Summary
David Soards is a Front-End Engineer and technical lead with eight years of experience blending design sensibility, accessibility-first UI/UX, and modern JavaScript frameworks like Vue and React. Based in Louisville, he has driven front-end performance and architecture improvements at Veeam and Nationwide, built headless CMS and static-site flows with Netlify and Wordpress, and launched production Vue apps for digital signage and video chat. His background in audio production and marketing gives him a practical edge in crafting polished, user-centered experiences and multimedia integrations that boost client engagement and revenue. A hands-on freelancer and past UI lead, he routinely refactors legacy jQuery into ES6, implements Webpack-driven optimization, and mentors cross-functional teams on maintainable front-end patterns. He also experiments with SVG animation, CSS Grid, and static site tooling, and occasionally documents learnings through blog posts.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Graphic Design, Graphic Design at Lexington Community College
Diploma Fine/Studio Arts General, Diploma Fine/Studio Arts General at Louisville Male High School
UX Design, UX Design at Springboard
Front-End Development / ReactJS, Front-End Development / ReactJS at Code Louisville
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Marketing, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Marketing at University of Louisville
German