · On-site

   Premier Design + Build Group is a full-service construction and remodeling firm serving residential and commercial clients across the greater Chicago area. When I came on board, the brand had strong word-of-mouth but virtually no digital marketing infrastructure to convert that reputation into measurable leads online. The Challenge The specific objective: build a cohesive brand identity and digital marketing presence from the ground up within 12 months, targeting a 25% increase in qualified inbound leads generated through digital channels.

   • Adobe Creative Suite
   • Brand Identity
   • Print Design
   • Meta Ads
   • Photography Direction
   • Marketing Strategy

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/premier/

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   Frontend Developer

   Isaiah Davis Designs  · Freelance

   June 2021 — Present

   Chicago, IL · Remote

   Isaiah Davis Designs is my personal design and development studio — the through-line connecting every client engagement, side project, and experiment I’ve shipped. Building it wasn’t a single sprint; it’s an ongoing commitment to practicing what I recommend to clients: performance-first architecture, accessible markup, and UI systems that are genuinely maintainable. This site is built on Hugo, processed through a PostCSS/Tailwind v4 pipeline, and deployed to Netlify with Lighthouse CI checks on every push.

   • Hugo
   • Tailwind CSS
   • PostCSS
   • Netlify
   • Figma
   • Performance Optimization
   • Accessibility

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/isaiahdavisdesigns/

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   Creative Director

   Love is Like a Candle  · Freelance

   June 2021 — Present

   Chicago, IL · Remote

   Love is Like a Candle is an artisan candle brand rooted in warmth, storytelling, and intentional gifting. When I took on the creative direction, the brand had a strong product and a loyal niche following — but no unified visual language or strategy to scale that love into a broader audience online. The Challenge The specific goal: establish a recognizable brand identity and e-commerce creative direction within 4 months, targeting a 20% lift in online conversion rate within 6 months of launch.

   • Art Direction
   • Visual Identity
   • Social Content Strategy
   • Shopify
   • Figma

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/loveislikeacandle/

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   Designer + Developer

   Mac N Cheese Bar  · Freelance

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   Chicago, IL · Remote

   Mac N Cheese Bar is a Chicago-area comfort food concept built around a simple, joyful premise: really good mac and cheese, customized your way. The brand had a great concept and a loyal in-person following but no digital presence capable of supporting growth beyond its original location. The Challenge The goal was measurable and practical: design and launch a full website and online ordering experience within 90 days, with a target of driving at least 100 online orders per month by the end of month 3.

   • Web Design
   • E-commerce UX
   • Brand Design
   • SEO
   • Squarespace

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/macncheesebar/

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   Graphic Designer + Marketing Specialist

   Toms  · Freelance

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   Chicago, IL · Remote

   Toms is a globally recognized brand built on a mission of giving — known for its one-for-one model that’s since evolved into a broader commitment to grassroots good. When I engaged with Toms’ marketing work, the focus was on translating that mission-driven identity into campaign materials and digital graphics that felt current without losing the brand’s approachable roots. The Challenge The specific objective: support a campaign refresh across print and digital channels within a defined seasonal window — 8 weeks — producing a complete set of assets that could be adapted across at least 4 distinct platforms without reshoots or custom illustration work per format.

   • Campaign Design
   • Adobe Illustrator
   • Social Media Graphics
   • Brand Strategy
   • Meta Ads

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/toms/

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   Web Designer

   Empire Magazine  · Freelance

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   Chicago, IL · Remote

   Empire Magazine is a cultural publication covering music, style, and creative entrepreneurship — a voice for artists who build their own lanes. When I worked with the Empire team between 2019 and 2021, the challenge was making a digitally-native magazine feel as intentional and curated as a print publication. The Challenge The goal was specific: redesign and rebuild the editorial web experience to increase average session duration by at least 30 seconds and reduce bounce rate on article pages by 15% — both measured over a 90-day post-launch window.

   • Editorial Design
   • CSS Grid
   • UX Research
   • Newsletter Design
   • CMS

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/empire/

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   Web Designer

   Spark Conference  · Contract

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   Chicago, IL · Remote

   Spark Conference is an annual gathering for creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and community builders — a space designed to ignite new ideas through talks, workshops, and curated networking. When I came on board the web team, the conference was growing fast but its digital presence hadn’t kept pace. The Challenge The specific challenge: redesign the conference website to drive a 20% increase in early-bird ticket registrations within the first 30 days of the new site going live before the next event cycle.

   • Event UX
   • Figma
   • Registration Funnel Design
   • Information Architecture
   • Webflow

   View case study: https://myportfolio-develop.netlify.app/portfolio/spark/