About
I turn ambiguity
into polished interfaces.
I'm Karl—a developer at the intersection of design sensibility and engineering rigor. Over 5+ years, I've built products across fintech, AI, employee experience platforms, and client-facing web applications, always with obsessive focus on the craft of the interface.
I have a background in graphic design (AA from Clark College) and earned a Best Interface Design award at Epicodus' coding bootcamp. That combination—visual instinct plus engineering discipline—is what I bring to every project.
When I'm not building, I'm climbing rock walls, making music, or shooting photos. These aren't hobbies—they're how I keep the creative pipeline flowing.
5+
Years building for the web
500%
Performance gain on financial data charts at Covey.IO
AA + Cert
Graphic Design degree & Full Stack Development certification
Vancouver, WA
What I Do
Interface Design
Schema-driven, reusable component systems in React and TypeScript. Strong eye for hierarchy, rhythm, and responsive craft.
Full-Stack Reach
Frontend architecture through backend APIs, WebSockets, and cloud services. End-to-end ownership of the systems I build.
AI-Powered Products
Building AI workflows with structured orchestration, session management, and user-facing controls—not just prompt wrappers.
Performance & Systems
Architecturally-minded approach to speed. Caching, streaming, efficient update patterns where responsiveness matters.
Experience
Where I've been.
Oct 2024 — Present
Phoenix Technology
Contract Software Engineer
- Designed and shipped responsive web applications for clients using React, TypeScript, and Next.js
- Built RESTful APIs and serverless backend solutions on Google Cloud Platform
- Worked directly with small business clients to define requirements and deliver accessible, user-centric features
Nov 2023 — Aug 2024
Olio Apps
Software Engineer
- Core contributor to ‘Lyssin’, a multi-app employee feedback platform with admin tools and anonymous submission
- Built authentication flows, dynamic loading states, and API integrations
- Supported AI-powered NLP features for sentiment analysis and feedback categorization
Feb 2022 — Sept 2023
Covey.IO
Lead Software Engineer
- Led development of ‘Training Club’—a web-based mock portfolio builder for financial education
- Built client-facing Ethereum blockchain trading systems and automated crypto payout admin tools
- Single-handedly executed a site-wide rebrand from Figma mockups
- Improved financial data chart performance by 500%
Sept 2021 — Feb 2022
Ascend Software
Software Engineer Intern
- Contributed to AI-driven accounts payable automation for enterprise clients
- Designed and built React UI components used daily by thousands of users in production
Education
Dec 2020 — Oct 2021
Epicodus Code School
Certificate in Full Stack Web & Mobile Development
- 2,000+ hours of hands-on building with React, TypeScript, C#/.NET
- Best Interface Design award for capstone project
- Daily pair-programming and collaborative problem solving
Aug 2016 — Dec 2019
Clark College
Associates in Arts & Design
- Graphic design curriculum with photography focus
- Created & led Photography Special Projects courses
- Analog photo club, weekly design meetups
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