Amberley Romo

About Me

Work Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

   07/2018 – Present

   GatsbyJS · Remote (Based in Austin, TX)

   Gatsby is a free and open source framework based on React that helps developers build blazing fast websites and apps.

   • Champion accessibility in collaboration with engineers from teams across the org, including Gatsby Cloud (commercial platform team), Gatsby Core (OSS ecosystem team), Dev Rel, and Product Marketing.
   • Develop frontend features using Gatsby, React, Typescript, GraphQL / Apollo Client, Emotion, Theme-UI and more.
   • Collaborate across product, design, frontend, backend, and infra teams.
   • Defined accessibility shipping standards for the Gatsby Cloud frontend team, complementing the company-wide shipping standards.
   • Collaborated to introduce automated accessibility testing in CI to our existing processes to avoid regressions of programmatically identifiable a11y errors.
   • Significantly reworked the official Gatsby tutorial, notably adding a “Part Zero” focused on pre-requisites for development to lower the barrier to entry for new developers, and developers new to the JavaScript ecosystem.
   • Led the documentation effort for updates, migration guides, and new documentation related to the v2 major release.
   • Gave conference talks on various topics around Gatsby and the Jamstack ecosystem.

2. Software Developer (Frontend)

   08/2016 – 07/2018

   StreamMe · Austin, TX

   StreamMe was a livestreaming service for content creators.

   • Designed and developed front-end features for a video livestreaming application built with Node.js, React, SCSS, and HTML.
   • Contributed to various internal NPM packages.

3. Technical Project Manager

   09/2014 – 10/2015

   Social Driver · Washington, DC

   Social Driver is a digital agency based in Washington, DC, building strategic solutions for social media, websites, and digital marketing.

   • Managed the conceptualization, design, and development of software/ web development projects, serving as primary liaison between clients and the production team.
   • Wrote project roadmaps, created and managed project timelines and budgets, and converted technical requirements into prioritized issues for a cross-functional team of strategists, designers and developers, tracking progress and completion.
   • Managed client meetings, from kickoff to project delivery, and provided training and project documentation.
   • Scoped and crafted responses to RFPs, created change orders, expanded existing accounts and engaged new business.
   • Championed a focus on web accessibility best practices.

4. Web Producer

   06/2013 – 08/2014

   The Arc of the United States · Washington, DC

   The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

   • Designed, built new sites, and maintained all site properties (and content) using content management systems BlackBaud NetCommunity and WordPress.
   • Built and managed The Arc’s overall social media presence through social platforms, including strategy, messaging and analytics.
   • Coordinated, created, sent and tracked analytics for email marketing campaigns.
   • Oversaw the life of web content, website accessibility, search engine optimization, and relationships with outside online services vendors.
   • Provided support to the staff of various projects and initiatives of The Arc to ensure fulfillment of funder expectations.

5. Brand Coordinator

   01/2011 – 06/2013

   The Arc of the United States · Washington, DC

   • Implemented the national rebranding of a top non-profit by coordinating the brand licensing of (and overall adoption by) 300+ affiliates, and provided ongoing support of their individual implementation needs.
   • Functioned as an information hub for guidance on best usage of the brand to support The Arc’s new brand promise and vision, and to support achievement of overall business goals for the brand.
   • Drove over 700 affiliated chapters’ understanding of appropriate usage of brand by providing informational support materials and individual assistance.
   • Maintained and provided logos, images, art and other elements of the brand for use by vendors, designers, chapters, etc.
   • Developed a variety of branded materials consistent with the brand style guide for internal and external use.
   • Assisted with the oversight of non-conforming use of brand elements and copyright violations.

Education

1. Software Engineering

   01/2016 – 04/2016

   Hack Reactor · Austin, TX

2. Bachelor, Public Communication

   08/2008 – 05/2012

   American University · Washington, DC

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