MATTHEW MCGRAW
Frontend Developer UX/UI Enthusiast Creative Technologist
Los Angeles, California
Creative and detail-driven Senior Frontend Developer with extensive experience building scalable, performant, and accessible web applications. Proficient in Angular, Vue, React, and modern JavaScript frameworks with a strong emphasis on asset management, responsive design, and user-centered development. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, optimizing digital assets, and delivering high-impact UI/UX solutions across diverse platforms. WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Frontend Developer
MMCG Inc., Los Angeles, CA 12.2024–present
I provide a myriad of web development services, content creation, asset creation, project management, engineering, design, planning and implementation, . All services are custom tailored for each client’s immediate needs. I utilize my experience and training to solve real world problems.
• Led frontend architecture and refactoring of legacy codebases using Angular, Vue, and React with broad support from component based libraries.
• Developed modular and scalable design systems aligned with WCAG and ADA standards. Certification compliance guaranteed and ensured.
• Optimized asset delivery (images, fonts, JS/CSS bundles) to reduce load times and improve Core Web Vitals scores.
• Implemented structured version control and asset lifecycle management processes. Frontend Developer
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY 1.2024–11.2024 Independent contractor specializing in frontend solutions across various industries. Provide tailored digital experiences with a strong focus on performance, accessibility, and asset management.
• Built and maintained responsive Angular and Vue-based templates for high-traffic cultural sites.
• Managed asset libraries and collaborated on CMS integration via Webflow and headless architecture.
• Championed consistent UI standards and cross-device quality assurance.
• Spearheaded performance audits, reducing payload size and improving Lighthouse scores.
• Tools/Stack: Angular, Vue, TypeScript, Node, Tailwind, JSX, jQuery, Git, Webflow, React Lead Creative Technologist
Garage Team Mazda/VMLY&R, Costa Mesa, CA 12.2022–06.23
• Created rapid interactive prototypes and production-ready interfaces using modern JS frameworks.
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SKILLS
Design & UX
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Webflow, UI/
UX Design, Human-Centered Design,
WCAG/ADA Accessibility, Responsive/
Mobile First, A/B Testing, Design Systems
Development
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP,
JSX, React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Webpack,
Tailwind, Bootstrap, CMS platforms
(Optimizely, Sitecore, Shopify, Webflow)
AI
ChatGPT, DeepSeek, GitHub Copilot,
LogRocket
Databases
MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL & AWS
Testing/QA
Jest, Chain & Cypress
Tools/Workflows
Git, Agile/Scrum, Component Libraries,
Storybook, Prototyping, Jira, RESTful APIs,
SEO Optimization & Google Analytics
Optimization/Performance
SEO, ADA/WCAG Compliance,
Component Optimization, Code Splitting,
Lazy Loading, Image/CDN Management,
Asset Pipeline Performance Monitoring
• Conducted user research to inform UX design and asset optimization decisions.
• Integrated creative technology solutions using real-time feedback, contributing to client-facing platforms.
• Managed digital asset pipeline, version control, and documentation.
• Promoted a performance-first culture in collaboration with design and development teams. Senior Frontend Developer • TAG Worldwide, Westlake Village, CA 07.2017–04.2022
• Technologies used: HTML5, SASS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Node, NPM, JSX, JSON, JQuery, GIT and Sitecore.
• Lead front-end team in building mobile-first Sitecore 9 instances for 16 different brands.
• Customized and integrated a custom component library utilizing styled components, design tokens, Gulp and Nunjucks to be accessible within Sitecore 9 builds, dev team’s workflow and align with strict brand guidelines.
• Take PDFs, UI/UX mockups, Sketch, Zeplin, and abstract design concepts, then turn them into pixel-perfect, fully functioning front-end components and applications.
• Design and developed micro-sites, interactive iPad-based sales tools, and other online tools.
• Use web standards, best practices and ADA compliance in development process.
• Work with Art Department, to build and maintain a client portal in Shopify to supplement client/agency interactions, provide regularly used resources, and share curated information.
• Act as a general resource for other departments in regard to any development queries. Front-end Developer - Web Designer • Planet Art, Calabasas, CA 09.2011–05.2017
• Technologies used: Adobe Creative Suite, HTML5, SCSS, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP and GIT.
• Developed, implemented, and maintained presentation layers of various web presences in a large, online retail SAAS company.
• Worked closely with product owners and product managers in an Agile Development environment to achieve goals
• Responsible for design, coding, testing and documentation.
• Created new sites, features, UI/UX elements, marketing initiatives, landing pages and addressed legacy issues within the custom framework.
• Monitored/maintained site performance features & analysis tools for internal usage in direct response marketing.
• Worked directly with marketing associates to evaluate and apply holistic marketing strategies.