Resumé

James Walker

Experience

Impact across UX/UI engineering, platform delivery, and agile leadership.

2022-Present

Canopy Security - Dearborn, MI

Launched React Native apps to iOS App Store and Android Google Play Store to enable IoT vehicle security.
Implemented modular component library of 40+ components for seamless integration in React Native and React apps.
Engineered CI/CD pipeline to automate building, testing, and releasing in under 30 minutes on every MR push.
Participated in professional development events: (React Summit 2023, Chain React 2024, Remix w/Brad Westfall).

2020-2022

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, MI

Streamlined FRF design system update process reducing the turnaround time to within 1 day or less.
Paired with 20+ development teams refactoring to add testing, implement best practices, and improve app quality.
Led UI development for SDE Explorer application showcasing 30+ technologies and 5+ stacks for DevOps alignment.
Optimized responsiveness and usability of COVID-19 web survey apps within 2 days to enable Ford plant operations.

2019-2020

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, MI

Developed full-stack applications to support 100+ engineers for Software Engineer Training and PDO transformation.
Mentored 50+ developers in TDD and software craftsmanship best practices via the Software Craftsman Revolution.
Advocated for Software Craftsmanship, TDD, and Clean Code principles across PDO teams to increase adoption.
Facilitated volunteering and learning events including: (Hour of Code, Operation Good Cheer, Agile & Beyond).

2017-2019

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, MI

Introduced systems and integrated applications to enable enterprise backlog administration of 3000+ projects.
Established team norms and facilitated Agile ceremonies reducing standup and planning times by over 50%.
Instructed 4 sets of comprehensive Agile training courses covering Process, Tooling, and Mindset.
Coached 100+ colleagues on Agile process and ran community events: (Take Your Child to Work Day: Agile Game Design).

React • React Native • Design Systems • CSS • Typescript • Tailwind • Storybook • Figma

Next.js • Expo • Vercel • GCP • AWS • Apollo • GraphQL • OAuth • PostgreSQL • Firebase

CI/CD w/ E2E Testing • Jest • Detox • TDD • Gitlab CI • Github Actions • Git • i18next

Pair Programming • Mobbing • Product-Design-Engineering Collaboration

5+ years of experience crafting responsive, consistent, and accessible software experiences.

Oakland University - B.S. Information Technology