Taylor
Jackson
FRONT-END DEVELOPER
FRONT-END DEVELOPER
AboutYMe
Hi! I'm Taylor.
I am a front-end developer specializing in fast, accessible, and responsive web applications. I write clean JavaScript and TypeScript to build web experiences optimized for performance and cross-browser consistency.
In every project, I prioritize semantic HTML, modern CSS layouts, and web accessibility standards.
My experience spans building applications from scratch and working within established codebases using Vue, React, and Angular.
Technologies + Tools
- Core Development: JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3/SCSS
- Frameworks & Libraries: React, Vue.js, Angular
- Backend: Node.js, AWS
- Workflow: Git, Responsive Design, Web Accessibility (WCAG)
WorkZExperience
Junior Web Developer / Intern
@
Epistemic Analytics
- translated Adobe XD mockups into pixel-accurate user interfaces for iPlan cross-platform web application using Angular, Ionic, and SCSS
- identified, isolated, and resolved front-end bugs using browser Developer Tools
- built responsive layouts using CSS media queries to ensure uniform performance across different device viewports and web browsers
- implemented secure user authentication by integrating Auth0 login protocols with Angular and TypeScript
Technologies + Tools
- HTML, SCSS, TypeScript
- Angular + Ionic
- Github, JIRA, Slack
Undergrad Research Assistant
@ People and Robots Lab
- designed and developed interactive web pages for the ChemTutor application using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery within Cognitive Tutor Authoring Tools (CTAT)
- authored technical tutorials and onboarding documentation details for CTAT state management and RFID touch-screen code to streamline developer training
Technologies + Tools
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- jQuery + Cognitive Tutor Authoring Tools Software (CTAT)
Education
@ UW-Madison
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- AB Nicholas Scholarship Recipient
SelectedXProjects
Grab A Cone Website
View Live Site
- developed a responsive, mobile-first business concept website using Vue.js for modular, reusable UI components
- used the Fetch API to retrieve and parse product data stored in an Amazon S3 bucket
- built UIs ensuring cross-browser compatibility and WCAG compliance through WAVE validation
- optimized web page metadata and title tags to maximize search engine visibility (SEO) and improve organic click-through rates (CTR)
- built WordPress clone of this site to learn modern WordPress (FSE / Block Themes Architecture)
- developed website locally using LocalWP
- migrated final build to the live server using All-in-One WP Migration plugin
- created custom WordPress child theme to implement custom layouts
- implemented dynamic filtered gallery module by configuring third-party plugins and writing custom CSS overrides
Technologies + Tools
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Vue.js
- Link to Github repo
BogBot
Invite to your Discord server
- built and deployed a live Discord bot using Node.js to stream real-time voice channel audio for active server communities
- wrote JavaScript timing logic to synchronize user notifications with MP3 audio playback via Discord Slash Commands
- configured and managed an Amazon EC2 instance for continuous hosting
Technologies + Tools
- JavaScript, Node.js
- Discord API
- Amazon EC2
- Link to Github repo
Task Tracker
View Live Site
- developed a responsive React application using modular components and hooks to perform persistent CRUD operations
- integrated Moment.js to manage task deadlines and calendar formatting for client-side date logic
- stored and retrieved task data directly on the user's device using localStorage
- built UIs ensuring cross-browser consistency and WCAG compliance through WAVE validation
Technologies + Tools
- CSS, JavaScript, React
- localStorage/Web Storage API
- Moment.js
- Link to Github repo
