Mark Polak
Brooklyn
Summary
I'm a dynamic Senior/Lead Front-End Software Engineer innovating at the intersection of User Experience and front-end technology's transformative landscape. My passion for design, interaction, and optimization drives my fluidity in leading across multiple projects and workstreams. I manage by mentoring, communicating coding details, guiding team efforts, and allowing individual skill sets to inform a collective vision.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior/Lead Software Engineer
Associated Press
04.2024 - Current
- Led a team of software engineers to successfully complete projects within deadlines, ensuring high-quality end products.
- Designed, coded, tested, and debugged web apps using agile development practices.
- Streamlined codebase for increased efficiency with regular refactoring and optimization efforts.
- Worked collaboratively with product stakeholders to resolve technical roadblocks.
Senior/Lead JavaScript Engineer
Advance Local
10.2020 - 04.2024
- Built solutions in a React-based environment of various news sites for diverse news outlets
- Developed themed sites for news organizations with specific delivery requirements
- Integrated front-end architecture with data from back-end CMS
- Led team with developers both on and off shore on delivering high-quality websites for publishing affiliates
- Implemented Google Tag Manager to manage and deploy marketing and analytics tags
- Used Google Analytics to track website traffic and user behavior
Studio Lead/Front-End Architect
Deloitte Digital
05.2019 - 09.2020
- Architected solutions in React/Redux-based environment for high-end retail client's customer-facing sites
- Integrated Front End Architecture using data from back-end services
- Led team comprised of developers both on and off shore
- Created templates for customizable components using AEM
- Increased website conversion rate by X% by optimizing page load times with Next.js
- Implemented Google Tag Manager to manage and deploy Google Analytics to track website traffic and user behavior
Senior/Lead Software Engineer
SapientRazorfish
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Engineered solutions using React/Redux-based environment for client's customer-facing sites
- Maintained code in a private Git repository
- Architected front-end solutions with Content Management Solutions (i.e., AEM, etc.)
- Used AEM to create templates for responsive websites
- Improved SEO by implementing static site generation with Next.js
- Developed reusable React components for a complex user interface, promoting code maintainability
- Engineered solutions using React/Redux-based environment for high-traffic, e-commerce site
- Provided set-up and maintenance using Continuous Integration and delivery tools, such as Jenkins, Travis, and Concourse
- Maintained code in a private Git repository
- Evaluated and incorporated third-party code into existing code lease for a seamless user experience
- Architected front-end solutions via Cloud-based technologies (i.e., AWS, etc.)
Senior Front End Engineer
HBC Digital
06.2011 - 06.2017
- Engineered solutions using React/Redux-based environment for high-traffic, e-commerce site
- Provided set-up and maintenance using Continuous Integration and delivery tools, such as Jenkins, Travis, and Concourse
- Maintained code in a private Git repository
- Evaluated and incorporated third-party code into existing code lease for a seamless user experience
- Architected front-end solutions via Cloud-based technologies (i.e., AWS, etc.)
Senior/Lead Presentation Level Engineer
Razorfish
08.2010 - 06.2011
- Engineered solutions to personalize user interaction with a team of back-end developers and functional analysts based on previous user activity
- Managed user-facing, client website development using Javascript, HTML5, and CSS3; Agile development with SVN and Jira
- Led team of developers who created and maintained presentation layer solutions to meet client needs and enhance user experience
- Developed iOS web apps using HTML5, CSS3, and JS
- Using AEM, created templates for websites that evolve depending on content input
- Integrated front-end code with clients' servers and back-end code
- Worked with the Design team to deliver high-quality websites to clients
- Integrated full-unit test coverage for the codebase
- Constructed and maintained new front-end solutions to meet client requirements
- Built MVC websites using Angular JS
- Built Native iOS apps using React Native
Senior Software Engineer
Digitas
08.2006 - 06.2011
- Was responsible for building client websites using Javascript, DHTML, XML, JSON, and CSS
- Oversaw builds from other developers and provided analysis of project deliverables
- Integrated front-end code with clients' servers and back-end code
- Worked with clients to provide support throughout various phases of product build
- Worked with Design team to deliver the high-quality websites to clients
- Created new JavaScript libraries based on jQuery for various interactive modules
- Implemented and maintained new front-end solutions to meet clients' needs
Lead Front End Developer
Focus Features
10.2009 - 10.2010
User Interface Engineer
IMG Media
02.2008 - 10.2009
Web Developer
MLB.com
08.2006 - 02.2008
Web Developer
AOL
08.2005 - 06.2006
Web Developer
The Economist Group
11.2004 - 06.2005
Front End Developer
Time Inc
05.2003 - 11.2004
Web Developer
Chelsea Piers
04.2003 - 05.2003
Independent Consultant
iNEXTV
04.2001 - 03.2002
Web Developer
Platinion/BCG
02.2000 - 08.2000
Skills
- HTML
- JavaScript
- MVC
- Angular/JS
- React
- Redux
- Nextjs
- Handlebars
- React Native
- XHTML
- XML
- CSS
- LESS
- Sass
- Grunt
- Gulp
- Webpack
- Node
- PHP
- Python
- Java
- Perl
- CGI
- Net
- SQL
- Sketch
- Adobe Photoshop
Timeline
Senior/Lead Software Engineer
Associated Press
04.2024 - Current
Senior/Lead JavaScript Engineer
Advance Local
10.2020 - 04.2024
Studio Lead/Front-End Architect
Deloitte Digital
05.2019 - 09.2020
Senior/Lead Software Engineer
SapientRazorfish
05.2018 - 05.2019
Senior Front End Engineer
HBC Digital
06.2011 - 06.2017
Senior/Lead Presentation Level Engineer
Razorfish
08.2010 - 06.2011
Lead Front End Developer
Focus Features
10.2009 - 10.2010
User Interface Engineer
IMG Media
02.2008 - 10.2009
Senior Software Engineer
Digitas
08.2006 - 06.2011
Web Developer
MLB.com
08.2006 - 02.2008
Web Developer
AOL
08.2005 - 06.2006
Web Developer
The Economist Group
11.2004 - 06.2005
Front End Developer
Time Inc
05.2003 - 11.2004
Web Developer
Chelsea Piers
04.2003 - 05.2003
Independent Consultant
iNEXTV
04.2001 - 03.2002
Web Developer
Platinion/BCG
02.2000 - 08.2000
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