Philip Warkentien II

Converted from contract to full-time based on sustained impact and ownership of complex frontend systems.

• Drove platform-level SEO and performance improvements, delivering measurable LCP (~0.8s reduction), FCP, and CLS (~0) gains through system-wide frontend optimizations.
• Designed and implemented a scalable image handling strategy (local + CDN), including dynamic sizing, lazy loading, fetch priority, and abstractions; reduced image payloads by 100×+ (e.g., 124MB → 1MB).
• Delivered and evolved high-traffic UI surfaces, balancing UX, accessibility, performance, and engineering constraints—often contributing as both UI Designer and UI Engineer when designs were not fully defined.
• Resolved long-standing frontend reliability issues impacting SEO and UX, including routing duplication, missing location metadata, and SEO-safe 404 handling.
• Built complex, reusable frontend components, including animated SVG gauges, an accessible tethered Tooltip, and a lightweight Charting Library (without D3).
• Developed Node.js auditing tools for image optimization and performance validation, enabling repeatable, data-driven improvements.
• Contributed to the Design System via documented patterns, /design pages, READMEs, and test-as-documentation examples.
• Served as a frontend Subject Matter Expert (SME) for images, SVG, animation, CSS edge cases, accessibility, and performance, providing high-impact code reviews and architectural guidance.

• Senior UI Consultant and Design System Lead for Apple, building data-intensive UIs (APR. 2024 - JAN. 2025)
• Tackling short to mid-term UI Engineering projects, connecting Design and Engineering teams.
• Implemented the base responsive UI and design system for Closer and Forward.
• Debugged and developed complex interactive UI and animations for Terra, Stakwe, and Wet Fish.

• Served as the Checkout team's primary consultant for localization initiatives, including translation management and resolving a persistent component issue for the German market, resulting in a comprehensive solution that enhanced localization processes.
• Routinely proposed UI improvements and feature changes, identifying potential impact to maintain and improve user interface standards.
• Applied Scrum methodologies and best practices to drive team alignment and collaboration, resulting in the persistent progression and completion of project tasks.
• Pioneered the improvement of top-of-funnel metrics, presenting insight-driven proposals to senior management that would increase top-of-funnel by 600%.