Jay Contonio

Product Designer & Full Stack Engineer

A photo of Jay and his dog Fern working at a coffee shop outside in Phoenix, AZ
You can see more of Fern on Instagram.

Hi. I’m Jay Contonio, a motorcycle enthusiast, musician, dog lover, and Worcester, Massachusetts transplant living in beautiful Portland, Oregon.

I’m a people person who’s designed and built web applications for over 20 years. Starting with websites for punk-rock and hardcore bands in the late ’90s, I’ve led award-winning teams over the years, developing a variety of digital experiences, always with a focus on accessibility, simplicity, and speed.

Work

  1. NYU School of Medicine

    Development of data visualization tool for health metric data.

  2. AARP

    Rebuild and technology enhancements for AARP’s Livability Index.

  3. Starbucks

    Design, development, and strategy for gamified learning.

  4. Gates Foundation

    Product design and development of portfolio overview tool.

  5. Google

    Development and UX Design of gamified learning modules for Google retail channels.

  6. FedEx

    Development of immersive customer service training with 3D environments using WebGL.

  7. Demostack

    UX and complete build of marketing website using headless CMS and component-driven page building

  8. I-P3

    Product design and development for web-based data solutions to community assessment.

  9. Portway

    Product design, development, and ownership of collaborative text editor and headless content management system.

  10. Theorem

    UX and complete build of marketing website using headless CMS and component-driven page building

  11. FCC.GOV

    ContentAPI development and support for the first redesign of FCC.GOV ever.

  12. eImpact

    Product design and development of dashboard building service.

  13. BALA

    Launch and build of eCommerce store for the new shoe brand.

  14. Fathom

    Product design, development and ownership of a modern, bespoke learning management platform.

  15. Hyatt

    UX and development for gamified customer loyalty program giveaways.

  16. NBC Sports

    Design and development of custom Drupal modules to create and manage responsive content and layouts.

  17. WRI

    Product design and development for CAIT, a suite of climate data tools for scientists and journalists.

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