Regis Gaughan
Staff Software Engineer at Google
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolRegis Gaughan is a Staff Software Engineer in Boston with 12 years of experience blending front-end engineering and multimedia design into accessible, standards-driven web experiences. At Google since 2014, he brings a precision hand-coded approach—from HTML/CSS/JS to PHP and Actionscript—grounded in strong usability and SEO instincts developed over a long freelance and agency career. He was a senior web developer at Springpad and led creative services at Vantage Learning, demonstrating an ability to move between creative direction and production engineering. A self-taught tinkerer and active open-source contributor, Regis added and refined amp-audio support within the widely used AMP HTML project, ensuring secure, performant audio playback and natural layout behavior. He combines visual design tools (Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash) with solid backend skills (MySQL/Postgres/MSSQL), making him effective across the full stack. Notably, his background in multimedia gives him a distinct edge in crafting interactive, media-rich interfaces that stay true to web standards.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Penn State University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
ampl10
web-components10
google-amp10
front-end-development10
html10
amp-html10
testing9
css9
google-chrome-extension6
google-chrome6
dom6
clearinterval6
angularjs6
css-selectors6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ampproject/amphtml
Sep 2015 - Oct 2015
The AMP web component framework.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:18 commits in 20 days
Contributions summary:Regis's primary contribution involves adding and modifying the `amp-audio` component within the AMP HTML framework. They implemented the `amp-audio` tag, incorporating audio playback functionality using the HTML5 `<audio>` element, including attributes, sources, and layout considerations. Further work was performed on implementing proper dimensions and natural layout for `amp-audio` element, and the component was then migrated to the `extensions` directory. The user also ensured the audio sources used secure protocols.
web-componentscomponent-frameworkframeworkwebcomponentsweb-component
rgthree/rgthree-comfy
Aug 2023 - Apr 2025
Making ComfyUI more comfortable!
Contributions:1 release, 17 reviews, 11 PRs in 1 year 7 months
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