James Mckenzie
Tech Lead - Frontend Engineering at Katmai Tech Inc.
La Salle, Manitoba, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Mckenzie is a seasoned Tech Lead in Frontend Engineering with 12 years of experience designing and shipping complex, information-dense web applications across Vue, React and Angular ecosystems. He combines deep UX and visual design roots with strong engineering discipline—creating accessible, responsive interfaces (WCAG/Section 508), modular CSS/SASS systems, and robust TypeScript-driven UIs backed by Node/Express APIs. Known for leading migrations and establishing front-end architecture, he has implemented component libraries, state management strategies, and Storybook-driven workflows to modernize legacy apps. His background in graphic design and branding gives him a practical edge in polishing interactions and microcopy that improve adoption and usability. Comfortable operating in Agile teams and mentoring others, he has repeatedly been selected to tackle high-impact product features and complex data visualizations using Mapbox, Chart.js and GraphQL. Based in La Salle, Manitoba, he blends creative energy with business-minded problem solving to deliver pragmatic, production-ready solutions.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Graphic and Web Design, Diploma, Graphic and Web Design at Toronto Image WorksBachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing at University of Regina
English, French
Github Skills (72)
multiselect10
dropdown10
tagging10
javascript9
vue9
nodejs9
gulp8
angular-file-upload8
http-client8
uploads8
vue-component8
conditionals8
ajax8
animated7
resumable-upload7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
jmkenz/bodybuilder
Dec 2013 - Jul 2015
Contributions:39 commits, 4 pushes in 1 year 7 months
bodyrich-text-editorrich-textbuildertext-editor
jmkenz/vue-multiselect
Jan 2018 - Mar 2020
Universal select/multiselect/tagging component for Vue.js
Contributions:1 PR, 7 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
vue-jsmultiselectvue-componentsvuevue-component
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