Digital Strategy Consultant & Front-End Developer

I’m Ryan Amarit. I help businesses align digital strategy with measurable outcomes through strategic consulting, modern web development, and performance optimization.

Work Experience

Company
8am (formerly AffiniPay)
Role
Senior Web Developer
Date
2021 - Present
  • • Delivered faster, more responsive client-facing applications by leading frontend development with Vue.js and AstroJS, contributing to improved user engagement and reduced support requests.
  • • Architected Contentful CMS integrations that cut content publishing time by 60%, enabling marketing teams to launch campaigns without developer support.
  • • Built and maintained a Tailwind/Storybook design system that reduced design-to-dev handoff time by 40% and ensured brand consistency across multiple sites.
  • • Directed the migration of legacy WordPress, HubSpot, and Gridsome sites into a modern Astro.js monorepo, resulting in 30–50% faster load times and lower long-term maintenance costs.
  • • Partnered with design and product stakeholders to optimize user journeys, which increased trial sign-ups and conversions on core marketing pages.
  • • Instituted code quality and accessibility standards, achieving WCAG 2.1 compliance and reducing regression bugs by 25% through structured reviews and CI/CD practices.
Company
Digital Strategy Consultant
Role
Self-Employed
Date
2019 - Present
  • • Advise clients on web strategy, content management, and SEO optimization, helping them align digital initiatives with business goals.
  • • Lead full project lifecycles, including planning, design, and deployment, ensuring scalable and maintainable web solutions.
  • • Provide technical guidance on modern front-end architectures, CMS workflows, and performance optimization, enabling teams to manage websites efficiently and independently.
  • • Collaborate with clients to define digital priorities, optimize user experience, and track measurable outcomes, supporting growth and engagement objectives.
Company
Balcom Agency
Role
Web Developer
Date
2018 - 2021
  • • Delivered 3–4 new client websites per year in Drupal 8, creating custom themes and responsive designs that improved usability and client satisfaction scores.
  • • Managed a portfolio of 55+ Drupal and WordPress sites, providing proactive maintenance and training that reduced client support requests and increased CMS adoption by non-technical staff.
  • • Partnered with design, account, and strategy teams to enhance UI/UX on client projects, resulting in higher engagement metrics and stronger alignment with brand goals.
Company
Fluke Corporation
Role
Front End Web Developer
Date
2017 - 2018
  • • Developed landing pages, forms, emails, and micro-sites that supported marketing campaigns, increased lead capture, and ensured consistent cross-platform performance.
  • • Automated content migration from multiple CMS sites to a new Drupal 7 instance using Python, improving data accuracy by 90% and reducing manual migration time by several days per project.
  • • Assisted in creating automated test scripts with Selenium and Python, boosting testing efficiency and reducing release defects, contributing to higher product quality.
  • • Trained content managers on Git workflows, enabling faster, error-free content updates and reducing developer intervention for routine changes.

Awards & Achievements

Award
2022 Best of Interactive
Organization
Local American Advertising Awards
Location
Fort Worth, TX