Travis Dunn
San Francisco,CA
Summary
I am a design-focused, front-end developer, who leans into the full stack. I like creative and interactive projects that are beautiful to look at and enjoyable to use.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Front-End Engineer
Madhive
09.2022 - 03.2025
- Refactored legacy code into modular React + TypeScript components, decreasing bug reports by 35% and cutting onboarding time for new engineers by 40%.
- Led the creation of a centralized design system that replaced 60+ redundant UI components, improving visual consistency and reducing frontend code by over 40%.
- Overhauled state management with a new Hooks Toolkit architecture, decreasing time-to-debug by 50% and improving app scalability.
- Optimized the ad campaign creation flow, improving UI responsiveness by 2x and cutting time-to-launch for campaigns by 30%
Senior Front-End Engineer
FanAI
11.2020 - 09.2022
- Built interactive data visualizations for sports sponsorship analytics, handling millions of rows of performance data with Highcharts.
- Reduced frontend deployment time by 20% using Google Cloud Platform CI/CD workflows.
- Designed and documented over 100 UI components in Storybook using Atomic Design, cutting development cycles by 25%.
Senior Software Engineer
Taffi
07.2019 - 11.2020
- Built and launched the initial front-end framework, enabling the company to onboard clients 2 months earlier than projected.
- Created core data structures and repositories that supported a 30% faster integration of backend features with frontend systems.
- Reduced frontend bug reports by 40% through strict TypeScript typing and component isolation.
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
KeepSurf
05.2018 - 09.2019
- Built a full-stack location-based booking system that supported hundreds of active users within 6 months of launch.
- Improved Firebase-based authentication and security logic, reducing auth-related support tickets by 50%.
- Increased conversion rate of new users by 25% through user flow optimization and frontend A/B testing.
Front-End Engineer
Macy's
01.2017 - 05.2018
- Led frontend dev for Macy’s Gift Guide campaign, reaching 20M+ monthly users and contributing to a 15% increase in seasonal revenue.
- Developed and maintained SPAs for brands like LensCrafters and Calvin Klein, resulting in 25% faster page loads across campaigns.
- Reduced support incidents by 35% through better modularization of Backbone.js components and improved frontend QA process.
Software Engineer
Robert Half Technology
08.2015 - 01.2017
- Developed frontend architecture for 20+ client websites, improving average site speed by 30% with optimized asset bundling and code splitting.
- Automated development pipelines using Grunt, saving 10+ hours/week in manual deployment and optimization tasks.
- Automated image optimization, reducing page load times by up to 30%
Front-End Engineer
MasFocus
05.2014 - 06.2015
- Developed concept, and a working model of a creative learning platform, using jQuery, HTML, and CSS
- Converted UX wireframes into responsive components that scaled across 3 device types with zero layout bugs during QA
Education
Full Stack Development Program - Java, JavaScript, React.js, Angular, Node.js
Skill Distillery
Denver, CO01.2016
Bachelor's Degree - Music Production and Engineering for Visual Media
Academy of Art
San Francisco, CA01.2015
Master's Degree - Music Technology
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA01.2011
Skills
- JavaScript
- React
- Svelte
- Redux
- Typescript
- GraphQL
- Apollo
- Python
Timeline
Front-End Engineer
Madhive
09.2022 - 03.2025
Senior Front-End Engineer
FanAI
11.2020 - 09.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Taffi
07.2019 - 11.2020
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
KeepSurf
05.2018 - 09.2019
Front-End Engineer
Macy's
01.2017 - 05.2018
Software Engineer
Robert Half Technology
08.2015 - 01.2017
Front-End Engineer
MasFocus
05.2014 - 06.2015
Full Stack Development Program - Java, JavaScript, React.js, Angular, Node.js
Skill Distillery
Bachelor's Degree - Music Production and Engineering for Visual Media
Academy of Art
Master's Degree - Music Technology
Berklee College of Music
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