Justin Herrera

Senior Web Developer

Overview

With ~20 years of development experience, I have deployed various applications and websites in agency and corporate settings. I believe in clean, performant and a maintainable codebase without compromising friendly UI/UX experiences. I prefer a collaborative process between designers, developers, QA testers and managers to produce high-quality work.

Skills

  • Frontend: AJAX, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript (ES6), jQuery, Responsive, SASS/SCSS, TypeScript, UI/UX, XML, WCAG 2.x
  • Backend: .Net, C#, JSON, MySQL, Object-Oriented, PHP, PostgreSQL
  • Frameworks: Blazor, Entity, React, Vue, WordPress
  • Build Tools: Grunt, Gulp, NPM, Vite, Webpack
  • Misc: Adobe Creative Cloud, Assembla, Figma, GitLab, GitHub, Jira, Storybook

Employment

CommIT Enterprises, Inc  -  Senior Software Engineer 10/2025–Present

  • Architected apps and features to establish patterns for other developers to implement in future iterations.
  • Collaborated with internal and external teams to maintain consistent look, feel and functionality.
  • Assisted junior developers, QA Testers and leads via paired-programming, code reviews, and ticket management.
  • Engaged in Agile SCRUM practices which incorporated the Software Development Life Cycle.

TRISTAR, Inc  -  Software Developer IV 03/2023–03/2025

  • Upheld and exceeded government standards while maintaining internal standards across many applications.
  • Adapted to mid-project pivot to C#, Blazor, Razor and Entity Frameworks.
  • Maintained and created integration and unit tests.
  • Assumed UI/UX and frontend leadership responsibilities including documenting standards.
  • Obtained CompTIA Security+ Certification and Security Clearance and maintained annual DoD required training.

Indigo Slate  -  Senior UI Developer 03/2022–08/2022

  • Animated graphics and interactions with CSS and JS to enhance the user experience of websites.
  • Deployed continuously integrated applications utilizing both Vue 2 and Vue 3.
  • Led team discussions focused on accessibility, standards and process.

Verndale  -  Senior Frontend Engineer 09/2021–01/2022

  • Created both custom and library-based modules utilizing React and TypeScript.
  • Ensured complex features were cross-browser, ADA compliant and mobile friendly.

Aware Web  -  Senior Web Developer 10/2013–03/2019

  • Implemented processes around design, development, hand-off and project management patterns.
  • Developed a dozen highly customizable plugins used on many projects.
  • Nurtured and matured client relationships that spanned multiple years and projects.
  • Coordinated team members and their skills across projects to improve project efficiency.
  • Mentored and trained team members on industry best practices across features and implementations.
  • Managed multiple clients and projects while maintaining varying timelines.
  • Supported continued development of front-end frameworks using valid HTML5 and CSS3.

Capella University  -  Web Developer 09/2012–04/2013

  • Evolved JSP portlets utilizing JavaScript and jQuery best practices.
  • Optimized performance for high-traffic intranet that required dynamic data driven features.
  • Coordinated progress with the team in order to address and prioritize road blocks or potential problems.

Azul 7  -  Web Developer 04/2011–08/2012

  • Built custom themes and features for WordPress sites.
  • Assisted third-party developers with optimized interfaces to implement in .NET.

Salt Creative  -  Interactive Developer 03/2009–03/2011

  • Decreased site-load times while increasing search engine optimization on multiple websites.
  • Worked effectively and shared ideas with the team to provide high quality client service.

Education & Achievements

The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Science in Web Design & Interactive Media

10/2005–12/2008