Hi, I'm

Zach Harwood

User Experience Developer & Researcher

"I make things that work well, feel right, and pass WCAG. Two out of three isn't good enough."

Current Skill Set

Javascript

Language

Typescript

Language

React

Library

Angular

Framework

PHP

Language

Figma

Design Tool

Git

Version Control

Swift

Language

Claude Code

AI Assistant

Tailwind CSS

CSS Framework

History

August 2025 - Present

Omni Wellness AI

Front-End Developer
- Build UI components and features for a React-based medical CMS providing remote patient management for clinics and pharmacies
- Partner with the backend team to consume a custom API and surface patient data throughout the application
- Navigating a live database migration from PostgreSQL to MongoDB, identifying and resolving front-end breakages caused by schema changes
- Led the complete redesign of the patient information page — decomposed a single monolithic component into smaller, independently maintainable sections
Aug 2020 - May 2024

Rochester Institute of Technology

MS in Human Computer Interaction
- Graduated with a 3.8 GPA
- Researched usability and how the pandemic affected students
- Created a theoretical communication program called Chatboard in Figma and used their prototyping tool to conduct comprehensive usability testing
Aug 2020 - May 2020

Jewish Play Project

Software Developer (Intern)
- Migrated the main server's database from a Google Form over to Airtable
- Created a new client-side interface for displaying who made what invention using Timeline.JS
Aug 2018 - May 2018

City Hive

Software Developer (Intern)
- Built a new client-side user dashboard that displayed customer information using angular.js
- Enhanced merchant-facing UI throughout the primary application
Aug 2016 - May 2020

Rochester Institute of Technology

BS in New Media Interactive Development
- Graduated Cum Laude
- 4-time recipient of the Dean's Honor List