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Michael Volovar

Experience

Lead Front End EngineerNurdle AI
Sept 2023 – Aug 2024San Francisco, CA (Remote)
  • Designed and developed a modern user interface with Vue.js, Nuxt, Typescript, and fp-ts
  • Led the iterative design process, collaborating with designers to enhance user experience and achieve project goals
  • Created interactive visualizations with D3.js to display generated data and improve data insights
Lead Front End EngineerSpectrum Labs
Feb 2020 – Sept 2023San Francisco, CA (Remote)
  • Led the development of Spectrum's content moderation web application, Guardian, using Vue, Nuxt, Typescript, and fp-ts
  • Enhanced Guardian moderation dashboard features through collaboration with design, resulting in a more robust and user-friendly dashboard
  • Integrated fp-ts into Guardian, leading to a substantial improvement in UI stability
  • Mentored and guided new team members in front end best practices and code quality
  • Worked with customers to improve Guardian moderation dashboard functionality and increase user happiness
  • Simplified new feature development with a custom web component library built in Stencil.js
  • Improved sales team efficiency by creating and maintaining audio and text demo apps built with Vue, Python, Flask, and Billboard.js
Front End DeveloperDomino's
July 2018 – Sept 2021Ann Arbor, MI
  • Led development of in-store app to improve order, delivery and tracker accuracy
  • Developed Pie Pass cart features, improving the order experience by personalizing order pickup and adding contactless pickup
  • Created and managed native apps for 26 international markets improving ease of ordering
  • Simplified build processes decreasing build time by 5x
  • Increased item upsell conversions and site usability by running and implementing A/B tests
  • Improved user experience by finding and fixing site bugs
Front End EngineerVouch
Oct 2015 – Feb 2016San Francisco, CA
  • Implemented new onboarding designs that increased sponsor engagement by 70%
  • Decreased loan approval time with a responsive document upload feature
UI/UX DeveloperStudyBlue
Oct 2013 – Aug 2015San Francisco, CA
  • Created designs and implemented features for an app level redesign which led to company profitability
  • Increased clickthrough rate to “pro” / paid upgrade with a redesigned main navigation
  • Overhauled site usability and functionality to increase user enjoyment
Front End DeveloperVodori
Feb 2012 – Oct 2013Chicago, IL
Web DeveloperAEO Design
Aug 2011 – Mar 2012Chicago, IL
Graphic DesignerMagna Powertrain
Mar 2009 – Sept 2011Troy, MI

Education

Bachelor's of Fine Art (BFA) in Film & AnimationCollege for Creative Studies
2008Detroit, MI