Designer ยท Front-End Developer
Design that moves business forward.
Designer and front-end developer. I design it, then I build it.
Additional case studies and earlier client engagements.
From component spec to shipped markup.
I write the SCSS and the template it renders, not just the Figma file. This is a representative pattern, not code pulled from a specific client project.
.availability-toggle {
display: inline-flex;
gap: $space-2xs;
padding: $space-2xs;
background: $surface-2;
border-radius: $radius-pill;
&__option {
@include button-reset;
padding: $space-xs $space-sm;
border-radius: $radius-pill;
font: $type-label-sm;
color: $ink-muted;
transition: background $motion-fast, color $motion-fast;
&:hover { color: $ink; }
&--active {
background: $surface-1;
color: $ink;
box-shadow: $shadow-sm;
}
}
}
.availability-dot {
$size: 6px;
display: inline-block;
width: $size;
height: $size;
border-radius: 50%;
background: $brand-accent;
&--muted { background: $border-subtle; }
}<%# Scoped to @selected_type; each option still renders its
own dot so switching types never requires a re-render. %>
<div class="availability-toggle" role="tablist" aria-label="Tour type">
<% @options.each do |option| %>
<button
type="button"
role="tab"
class="availability-toggle__option
<%= 'availability-toggle__option--active' if option.selected? %>"
aria-selected="<%= option.selected? %>"
data-action="click->availability-toggle#select"
data-availability-toggle-type-param="<%= option.type %>"
>
<%= option.label %>
<% if option.has_availability?(@selected_date) %>
<span class="availability-dot"></span>
<% else %>
<span class="availability-dot availability-dot--muted"></span>
<% end %>
</button>
<% end %>
</div>Representative pattern illustrating the approach โ not verbatim client source.
The best design decisions happen at the intersection of deep user empathy and clear business thinking. I work in that space.
โ Michaela Hoffman
Research, design,
and code.
I'm the person who does both halves, design it, then build it, so nothing gets lost in the handoff. 8+ years in fintech, government, and travel taught me to work in the messy part first, figuring out what a product actually needs to be, before I ever touch a pixel or a component.
Then I take it all the way through, UI, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails, so what ships is what got designed.
Let's build something meaningful.
I design it, then I build it. I'm looking for a principal product design or design engineering role where I keep doing both. Let's talk.

