Alex Mayo

Senior Full Stack Engineer

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software development and 12 years in digital marketing and design, I specialize in creating user-centered solutions that are both functional and visually engaging.

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Extensive Experience

With over 10 years of professional experience in software development and UX/UI design, I have delivered high-quality solutions across various industries including finance, healthcare, and tech startups.

Custom Development Solutions

Expert in developing tailored front-end and back-end applications using modern frameworks like React, Vue.js, Node.js, and Laravel, ensuring seamless integration and user experience.

Successful Side Projects

Developed and launched several successful side projects including a demo API generator and productivity tools, helping to streamline processes and improve project outcomes.

Portfolio

Here are some of my most significant and favorite works as a professional.

01 Biscred: Commercial Real Estate Data Platform

Led the development and front-end architecture of Biscred, a commercial real estate data platform. This project involved integrating advanced security features and data visualization tools, which significantly improved user engagement and platform reliability.

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02 FREELABEL: AI-Powered Digital Media Ecosystem

Architected and developed FREELABEL’s digital media platform, integrating microservices and RESTful APIs to create a scalable ecosystem that handles millions of impressions monthly. Focused on enhancing user engagement and content distribution through strategic UI/UX design.

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03 Bell Helicopter: Corporate UI/UX Redesign

Led the UI/UX redesign of Bell Helicopter’s corporate website, focusing on improving user experience and SEO. The project resulted in a modern, responsive website that enhanced customer interaction and improved search engine rankings.

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04 Digital Seat Media: Interactive Sports Fan Engagement Platform

Developed high-performance Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) for Digital Seat Media, focusing on enhancing fan engagement during live sports events. The project included real-time data integration, live game streaming, and interactive features that significantly improved user experience at major sports venues.

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Experience

Below is a summary of the places I’ve worked, the roles I’ve held, and key responsibilities. With 10 years of coding experience and 12 years in digital marketing and design, I have contributed significantly across multiple domains.

Senior Lead Software Engineer

Bisnow Media (BISCRED) - Austin, TX

Aug 2021 – Present

Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive commercial real estate data platform, which aggregates and visualizes vast amounts of property data for industry professionals.
Acted as the chief front-end architect, designing and implementing user interfaces using Vue.js, Inertia.js, and Laravel, ensuring a seamless and responsive user experience.
Integrated advanced security features including Sentry for logging, Mixpanel for user analytics, and Twilio for two-factor authentication, significantly enhancing platform security and reliability.
Led the MVP development for a B2B commercial real estate data engine, focusing on an intuitive and user-friendly interface that catered to the specific needs of commercial real estate professionals.
Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams including data scientists and UX designers to ensure the seamless integration of data-rich backends with user-centric interfaces, optimizing user workflows.
Oversaw post-launch integrations with tools like Salesforce for CRM, and Elasticsearch for advanced search capabilities, significantly improving the platform's scalability and user experience.
Mentored and guided junior developers, fostering a collaborative environment that improved team productivity and led to higher quality code outputs.
Implemented continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitLab, ensuring smooth and consistent updates to the platform.

Senior Frontend Developer

Digital Seat Media - Austin, TX

July 2019 – Jan 2022

Led the development of high-performance Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) for major sports events, enhancing the fan experience by providing real-time data, live game streaming, and interactive content.
Engineered scalable front-end solutions using Vue.js, Node.js, and the JAM Stack architecture, enabling rapid and efficient delivery of content across multiple platforms.
Spearheaded the implementation of automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of real-time data during high-traffic events.
Designed and optimized user interfaces focused on fan engagement, including live player stats, interactive game features, and social media integration, using Sketch and Adobe XD.
Optimized application performance for high-traffic scenarios, leveraging AWS S3 for content delivery and caching, which resulted in a 20% reduction in load times during peak usage.
Played a key role in the expansion of the Digital Seat platform, contributing to its adoption by sports teams and venues nationwide, enhancing fan interaction and engagement.
Collaborated with back-end developers to ensure seamless data synchronization between the PWA and the server, improving the accuracy and timeliness of in-game updates.
Participated in the design and development of custom analytics dashboards for clients, providing real-time insights into user engagement and content performance.

Frontend Developer + UI/UX Designer

Travis Roofing Supply - Austin, TX

Dec 2018 – July 2019

Engineered modular, test-driven applications for managing roofing supply orders and logistics, utilizing JavaScript, Vue.js, and React within the JAM Stack framework.
Developed real-time data handling systems for inventory management and order tracking, improving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Conducted extensive UX research to inform the design of user-friendly interfaces, resulting in a significant reduction in user errors and an increase in engagement.
Collaborated with business stakeholders to align application features with business objectives, ensuring that the delivered solutions provided tangible value to the company.
Led the integration of third-party APIs, including payment processing and delivery tracking services, which streamlined the customer order process.
Prototyped and tested various UI components, gathering feedback from users and iterating on designs to achieve optimal usability.
Implemented responsive design principles, ensuring that the applications provided a seamless experience across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.

UI/UX Designer

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. - Fort Worth, TX

Oct 2016 – Apr 2017

Led the frontend redesign of Bell Helicopter's corporate website, utilizing Laravel, Vue.js, and jQuery to create a modern, responsive, and SEO-optimized web presence.
Integrated RESTful APIs and third-party services for features such as interactive product displays, customer support, and real-time data feeds, enhancing the user experience.
Conducted usability testing sessions with key stakeholders, gathering insights to refine the design and improve user interactions across the site.
Developed a comprehensive style guide and component library, ensuring consistency across all pages and facilitating future design updates.
Implemented advanced SEO strategies that improved the website’s search engine ranking, resulting in increased organic traffic and higher user engagement.
Collaborated with the engineering team to ensure that design implementations met technical requirements while maintaining a high standard of user experience.
Designed and prototyped interactive elements for product showcases, allowing potential customers to explore Bell Helicopter’s offerings in a more engaging manner.

Full Stack Developer + UI/UX Designer

FREELABEL Networks - Austin, TX

May 2014 – 2016

Led the full-stack development of FREELABEL’s digital ecosystem, including a multimedia platform that achieved over 6.7 million monthly impressions, driving significant user engagement and content distribution.
Developed and maintained the platform’s backend services using Node.js and Express, ensuring scalable and efficient handling of media uploads, streaming, and user interactions.
Transitioned the system architecture to a microservices model, integrating RESTful APIs and enabling seamless interactions between various Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and backend services.
Directed UI/UX design efforts, creating a comprehensive design system that standardized UI components across the platform, enhancing consistency and user experience.
Designed and implemented a real-time analytics dashboard, providing artists and content creators with insights into their audience engagement, stream performance, and content reach.
Collaborated with marketing teams to develop and execute digital strategies that increased brand visibility and user acquisition across social media platforms.
Continued to provide ongoing support and enhancements for the platform, ensuring it remains competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Brands

Some of the brands and companies I’ve had the pleasure to work with.