senior ux engineer and web accessibility advocate …and former rock star

really glad you asked. “basher” is an old school nickname that's pretty much stuck. For many years I was an aspiring rock star, thrashing my drums on sweaty stages for many bands, but mainly for UK rockers bushbaby.

As a sideline, I combined my artistic creativity and background in computers by building websites for local bands, teaching myself the fundamentals of web design, and experiencing the joys of browser testing in IE5 and Netscape!

But I've left those “hobbyist” days far behind me…

since 2007, I have been a full-time web developer, specialising in user interfaces, web accessibility and design systems.

I really enjoy solving technical problems to deliver rich and performant user experiences to as many people as possible, irrespective of their abilities or situation.

I'm also passionate about keeping things simple—by leveraging the native web platform whenever possible, ideally within the context of a design system, to improve code quality and overall developer experience.

to put it simply, a UX engineer is a front-end developer who understands design thinking and design principles—bridging the gap between designers and developers.

UX engineers often focus on the technical aspects of design systems—prototyping, building re-usable & accessible UI components, and establishing robust CSS architectures.