Developer

Working within a large, established design system meant a different kind of challenge than greenfield work — precision and consistency mattered more than individual creative direction. I built out sections across several product areas (Quest, Quest Accessories, Horizon, Meta for Work, VR for Good, Meta Experiences) using Meta's custom XML/XHP component sets, and carried that same work through oculus.com and portal.facebook.com ahead of their migration into meta.com.

Beyond building, I reviewed sections built by teammates and Meta staff for design adherence, copy accuracy, and code quality — work that required understanding the system well enough to hold others to it, not just follow it myself. I also took on an analytics audit across several meta.com pages: comparing existing event logging against best practices, recommending specific changes, and helping establish clearer standards going forward, which I then implemented once approved.

It was a good lesson in what "quality" means at scale — less about any one page looking good, and more about hundreds of pages staying consistent, accurate, and maintainable over time.

At Codazen, most of my work lived in their React/Gatsby site, deployed through GitHub via Netlify — building new components, updating existing pages, and going through peer review like everyone else on the team. Over time I became the person the team turned to for the blog specifically: its structure, its maintenance, and what it needed to keep improving, including new posts built around their HubSpot integration.

I also spent time looking ahead — evaluating what a migration to newer frameworks and platforms could look like for the company site, and sharing that direction with the team.

It was a good environment for learning what "ownership" looks like on someone else's codebase: less about staking out your own corner, and more about becoming reliably useful across the whole thing.

Working at RD Technology Solutions, I contributed to the development of many websites for the County of Los Angeles such as these. Some of my responsibilities included:

• Responsive web layout
• Content formatting and styling
• Accessibility compliance
• Page element selection and creation

On the LA County Parks website, we needed an entire set of icons to represent the various features available at all of their parks, while adhering to a consistent look. I was provided icons for a few park features, and was tasked to find or create matching icons for the remaining features. Using Adobe Illustrator, I fabricated or drew (from scratch) the remaining icons needed for the project, while maintaining a consistent color palette, stroke weight and size. The client was very happy with the results, as it was exactly what they wanted.

The LA County Probation Dept. needed a new website with modern features.

Problem: They had several categories to feature, but within those categories they had a large amount of subcategories. They wanted to feature all of this on the home page, in a way that is user-friendly and relatively simple, despite the massive quantity of options. They also wanted a large slideshow on the Home page, to follow the modern trend, with friendly colors matching their logo.

Solution: I came up with a feature tile set representing the main categories, placed over a fullscreen slideshow. Clicking on each tile displays its many subcategories, which takes you to the pertinent page. With animated queues, this layout was clear and intuitive.

The client at the LA County Probation Dept. was very pleased with this new home page.

Static landing page built with minimum HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, for highly efficient performance. The client needed a simple, modern, and professional look, with a focus on the services they provide. The page was designed to be responsive and mobile-friendly, with a clean and easy-to-read layout. The client was very pleased with the results.

Static landing page optimized for high performance and conversion. Crucial elements included a clear call-to-action, social credibilty, a focus on the benefits of the services, and a simple and friendly design. The client expressed satisfaction and was excited to begin her marketing campaign.

April needed a modern website to market her acting coaching service. After Riafox put this new WordPress website together with a modern theme and fulfilled most of the necessary requirements, they asked me to modify a few of the theme features that fell short. This included:

• The hero layout
• The slideshow (for the testimonials)
• The blog posts tiles

The client needed their WordPress website's design coded into the theme. The main objective was to showcase their construction work, so there were many galleries. A plugin with limited features used for the galleries, but it had limited features that didn't cover the design or informational needs. After I configured and coded adjustments in order to theme the website just as the design portrayed, I added an informational hover effect to the gallery, which did not come included with the plugin. The client was happy with the results and very pleased with the website overall.