Ross Howard-jones
Founding Designer at Durable
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolRoss Howard-jones is a founding designer and product-focused design leader with 12 years in tech, currently shaping early-stage product and brand at Durable from Vancouver. He has scaled design teams and shipped polished consumer and B2B experiences at companies like Shopify and Bench, bringing a blend of UI craftsmanship, front-end implementation, and product strategy. His background spans startup founding and acquisition (Strutta) to enterprise commerce and analytics, which gives him a pragmatic sense for design that drives business outcomes. An active front-end contributor to open-source projects such as LoopBack’s site, he pairs HTML/CSS refactors with visual system thinking to improve usability and polish. Known for accountability, attention to detail and a grounded sense of humour, Ross brings heart and practical rigor to cross-functional teams. He also draws on a creative foundation in animation and new media, which informs his strong visual and interaction instincts.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
3D Modeling & Animation, 3D Modeling & Animation at Capilano UniversityBritish Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
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Github Skills (7)
html10
css10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
javascript9
responsive-design9
ellipsis6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
loopbackio/loopback.io
Sep 2014 - Mar 2015
LoopBack project site - now with documentation!
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 3 PRs, 5 pushes in 5 months
Contributions summary:Ross primarily focused on front-end development, as evidenced by the numerous changes to HTML and CSS files. They were responsible for refactoring existing CSS, adjusting layout elements, and implementing new UI components, including modifications to the navigation and customer callout sections. The commits indicate a focus on improving the visual appearance, structure, and user experience of the LoopBack project site.
loopback
rosshj/baseline
Oct 2013 - Oct 2014
Contributions:39 commits, 1 comment in 1 year
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