Summary
Jenell Pizarro is a Design System & Accessibility Engineer with nine years of front-end experience focused on crafting inclusive, equitable user interfaces. She brings hands-on expertise in React, modern JavaScript, and design systems, with a strong track record at companies like Netlify and PowerDMS and now leading accessibility efforts at Optro. Jenell blends engineering and mentorship—she’s served as an engineering manager and taught front-end development, improving both team processes and student outcomes. Her background in broadcast journalism and theatre gives her a user-centered communication style that helps translate complex accessibility needs into usable design components. Known for a cheerful, user-first approach, she advocates for practical accessibility solutions that scale across products. Based in Florida, she pairs creative empathy with disciplined engineering to make web experiences both delightful and usable.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Front End Engineering, Front End Engineering at The Iron Yard
Broadcast Journalism // Theatre Arts, Broadcast Journalism // Theatre Arts at Flagler College
English, Spanish