Jacob Proffer
Senior UI Developer at Elegant Seagulls
Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Proffer is a Senior UI Developer with a decade of front-end experience building inclusive, high-performance websites using WordPress, Next.js, Hugo, and headless CMS like Contentful. He specializes in custom WordPress themes (ACF/PHP), accessibility remediation to WCAG standards, and multilingual workflows using tools such as Transifex. Jacob consistently bridges design and engineering to deliver pixel-perfect, performant landing pages and SaaS sites, often leveraging Jamstack principles for speed and scalability. Based in Michigan, he has grown through roles at Elegant Seagulls from intern to senior technical lead, demonstrating deep institutional knowledge and ownership of end-to-end front-end delivery. He pairs a Computer Art degree and visual sensibility with pragmatic engineering practices, making accessibility and localization tangible product improvements.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Art, 3.62 GPA, Bachelor's degree, Computer Art, 3.62 GPA at Northern Michigan University
English, Japanese
Github Skills (21)
netlify10
hugo9
obsidian8
java7
redirect7
recreate6
vault6
python6
javascript6
url-shortener4
redirect-urls4
open-source4
internet3
css2
react2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jacobproffer/movies-per-year
Jan 2017 - Jun 2019
Movie tickets data project.
Contributions:28 PRs, 170 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 6 months
movie
jacobproffer/aan-world-news
Aug 2019 - May 2023
Arma 3 / AAN World News website, built with Hugo. Served with Netlify.
Contributions:101 PRs, 119 pushes, 106 branches in 3 years 9 months
hugonetlify
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