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Expert in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Drupal, strongly focusing on web accessibility standards (WCAG).\n\n## Technical Skills\n\n- Front-End Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), Vue.js, Single Page Applications\n- Accessibility: WCAG 2.1, ARIA, NVDA \u0026 VoiceOver testing\n- Build \u0026 Development Tools: Node.js, Vite, Webpack, Git, LESS, PostCSS, Storybook\n- Back-End \u0026 CMS: PHP, Twig, Drupal, Drush, Composer\n\n## Professional Experience\n\n### 2007-Present: Lead Developer, Kapow, Inc.\n\nLeading all web development initiatives and maintenance for prestigious clients, including Stanford University, PBS, and major cultural institutions.\n\n- Spearheaded initiative to achieve WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across client projects, significantly improving user accessibility\n- Significantly reduced development time for new UI components through the creation of a prompt-based CLI generator tool to scaffold Drupal theme components with Storybook integration\n- Developed custom Drupal modules and themes to enhance site functionality and user experience\n- Designed and developed multiple Single Page Applications using Vue.js, creating seamless user experiences\n- Implemented Vue.js components to create interactive elements while maintaining accessibility standards\n- Reduced page load time through code optimization and implementation of best practices\n\n## Highlighted Projects\n\n### Stanford University Websites\n\nDeveloped Drupal-based enterprise websites\n\n- [Stanford Online](https://online.stanford.edu/): Implemented custom theme and modules to interact with API  \n- [Stanford Enterprise Education](https://enterpriseeducation.stanford.edu/) and [Stanford CGOE](https://cgoe.stanford.edu/): Implemented responsive design with WCAG 2.1 AA compliant interactive elements\n\n### HHMI BioInteractive Educational Web Applications\n\nProduced interactive educational web experiences with a strong focus on accessibility\n\n- Engineered intuitive, WCAG-compliant educational applications that transform complex scientific concepts into engaging learning experiences for students  \n- Created an [Interactive Video Builder](https://interactive-video-tool.biointeractive.org/) using Drupal, H5P, and Vue.js, enabling educators to build custom quizzes from HHMI’s library of educational videos  \n- [Virus Explorer](https://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/click/virus-explorer) featured in the “Places \u0026 Spaces: Mapping Science” museum exhibit at Indiana University and selected for inclusion in the upcoming book “Atlas of Macroscopes: Interactive Data Visualizations” (MIT Press)\n- [Central Dogma and Genetic Medicine](https://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/click/genetic-medicine-interactive/) BioCommunications Association: Award of Excellence (2018) and Medical Education Award (2018)\n\n### Additional Notable Clients at Kapow, Inc.\n\nWeb development for arts \u0026 education institutions\n\n- Cultural Institutions: Built accessible websites for [Los Angeles Public Library](https://www.lapl.org/), [Autry Museum of the American West](https://theautry.org/), and [Skirball Cultural Center](https://www.skirball.org/)  \n- PBS/Ken Burns Documentaries: Created web experiences for acclaimed documentaries, including *The National Parks*, *Baseball: The Tenth Inning*,*Prohibition*, *The Dustbowl*, and *The Roosevelts*  \n- PBS Science \u0026 History Documentaries:Developed sites for *Your Inner Fish*, *Seeing In The Dark*, *The Story of India*, *The Farthest*, and *The Story of China*  \n- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra \u0026 The Hollywood Bowl: Developed public-facing websites\n\n## Earlier Career Highlights\n\n- 2006-2007: Web Developer, Nelson Schmidt (Advertising Agency)  \n- 2005-2006: Freelance Web Developer  \n- 2002-2004: Lead Developer, Layer One Media  \n- 1999-2002: Lead Developer, StarkMedia  \n- 1998-1999: Web Developer, Executive Director, Inc.  \n- 1996-1998: Graphic Designer / Web Designer, Enterprise Magazines\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbryanbuchs%2Fbryanbuchs","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fbryanbuchs%2Fbryanbuchs","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbryanbuchs%2Fbryanbuchs/lists"}