Brian Poblete Resume

I am a software engineer with a background in Web Development and User Experience. I build beautiful and usable user-interfaces that increase conversion rates while adhering to accessibility standards for ADA Compliance. Currently working with React and TypeScript.

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Skills

• Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, SASS/SCSS, PHP
• Frameworks & Libraries: React, NodeJS, SolidJS, Astro, Open Props, Tailwind
• Design Skills: Web Design, UX Design, Web Accessibility, ARIA, User Research, Heuristic Evaluation, Figma
• Backend: Python, Flask, C, C++, Java, MongoDB, SQL
• Developer Tools: Git, CI/CD, Docker, WordPress, Drupal

Professional Experience

For a full history of my work experience, please visit my LinkedIn page.

Frontend Engineer | National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

May 2024 — Present

• Development of data visualization tools for mass spectrometry data.
• Collaborating with scientists and engineers to create a user-friendly interface for data analysis to significantly improve the efficiency of the research process.

Research Assistant | FSU Dept. of Computer Science

May 2023 — May 2024

• Conducted research on the traffic monitoring system of the Florida Department of Transportation.
• Identifying usability pain points to optimize user experience and reduce friction in the data analysis and quality control process.
• Leveraged automated and manual analysis tools to improve code readaibility.

Contract Web Developer | Venerate Agency

Mar. 2022 — May 2023

• Crafting custom solutions that increase customer engagement and improve conversion rates using React and Styled Components.
• Incorporated keyboard navigation and screen-reader optimization to follow web accessibility standards and ensure ADA compliance.
• Developed and implemented a design system to increase developer productivity and site extensibility. Maximized the use of Storybook to ensure that the design system was thoroughly tested and documented.

Education

• Florida State University

  • M.S. in Computer Science - 3.938 GPA
  • May. 2023 – Dec. 2024
  • Vice President of the ACM FSU Chapter - 2023

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  • B.S. in Computer Science - 3.643 GPA
  • Aug. 2021 – May 2023
  • 3rd place of 11 teams - 2022 ICPC Regional Programming Contest

• Tallahassee Community College

  • AA Degree - 3.930 GPA
  • Aug. 2019 – May 2021

Personal Projects

Personal Website

• Technologies: Astro, TypeScript, S/CSS, Vite
• Built a personal website using Astro, a modern static site generator that allows me to use modern web development tools and techniques while still delivering a fast and accessible website.
• Utilized TypeScript, SCSS, and Vite to build a modern, responsive, and accessible website that showcases my work and skills.
• Hosted on Vercel and open-source on GitHub .

Frontend Mentor Challenges

• Technologies: TypeScript, SCSS, SolidJS, Vite
• Building components and webpages with SolidJS, SCSS, and other modern web development tools to practice my frontend skills.
• Followed designs crafted by Frontend Mentor and built according to the specifications using various web dev technologies.
• Showcased completed and in-progress solutions on my website and GitHub repo.

Whack-a-Mole Minimalist Edition

• Technologies: AlpineJS, Tailwind, JavaScript, HTML
• Built a minimal whack-a-mole style web-based game.
• Learned AlpineJS, an extremely lightweight JS library, and TailwindCSS, a CSS utility-class library.
• Code is open-source and available on GitHub and the game is hosted on Netlify.

Open Source Contributions

• SolidJS Framework Documentation | SolidJS, GitHub, Pull Requests, Documentation
  • Enhanced consistency and readaibility of the SolidJS framework documentation by contributing styling, formatting, and content fixes to the repository.
  • Communicated with the SolidJS core team on their Discord server before creating my pull request to make sure my changes were useful and properly documented.
• Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) | JavaScript, Documentation, WebAPIs
  • Enhanced the MDN Web Docs, one of the foremost go-to references in web development, by filling in critical missing information and enhancing the clarity of wording on the View Transitions API page.