Michael Mele

Frontend Developer

chellm.dev@gmail.comPhoenix, AZ

Experience

Frontend Engineer

2025 – Present
Heads Up Healthheadsuphealth.com

Developing data-driven components and workflows for healthcare organizations using JavaScript, CSS, and Ruby within a Ruby on Rails application.

  • Developed branded dashboards for 20+ organizations using CSS and ERB templates.
  • Engineered modular UI components to display calculated health metrics for thousands of users.
  • Built dynamic clinical forms using a JSON-based framework and embedded Ruby logic.
  • Followed Agile sprints using Jira; contributed via Git branching, commits, and code reviews.

Frontend Developer (Internship)

2024
Cosmic Intelligencem87ai.com

Frontend development internship at a fast-paced startup focused on UI construction and performance optimization using React and modern tooling.

  • Constructed modular React components with Hooks and Context API, reducing dev time by 15%.
  • Improved performance with RESTful API integration and streamlined error handling.
  • Crafted responsive, accessible interfaces from Figma designs using modern CSS.
  • Diagnosed performance issues with DevTools, React Profiler, and Lighthouse, reducing load times by 10%.

Software Engineer / Founder

2023 – Present
Split Keyssplitkeys.co

Founder and operator of an e-commerce business specializing in custom mechanical keyboards, responsible for development, SEO, and technical performance.

  • Managed end-to-end operations including product sourcing and order fulfillment.
  • Enhanced Shopify storefront using custom Liquid templates, JavaScript, and CSS.
  • Improved SEO through metadata and image optimization, increasing organic visibility.
  • Performed Lighthouse audits and resolved bugs to maintain site performance.

Technical Skills

Tech Stack

JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Tailwind
React
Next.js

Tools & Libraries

GSAP
GSAP
MongoDB
WebSockets
WebSockets
Node.js
Node.js
Git
Git
Shopify

Core Strengths

Responsive Design
UI Optimization
State Management
Debugging
E-commerce

Certifications

Frontend Engineer Program

03/2023
Codecademy| Online

Completed comprehensive Front-End Software Engineering Program