Kendall Strautman Swarthout
Software Engineer at WorkOS
Bishop, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKendall Strautman Swarthout is a software engineer with eight years of experience building polished front-end experiences and full-stack features, currently contributing to enterprise SSO, SCIM, and RBAC at WorkOS. They have led and shipped web platform work at HashiCorp—spanning Learn, Vault, Consul, Nomad, and Packer—where their open-source contributions improved accessibility, branding, and UI consistency for widely used developer-facing sites. Comfortable with React and styled components, Kendall has a track record of refreshing design systems, improving contrast and alt attributes for accessibility, and implementing interactive components like sliders and diagrams. Their background includes core work on TinaCMS and community-focused docs sites, reflecting a mix of product-minded engineering and open-source collaboration. Based in Bishop, CA, they pair hands-on UI craftsmanship with team leadership experience, and bring an unusual blend of tech and earlier social-service and product roles that inform a user-centered approach.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, 4.0, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, 4.0 at University of MontanaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Spanish
Github Skills (27)
accessibility10
cms10
javascript10
website-development10
css10
typescript10
nextjs10
styled-components10
ui-design10
front-end-development10
vault10
typescript-types10
html10
typescripts10
react10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
tinacms/tina.io
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Website for TinaCMS 🦙 - General info, documentation, blogs & contribution guidelines.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:21 reviews, 943 commits, 234 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Kendall primarily contributed to the implementation of a new community page. This involved creating a new page file, updating related components, and adding styling. The changes included modifications to the application's UI, utilizing React, and incorporating styled components for custom styles. The user also added social media icons and links to relevant pages for additional user interaction.
cms-frameworkreactcontribution-guidelinesjamstackguidelines
tinacms/tinacms
Aug 2019 - Dec 2020
A fully open-source headless CMS that supports Markdown and Visual Editing
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:76 reviews, 649 commits, 171 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Kendall primarily focused on improving the user interface of the headless CMS. Their commits demonstrate a focus on the styling and functionality of the Rich Text editor (Wysiwyg). They are involved in adjusting the styling of the existing WYSIWYG editor, adding new styling, and implementing and modifying image elements within the content management system. The user is likely responsible for implementing UI changes and ensuring visual consistency.
cmsreactforestrytinacmstina
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