Nick Staroba Frontend Developer

I am a frontend developer building scalable, accessible, and user-centric single-page applications (SPAs) with a focus on maintainability, performance, and long-term architectural health. I bring a deep understanding of frontend technologies, design systems, and UX principles, and have a track record of leading initiatives, mentoring developers, and driving frontend strategy from concept to production.

Core Technologies: JavaScript (ES6+), Jest, Github Actions, GraphQL, gRPC, Linting (Commitlint, ESLint, Prettier, Stylelint), MUI, NextJS, React, React Native, React Testing Library, REST, Storybook, CSS (JSS, SASS, Styled Components), Tailwind, TanStack (React Query, React Table), TypeScript, Vite, Webpack.

Development Practices: Accessibility (WCAG), Agile, CI/CD, Component Architecture, Design Systems, Documentation, High Fidelity Design Implementation (Figma), Shared Assets (Artifactory, NPM, Organizational Linting Packages), Tooling, Unit Testing, User Experience (UX).

Experience

Frontend Developer, Whelen Engineering

Remote, March 2023 to Present

Enterprise Frontend Applications: Led the creation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application, championing frontend best practices and design consistency, introducing a new UI stack to the project, and collaborating on a new gRPC implementation. Created a scalable component library using MUI, Storybook, and React Hook Form, enabling faster development across multiple teams.

Frontend Developer, Optum

Remote, September 2021 to March 2023

UnitedHealthcare Mobile Application: Concluded a cross-team effort to refactor UHC’s federated mobile application, introducing redesigned screens and new features for millions of users. Implemented high-impact features like claims, benefits, login, and ID cards, and built tooling for component and resource federation across micro frontends.

Frontend Developer, Independent Consulting

Remote, May 2019 to August 2021

Enterprise Frontend Applications, Consumer User Interfaces: Delivered frontend solutions for clients across industries, often taking full ownership of architecture, and feature development, while advising on accessibility, design, and UX.

Frontend Developer, Aptiv

Allen Park MI, February 2018 to May 2019

Enterprise Engineering Platform: Collaborated closely with UX to translate complex workflows into intuitive UI components for data-intensive dashboards in an enterprise analytics platform for connected vehicles.

Education

AAS in Web Design and Development
Washtenaw Community College
December 2017
BS in Technology Management (Web Development Concentration)
Eastern Michigan University
In Progress