Mike Masey
Lead Dog at Huskey Ltd
Gillingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Masey is a Lead Dog and full-stack .NET/Umbraco specialist with over a decade of experience helping organisations launch and improve digital products right the first time. He blends consultancy, facilitation, and hands-on development to give teams clear direction and reliable delivery from idea to launch, with accessibility and sustainability baked in from day one. A 7-time Umbraco MVP, co-founder of the Umbraco Accessibility Guild, and co-organiser of Umbraco Accessibility Awareness Day, he drives community change as well as code. His open-source contributions to the flagship Umbraco CMS focus on front-end accessibility and UX—improving keyboard navigation, semantic markup, and component behaviour across core UI areas. Mike has a track record working with charities, public sector and commercial clients, and brings a practical, user-centered approach informed by real-world constraints. Based in Gillingham, England, he pairs creative roots in music production and live sound with technical craft, which often shows in his attention to user experience and collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Music Production and Digital Media, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Music Production and Digital Media at Canterbury Christ Church UniversityHenley College
Github Skills (11)
accessibility10
umbraco10
cms10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design9
html9
css9
dotnet-core4
asp-net-core4
csharp4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
umbraco/Umbraco-CMS
Jan 2018 - Oct 2022
Umbraco is a free and open source .NET content management system helping you deliver delightful digital experiences.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 33 commits, 36 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily focused on improving the accessibility and user experience of the Umbraco CMS front-end. Their commits include adding and refining focus states for keyboard navigation, particularly for UI elements like the top header, media grid, and grid editor. They also worked on UI component enhancements such as the icon picker, tabbed navigation, and list view, adding better semantic markup and moving elements to improve accessibility.
cmscontent-management-systemheadless-cmsaspumbraco
MMasey/Umbraco-CMS
Jul 2018 - Nov 2024
The simple, flexible and friendly ASP.NET CMS used by more than 400.000 websites
Contributions:102 pushes, 48 branches, 20 tags in 6 years 4 months
cmsasp-net-mvcaspasp-net-core-mvcasp-net
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