Summary
Chris Newton is a Senior Front End Engineer with 13 years of experience building large-scale, standards-driven web applications and component frameworks using HTML/CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React. He has led front-end architecture and cross-functional initiatives at companies like The Walt Disney Company and PennyMac, driving migrations, observability, and analytics that directly impacted revenue and retention. Equally comfortable crafting reusable design systems (Legion) and shipping pragmatic developer tooling, he pairs deep browser compliance and accessibility expertise with backend experience in Node.js and GraphQL. A self-taught technologist with a creative background in audio/video production and photography, Chris brings a designer-developer mindset that surfaces in polished user experiences and HTML email work. Based in St. Louis, he freelances while currently shaping front-end strategy at Bombora, and outside work curates insights from data mining, Star Wars novels, and Kickstarter trends that often inspire product ideas.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Music Business, Bachelor of Science Music Business at USC Marshall School of Business
Certificate Recording Arts & Sciences, Certificate Recording Arts & Sciences at Citrus College
California State University, Sacramento
Associate of Arts General Studies, Associate of Arts General Studies at Fullerton College
Diploma French History English Calculus, Diploma French History English Calculus at Ontario High School
Spanish, English