Jarad Light

Front-end Web Developer

Work

Fuse Interactive Inc

Boutique agency specializing in the design and development of custom Drupal and WordPress projects.
Full Stack Web Developer
– Present
Vancouver, BC
  • Championed component-driven design and development workflows, resulting in improved development efficiency and team coordination.

  • Developed living styleguide and component libraries, accelerating development and allowing early stakeholder review and feedback

  • Implemented and maintained front-end tooling, reducing developer downtime.

  • Created responsive, accessible websites using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.

  • Collaborated with internal and external teams to plan and implement designs.

  • Ensured accessibility standards compliance for inclusive design.

Freelance Developer

Full Stack Web Developer
  • Worked directly with clients gather requirements for custom web projects.

  • Consulted during the design and implementation process to ensure smooth transition of design to successfully launched products.

Volt Inc. at Electronic Arts Vancouver

Quality Assurance
Burnaby, BC
  • Worked with development and testing teams to plan test procedures, manage hardware setup, issue reporting, and quality control.

Mad Renegade

Designer & Developer
  • Collaborated with in-house creatives to design and develop web sites for internal and external clients.

Education

Simon Fraser University

School of Interactive Arts & Technology

Bachelor of Science

Skills

Development

  • Custom Wordpress Plugins
  • Component Libraries and Styleguides

Design

  • User Centered Design
  • Experience Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Rapid Prototyping

Languages

English

Native speaker

Interests

Web

  • Styleguides
  • Tooling
  • Workflows

3D Printing

  • Modeling
  • Parametric Design

Games

  • Video Games
  • Game Design

Science Fiction

  • Frank Herbert
  • Arthur C. Clarke

Motorcycling

  • Street
  • Touring
  • Maintenance

References

Available upon request