Ollie Kavanagh
Lead UI Design & Front-End Engineer at Mixlr
Val-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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SeniorOllie Kavanagh is a Lead UI Design and Front-End Engineer with 14 years of experience crafting responsive web apps, interactive interfaces, and casual games from concept through production. Based in Val-des-Monts/Ottawa, he blends hands-on design and front-end development—currently leading UI at Mixlr while co-founding and building Water Rangers and running freelance studio OK Design. His background as a creative director and senior designer shows deep experience managing teams, client relationships, and technical processes across iOS/Android and web projects. Ollie thrives at the intersection of design and code, turning wireframes and prototypes into polished, usable products while maintaining a strong emphasis on brand and user experience. A long track record of small-agency and startup work means he brings both strategic thinking and pragmatic execution to complex UI problems.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
English
Github Skills (168)
npm-package10
react-mapbox-gl10
google-maps10
highlighting10
netlify-cms10
jquery10
slide10
snap10
middleman10
cross-platform10
android10
static-site10
ios10
react-native10
scrolling10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
olliekav/dj.olliekav.com
Jun 2019 - Jan 2023
Little experimental Preact SPA to showcase my DJ mixes
Contributions:118 commits, 10 PRs, 170 pushes in 3 years 7 months
react-spareactshowcasespamusic-player
olliekav/hiphopquoted.com
Jun 2012 - Oct 2022
Hip Hop Quotes brought to life with Web Typography
Contributions:312 commits, 162 pushes, 13 branches in 10 years 6 months
hip-hopcssjavascripthopquotes
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