Hi, I'm Crystal.
I build enterprise-scale React applications,and I care just as much about how it looks as how it works.
Projects
Here are some examples of how I combine technical expertise, user-centered design, and a growth mindset to build products.
Weather.com Premium Subscriptions
Led frontend development for Weather.com's Premium Subscriptions product, a new revenue stream offering advanced weather features and an ad-free experience.
Samsung One UI Integration
Created optimized weather.com experience specifically for Samsung devices, aligning with Samsung's One UI design system to deliver native-feeling weather information to users.
Baldie Con
Baldie Con is the world's premier celebration of bald excellence, a four-day experience in Atlanta bringing together women to embrace confidence, community, and culture.
The Village at Cobblestone Community Hub
A premium, high-performance web application designed for a neighborhood community in Woodstock, Georgia, serving as a centralized digital ecosystem for residents to access HOA documents, local service recommendations, and real-time community updates.
Cherokee County Animal Shelter
A fully redesigned, accessible website for Cherokee County's animal shelter, built to meet a federal accessibility deadline, reunite residents with their pets, and give the shelter's real story the platform it deserved.
Other Projects
Experimental apps, ongoing work, and other contributions
Liquid Prep
Helping farmers optimize water usage
Fun stuff
Little projects I built just because...
On Sight
A curated guide to essential Black cinema. It's a frictionless discovery platform that organizes 300+ films by era, region, and vibe with real-time streaming availability.
Luma Weather
A lightweight weather app built to experiment with modern weather APIs. Inspired by many years working at The Weather Channel, this project leans into a cute, friendly UI while keeping things simple.
Tech Stack
My preferred tools and technologies for building digital products
Frontend & Frameworks
Core
Styling
Backend & Content
Runtime
CMS
APIs
Database
Tools & Quality
Build Tools
Testing
Design
Accessibility
Experience
16+ years building for the web
Senior Software Engineer
The Weather Company (IBM) • Atlanta, GA
- Drove frontend development on Premium Subscriptions product, scaling to 860,000 paid subscribers
- Partnered with Samsung designers to optimize UI for One UI device integration
- Helped establish the comprehensive component library in StorybookJS that improved development consistency and reuse across teams
- Maintained WCAG 2.2 AA compliance across all features, leveraging IBM accessibility certification
- Participated in code reviews and knowledge sharing, maintaining code quality standards across the team
Software Engineer
The Weather Company (IBM) • Atlanta, GA
- Built React and TypeScript UI components for forecast pages serving millions of daily users
- Contributed to large-scale AngularJS-to-React migration, modernizing the frontend architecture
- Led frontend development for Hurricane Central (2015), a high-traffic feature during major weather events
- Co-developed 'My Friend's Weather' with Facebook API integration, expanding social engagement
- Delivered responsive components supporting tens of millions of daily users across devices
Volunteer Work
Liquid Prep – IBM Call for Code
Volunteer Frontend Engineer
- Contributed frontend development to an open-source Angular mobile app helping small-scale farmers optimize water usage in drought-prone regions.
- Built UI components with low-connectivity environments and non-technical users in mind.
- Mentored a Texas A&M senior capstone team through code reviews, Angular best practices, and real-world development workflows.
IBM Women in Technology
Marketing & Technology Chair
- Served a two-year term supporting women in technical and non-technical roles through IBM's WIT Business Resource Group.
- Designed and maintained the WIT intranet platform, produced digital and print marketing materials, and mentored middle and high school girls through IBM's job shadow program.
About
Get to know me a bit better
I enjoy building interfaces that are scalable, accessible, and make complex things feel simple.
With 17 years of experience crafting web applications at scale, I bring a balance of technical depth and design sensibility to every project.
From shipping features to tens of millions of daily users at weather.com to nonprofit platforms and passion projects, I create digital experiences that perform at scale and feel great to use.
I'm based in Atlanta, available for remote/hybrid work, and open to the right full-time opportunity.
Core Values
Let's Connect
I'm always open to discussing new opportunities and interesting projects.