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Jacob Proffer

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Front-end developer in Marquette, Michigan with eleven years of agency experience, crafting accessible, performant interfaces for the web.

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Discipline
Front-End
Experience
11 yrs
Based
Marquette, MI
Currently
Elegant Seagulls
Focus
A11y / Perf / Motion

Accessibility, Performance, Motion, Design Systems, Astro, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Hugo

(01)[10] entries

Selected Projects

  1. 01 /

    Vinyl Collection(opens in a new tab)

    A personal archive of vinyl records, soundtracks, and pressings based on Discogs data.

    • [astro]
    • [tailwind-css]
    • [typescript]
  2. 02 /

    Deadman's Brew(opens in a new tab)

    A movie ticket collection website, built with Astro, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Sanity.

    • [astro]
    • [tailwind-css]
    • [typescript]
    • [sanity]
  3. 03 /

    Weyland Yutani(opens in a new tab)

    A Weyland-Yutani Corporation inspired Hugo theme, featuring animated transitions, and a corporate aesthetic.

    • [hugo]
    • [scss]
    • [javascript]
  4. 04 /

    What is Jacob Playing(opens in a new tab)

    Single page website built with Astro and the Steam Web API to track user data.

    • [astro]
    • [tailwind-css]
    • [typescript]
    • [api]
  5. 05 /

    Personal Blog(opens in a new tab)

    A blog with articles on travel and language learning, built with Hugo and enhanced with custom animations.

    • [hugo]
    • [scss]
    • [javascript]
  6. 06 /

    Airports I've Been To(opens in a new tab)

    Interactive travel map showcasing airports visited and flight routes taken.

    • [astro]
    • [tailwind-css]
    • [typescript]
    • [api]
  7. 07 /

    Nighthawk(opens in a new tab)

    An aerial survival game where you pilot an F-117 Nighthawk, dodging incoming missiles while they rain down from above.

    • [astro]
    • [tailwind-css]
    • [typescript]
  8. 08 /

    Unhealthy Obsession(opens in a new tab)

    The Rucking Fotten t-shirt collection of Jacob Proffer, built with Hugo and enhanced with custom animations.

    • [hugo]
    • [scss]
    • [javascript]
  9. 09 /

    Apone - An Adventurer in RuneScape(opens in a new tab)

    A RuneScape character website that displays live stats and information using the RuneMetrics API.

    • [astro]
    • [tailwind-css]
    • [typescript]
    • [api]
  10. 10 /

    AAN News(opens in a new tab)

    Fictional news website based on Arma 3's in-game AAN News organization website.

    • [hugo]
    • [scss]
    • [javascript]
(02)Employment record

Experience

  1. Elegant Seagulls

    [Rehired]

    1. Senior Front-End Developer

      to Present
      • Serve as lead developer for the Verint WordPress theme.
      • Remediated keyboard navigation and screen reader issues, applying ARIA where needed and testing with NVDA and VoiceOver.
      • Launched four Webflow projects and helped launch a Vue website, collaborating with design and development teams.

  2. Sullivan

    1. Developer

      to
      • Developed custom WordPress themes and web applications for client projects, including work for American Express.
      • Created web advertisement animations for Bank of America using GreenSock (GSAP).

  3. Elegant Seagulls

    1. Senior Front-End Developer

      to
      • Built custom WordPress themes with PHP and ACF, and landing pages with Next.js and Contentful.
      • Led accessibility remediation projects and integrated Transifex with CMS platforms for multilingual content.
      • Contributed to Shopify storefronts, including Peter Lik (lik.com), through custom theme development, theme modifications, accessibility remediation, and store setup.

    2. Front-End Developer

      to
      • Developed custom WordPress themes, Shopify storefronts, and websites for SaaS clients using Jamstack tools, working closely with designers and senior developers.

    3. Intern

      to
      • Assisted with WordPress theme development and web page design.

Education

Northern Michigan University

BFA, Electronic Imaging to

(03)[13] tools

Stack

(A) Languages05 entries
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • PHP
(B) Styling02 entries
  • Tailwind CSS
  • SCSS
(C) Frameworks02 entries
  • Astro
  • Hugo
(D) CMS & Platforms04 entries
  • WordPress
  • Webflow
  • Contentful
  • Sanity