Summary
Cheryl Velez is a creative senior React and JavaScript developer turned founder who blends 25+ years of visual design sensibility with 8 years of focused product and full-stack web development experience. Based in Myrtle Beach, she designs and ships mobile-first, accessible interfaces and reusable component systems using React, Next.js, Bootstrap/Material UI, and modern CSS, while also handling backend integrations with Node.js and SQL. As owner of Ember Pulse Studios she helps small businesses modernize brands and e-commerce experiences, pairing logo/print identity work with pragmatic UI/UX and performance-minded front-end builds. At RTI she translated research and product requirements into prototypes and production-ready code, mentoring peers and championing WCAG/508 compliance. She’s a color-obsessed visual designer and DIYer who brings a literary BA grounding to user-centered copy and microcopy—an often-overlooked strength in front-end engineering.
8 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature/Letters, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature/Letters at University of North Carolina Wilmington