J Conklin
UX Engineer at Leap Event Technology
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJ Conklin is a UX Engineer and front-end specialist with a decade of experience building design systems that accelerate teams and make products more consistent and enjoyable to create. Based in Portland, Oregon, J has led enterprise design system initiatives and mentored engineers to improve developer velocity and long-term technical foundations across finance and agency environments. They blend practical technical depth—TypeScript, design tokens, Web Components, Storybook, and Next.js—with a people-first approach that emphasizes sustainable developer experience over buzzwords. J’s background ranges from architecting cross-platform front-end infrastructures to untangling legacy Drupal integrations, giving them a knack for turning complex constraints into clear, maintainable systems. Colleagues rely on J to bridge design and engineering, shepherding ideas from concept through scalable implementation while quietly removing friction so teams can ship faster.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree General Studies, Associate's degree General Studies at Portland Community CollegeWeb Development PHP Drupal JavaScript, Web Development PHP Drupal JavaScript at EpicodusBachelor of Science General Management, Bachelor of Science General Management at Portland State University - School of BusinessFull Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Development at Treehouse
Github Skills (27)
drupal-theme10
git10
drupal10
github10
tandem10
gulp10
pattern10
webpack10
pattern-lab10
prototyping10
twig10
asset-management10
patch9
subversion8
atomic-design8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
botzmatt/text-RPG-group
Jul 2016 - Feb 2025
Contributions:3 PRs, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 7 months
jryanconklin/jryanconklin.com
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 5 months
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