Will Barbee (William Barbee)

Sr. UI Developer

• Core contributor to Shidoka, an open-source, framework-agnostic component library built in Lit, serving applications across a 70,000+ employee enterprise
• Architect and ship production components with a focus on accessibility, performance, and developer experience
• Design component APIs that reduce cognitive load and align with developer mental models, informed by psychology background
• Collaborate with multinational team of designers and engineers to evolve the system
• Drive developer adoption through documentation, migration guides, and direct support

Independent Consultant

• Maintain long-term client relationships, including a 7-year engagement building web presence for a growing small business
• Full-stack delivery: design, development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance
• React/Next.js applications, static sites, and custom solutions tailored to client needs

Sr. UI Developer

• Acquisition hire to support transition of Ad Remover product to new team
• Knowledge transfer and codebase documentation for incoming developers

Co-founder, Sr. UI Developer & Designer

• Co-founded and built front-end for a paid ad-blocking product from inception through acquisition
• Architected multi-framework monorepo (Angular, Vue.js/Nuxt, KnockoutJS) using Lerna
• Owned UX/UI design in Sketch and Figma; designed HTML email campaigns and Google ad templates
• Designed and analyzed A/B tests to optimize conversion and user experience