Mike Spencer

UX & Web Accessibility Expert & Consultant

Hi! I'm a UX and web accessibility expert, UX/UI designer, front-end engineer, and consultant with nearly two decades of experience.

Services

I'm available for consulting, freelance projects, or contracts. If you're interested working with me, please contact me on LinkedIn.

Consulting

I have focused on user experience and web accessibility for my entire career. I am available for UX and web accessibility design reviews, code reviews, and testing.

Freelance

I have years of experience designing and building websites, mobile apps, and web applications for businesses in many sectors. I am available for website design and build projects.

Contract

Have a project that needs a UX specialist to round out the team? I have worked on many teams in my career, have years of experience with Agile methodologies, and have excellent project management and communication skills.

Work Samples

I created a custom design system and component library for an enterprise solution in the manufacturing sector. This included color palettes, typography, and many UI controls.

Experience

I've been working in the UX field since earning a B.S. in Digital Media Arts from Canisius University in 2006. From the beginning, I've had a strong focus on designing user-focused and accessible interfaces and coding them to the highest standards. I am very well versed in semantic HTML, CSS (as well as SCSS), and JavaScript (including several modern frameworks).

Positions

Sr. UI Developer
EmergenceTek Group, September 2024 — Present
Sr. UX Engineer
Quadrant Biosciences, May 2021 — July 2024
Solutions Engineer
HealtheConnections, October 2019 — May 2021
Sr. UX/UI Engineer
Pointman, September 2016 — October 2019
Web Developer, Sr. Web Developer, Web Development Manager, UX Engineer
Algonquin, January 2007 — September 2016
Web Designer/Developer
Deelicious Web Design, June — December 2006

Strengths

Attention to detail, problem solving, creativity, oral and written communication, project management, teamwork/collaboration, knowledge sharing, empathy

Languages

HTML, CSS/LESS/SCSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Git, XML/RSS, XSLT/XPath, PHP, MySQL

Libraries, Frameworks, & Platforms

Angular, AngularJS, Vue.js, React, jQuery, WordPress, Bootstrap, TailwindCSS, Material Design

Standards

HTML 5, CSS 3, WCAG 2, Section 508, ADA

User Behavior Analysis

Google Analytics, Pendo, DataDog, Plausible

Design Tools

Figma, Sketch, Balsamiq, Adobe Creative Suite

About Me

I live in Western New York with my familiy. In my free time, I enjoy gardening, birding, hiking, cooking, reading, traveling, and spending time with family.