Matt Reynolds

A Next.js website designed and built with Tailwind CSS and React-query for a super-prime property agency based in London, deployed to Netlify. The front end pulls data from a CMS I created using Strapi, connected to a Postgres DB hosted at Railway. The client's data is stored on a property CRM, so I built a custom Strapi plug-in to enable manual data syncing between their CRM and the website back end to avoid the API charges imposed by their 3rd-party CRM. Integrated with the Google Maps API to display custom-styled maps for each property.

I was one of the leading front-end developers on a global, high-investment eCommerce website built using Next.js and TypeScript on the front end and integrating with REST APIs on a Python back end.
I was in charge of implementing new features, reviewing code from other developers, contributing to architectural decisions, and regular maintenance and improvement of the codebase.

Participated as the principal front-end developer on a small Agile team tasked with building a large portfolio site for an international company. The site was developed using the Roots WordPress stack leveraging ACF and deployed to testing, staging, and production environments to sync with QA, stakeholders, and end users. It incorporated functional and highly reusable template components to give it a modular feel and added strong graphical elements across the pages.

A static brochure site for a large multinational medical communications company. I was the sole developer working from a set of PDFs with a deadline of just four weeks. I used strong imagery and subtle interactive elements to lead the visitor through the site and highlight key factors about the business.

A two-part website built for the Royal Shakespeare Company to drive ticket sales and provide an entry point for their first interactive virtual performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Finished during the pandemic to a tight deadline, this was a visually stunning body of work that comprised a ticketing and information website and a separate virtual "lobby" website. Interactive "fireflies" and animated backgrounds were created using Lottie files, adding a unique feel to the site.

I led a team of three developers driving the ticketing site with a major focus on accessibility, incorporating features like high contrast mode and image and animation removal for visually impaired users.

A Next.js site built for a small local business using WordPress as a headless CMS to allow the client to handle content updates easily. I designed and built the site using a combination of WordPress and ACF to generate data from the WordPress API to be consumed by the front end built using Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and React Query.