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Corry Frydlewicz

Over 10 years of experience leading web development teams, managing site portfolios for global high-volume brands, and developing execution strategies for collaborative technical teams.

Career Highlights

For details, see the Projects section of or ask me.

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Professional Experience

Gap Inc.
San Francisco, CA

Lead Front End Developer

The largest American specialty apparel company whose portfolio includes Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta hired me as a Senior Front End Developer for the cross-brand arm of the Web Content Development team to help them modernize their global site portfolio. A few years later they promoted me to Lead and placed me on the management track, completing management training while taking on Senior Manager responsibilities for the front-end development department.

  • Co-Managed a flexible team of 6–12 developers, including regular code reviews, career coaching, and organizing training programs. Our team held consistently high ratings in 360° reviews and nearly 100% talent retention over 5 years.
  • Managed projects across Gap's global digital portfolio using Agile methodology in two week sprints and waterfall for fast-paced objectives. Cross-functional contributors and stakeholders included marketing, executive leadership, back-end engineering, UX/accessibility, and legal.
  • Consulted on tech architecture decisions for organization-wide solutions including Content Management, Productivity Tools, Documentation, Design, Coding Frameworks, Design Systems, and internally-built tools.
  • Migrated business-critical systems to modern solutions, including a new eCommerce CMS, a responsive site framework, and personalization tools with zero negative customer impact.
  • Executed beta, regional, and global launches of our cross-brand loyalty program. Then iterated on it for improved performance and maintainability.

Team Leadership, Organizational Skills, Communication, Collaborative Project Management, Digital Product Management, Presentations, Training Programs, Career Coaching, Code Reviews, Design Reviews, UX Design, Web Accessibility, Responsive Design, Design Systems, Content Management Systems, SEO, Site Speed Performance, A/B Testing, Analytics, Marketing Automation, Diversity and Inclusion, Mentoring, Documentation, Personalization, Workflow Optimization, Quality Assurance, Attention to Detail, eCommerce, Amplience, SalesForce Commerce Cloud, Optimizely, JIRA, Confluence, Asana, Wiki, Material Design, Miro, Figma, Zeppelin, Git, GitHub, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, SASS, JavaScript, GruntJS, jQuery, NodeJS, React, JSON

SparkPost (Message Systems, MessageBird)
San Francisco, CA

Senior Manager, Website Development

SparkPost was a small startup in Maryland named Message Systems when I joined as their first in-house front-end web developer. I replaced an external agency within my first year, saving the company over $150,000 annually while providing more services. As the company grew I accepted a promotion, transferred to the San Francisco office, and built their web development team.

  • Managed 2 engineers and an external agency using agile scrum methodology.
  • Built and managed 2 sites, contributed to the software front-end, and managed the corporate intranet in a continuous integration workflow.
  • Advised the CMO and collaborated with marketing for all digital initiatives until the company was acquired.

Team Leadership, Agile Scrum, Project Management, Digital Product Management, Communication, Organization Skills, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Presentations, Content Management Systems, Web Accessibility, UX Design, Responsive Design, SEO, Quality Assurance, Attention to Detail, Git, GitHub, HTML, CSS, SASS, JavaScript, PHP, GruntJS, AngularJS, Drupal, WordPress, Adobe Creative Suite, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Pivotal Tracker, JIRA, Confluence, Jive, Skype

Credit One Bank
Las Vegas, NV

Web Designer + Web Developer

The credit card issuer contracted me for a fast-paced site redesign after the Dodd-Frank Bill of 2010 passed. I joined their small team to redesign every aspect of their site and then help them code it. Credit One offered me a permanent role at the end of my contract, but I accepted the SparkPost opportunity instead.

  • Redesigned a legacy financial services site implementing modern accessibility, privacy, responsive, and user experience best practices.
  • Collaborated with marketing leadership to redesign dozens of templates and custom pages. Performed QA testing with stakeholders to assure brand approval and legal compliance.
  • After a successful launch, I trained colleagues on the methods used, established workflows for iteration, secured source files, and documented everything in Confluence before my exit.

Presentations, Quality Assurance, Attention to Detail, Adobe Creative Suite, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Confluence, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Cantor Gaming (Cantor Fitzgerald)
Las Vegas, NV

Lead Graphic Artist + Game Designer

Cantor had dozens of games and apps in their IP portfolio. I joined to update and rebuild them for the first Nevada Gaming Board approved handheld touch screen devices, including adding 3D graphics and complete UI redesigns. Then I designed new games and apps for those devices. This is also where I began my front-end development career by helping the engineering team get our designs pixel perfect.

  • Upscaled and redesigned 38 games for high-res touchscreens, and adapted 3D and vector graphics for large outdoor video billboards.
  • Pitched, designed, and launched 3 original games that can still be played at Las Vegas casinos like The Venetian.
  • Designed the UI for the first mobile touch-screen sports book and launched it on-site at M Resort's grand opening. At my recommendation, it was also the first way to legally bet on UFC, eSports, and other alternative sports.
  • Contributed front-end code to the engineering team for graphics, animations, interactivity, and UI responsiveness.

Game Design, UI Design, Presentations, Quality Assurance, Attention to Detail, Adobe Creative Suite, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Premiere, AfterEffects, 3D Studio Max, Maya, proprietary coding and testing tools, JSON, C++, OpenGL

Education

Bachelor of Arts — Game & Interactive Media Design
The Art Institute of Phoenix,

Skills

Non-exhaustive, listed alphabetically.

Expertise
  • A/B Testing and Analytics
  • Attention to Detail
  • Career Coaching and Mentorship
  • Code and Design Review
  • Communication
  • Content Management Systems
  • Continuous Integration
  • Cross-functional Project Management
  • Digital Product Management
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Documentation
  • Marketing Automation and Personalization
  • Organizational Skills
  • Presentations
  • Quality Assurance
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Team Management
  • Training
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Web Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Workflow Optimization

Languages
  • AJAX
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • SASS

CMSes, Frameworks, RTEs, etc.
  • Amplience
  • AngularJS
  • Drupal
  • NodeJS
  • GruntJS
  • Gulp
  • jQuery
  • ReactJS
  • SFCC
  • WordPress

Tools
  • Adobe Creative Suite (PhotoShop, Illustrator, Premiere, AfterEffects, XD, InDesign, Acrobat, Creative Cloud)
  • Asana
  • Confluence
  • Figma
  • G Suite (Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms)
  • Git (GitHub)
  • Google Analytics
  • JIRA
  • Jive
  • Marketo
  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Miro
  • Optimizely
  • Wiki

References

Quotes chosen from colleagues I regularly collaborated with and represent a 360° view of what it's like to work with me. Their contact information is available upon request.

Overall, Corry was on a management track and I would definitely work with them again. They are very thorough and thoughtful with how they approach work, meticulous in coding skills, and a kind and approachable developer for their junior peers.

— Direct Supervisor for 6 years

Corry is a truly exceptional business partner. When they’re assigned to a project, I know I can trust them to give an accurate assessment of what is doable, what will be a challenge and where we may need additional time / resources. Working with Corry, I know that a project won’t only get done well, but that any new learnings will be carefully documented and the knowledge passed on to their team. Corry is also able to clearly communicate technical information to both technical and non technical business partners, with a clear understanding of the audience and their level of technical understanding.

— Business Partner for 5 years

During our time at [company], Corry led the team and equipped us with countless tools and tips to excel in our roles. They possess a comprehensive understanding of front-end web development and are quick to address questions or concerns. Corry is an exceptional communicator and project leader and has a knack for problem-solving and tackling complex challenges. Corry is an excellent leader and would undoubtedly thrive at any company they choose.

— Junior Developer for 3 years