Senior Web Developer
Xoom Corporation, a PayPal Company
Senior web development work focused on user experience, accessible semantic markup, JavaScript clarity, progressive enhancement, and rendering performance across screens and connections.
John Tock
Senior frontend engineer focused on fast, accessible, maintainable web interfaces.
I build frontend systems that stay fast, understandable, and usable across real screens and real network conditions.
Career record
Experience
Web UI Architect
MyNewPlace
Built a market-leading performance listing service for apartment rentals, with fast-loading pages and progressive enhancement for features including map-based apartment search.
Web Developer
Kodak EasyShare Gallery
Contributed to the Ofoto-to-Kodak Gallery web transition and development of the Kodak Mobile site.
Web Developer
S.V. Technology
Contributed to development of the LawPort intranet portal for the legal industry.
Working principles
How the work is judged
- Keep DRY code maintainable and readable.
- Build pages that remain fast across devices and network conditions.
- Favor accessible semantic markup over fragile interface tricks.
- Use progressive enhancement and unobtrusive JavaScript.
- Make interface behavior clear before making it distinctive.
Personal projects
Outside the job
PostureScope
A local-first posture monitoring application exploring live camera input, pose detection, private storage, symptom tracking, and practical desktop workflows.
Profile-isolated browser
An iOS browser concept focused on separating web profiles, preserving routing intent, and making privacy boundaries explicit in everyday browsing.
Local network tools
Small self-hosted utilities for Bonjour and mDNS service discovery, built around clear defaults, observable behavior, and low-friction local deployment.
Photography
Abstract architectural and nature photography, with attention to geometry, texture, light, and quiet composition.
Home automation
Practical home automation systems focused on reliable routines, useful sensors, local control, and clear feedback.
Microcontrollers and 3D printing
Small hardware projects combining microcontrollers, printed parts, iterative prototyping, and hands-on problem solving.
Selected skills
Skills
Frontend craft
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- User experience
- User interface
- Information architecture
Web architecture
- Progressive enhancement
- Unobtrusive JavaScript
- JavaScript libraries
- AJAX
- REST
- Web applications
Engineering practice
- Agile methodologies
- SQL
- MySQL
- Software development
- Web development
- JUnit
Contact
Start a conversation
For senior frontend and web engineering conversations, contact me on LinkedIn.
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