Amy Townsend

Front-end developer with a visual design background.

Education

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2015-2019

    • Media and Journalism - Interactive Multimedia, B.A.

    • Information Science, B.S.

    • GPA - 3.65 / 4.0

  2. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics 2013-2015

Experience

  1. Software Engineer | Fanhouse 2021-Present

    • Executed a site-wide rebranding effort and tech stack overhaul as both the project lead and a top contributor

    • Implemented the UI for many high-priority features, including Twilio SMS 2FA, a folder system for content organization and an in-app "coins" currency system

    • Initiated efforts to address tech debt within the company codebase and contributed heavily to refactoring components

  2. Front-End Developer | Viget 2019-2021

    • Built out modern, semantic and accessible interfaces of digital products for clients using a variety of tech stacks, including Craft CMS and React

    • Worked on projects for high profile clients including the Human Rights Campaign, the White House Historical Association and the World Wildlife Fund

    • Contributed to internal projects including "experiments" within the company's innovation lab and a complete technical revamp of the company website

Skills