MelanieĀ Richards
Senior Group Product Manager, Build at Webflow
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMelanie Richards is a Group Product Manager with 11 years of experience shaping web platform and design workflows, currently leading product at Webflow in Seattle. She combines hands-on front-end chops from early roles and open-source contributions (including UI work on MicrosoftEdge demos) with strategic product leadership at Netlify and Microsoft, driving developer and enterprise product unification, privacy, and accessibility improvements. Melanie pairs customer discovery and data-driven inquiry to craft visions for styling, motion, and design token scalability that directly improve business outcomes. Known for translating web standards work into practical product features, she has influenced W3C/WHATWG discussions and built cross-functional programs that boost adoption and usability. Colleagues describe her as mission-focused on empowering teams to create inclusive, distinctive web experiences while still shipping the tactical features teams need.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Melbourne High SchoolBFA Magna Cum Laude, BFA Magna Cum Laude at University of Florida
Spanish
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Github Skills (9)
html10
css10
javascript10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
graphical-user-interface9
web-development9
interface-design8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
MicrosoftEdge/JSBrowser
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
:evergreen_tree: A web browser built with JavaScript as a Windows app
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:19 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Melanie primarily contributed to the front-end development of the web browser demo pages. They focused on styling the user interface, modifying the CSS to implement a new color scheme, adjusting button padding, and enhancing the overall visual presentation. In addition, the user addressed code conflicts, fixed non-closed HTML tags, and refined the layout, including the positioning and design of the links.
javascriptwindowswindows-app
MicrosoftEdge/magic-mirror-demo
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
A :zap:Magic Mirror:zap: powered by a UWP Hosted Web App :rocket:
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 1 push, 2 comments in 18 days
Contributions summary:Melanie primarily focused on front-end development, modifying CSS and JavaScript files. Their contributions involved ensuring the correct layout display and implementing the user interface elements for the Magic Mirror demo application. This included refactoring and adding new CSS styles, and implementing functionality for the authentication process. The user also worked on implementing a feature to determine a user's emotion.
uwp
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