Hi I'm Kaila

Front-End Engineer UX/UI Designer

General Assembly – Software Engineering, 2020
California State University, Chico – B.A. Communication Design, 2015

I’m a Front-End Engineer and UX/UI Designer based in Los Angeles, CA. With a background in graphic and communication design, I focus on building responsive, user-centered digital experiences that connect design and development. I enjoy collaborating across teams and guiding projects from concept to launch with clean, accessible, and thoughtful execution.

After earning my Bachelor's degree in Communication Design, I dove into software engineering through an immersive program at General Assembly, sharpening my skills across modern technologies and frameworks like React, JavaScript and Tailwind CSS.

I thrive on collaboration and love bridging the gap between creative vision and technical implementation. When I'm not coding or designing, you'll likely find me exploring vegan eateries, traveling to new places, or diving into creative illustration projects.

I'm always open to new opportunities and collaborations - let's connect and build something amazing together!

Los Angeles, CA Connect

Traveling Vegan

Vegan blog that allows users to share and save their favorite vegan restaurants. Finding vegan food can sometimes be tough especially when traveling. This site will make sure you can always find something good to eat and get recommendations from the communities that knows best! This was my Capstone project at General Assembly. MERN stack with full crud, authorization and authentication.

Wayfarer

A travel community for users to share city-specific tips ("posts" or "logs") about their favorite locations around the world. This app was built using Django. We had a three person team and a week to complete. Full stack application with full crud and auth.

CRUD

Website that connects developers to resources and networking in their area. We want to give users access to updated resources based on personal interests and professions. This was a two person collaboration and my first full stack application.

Camp Humor

Collaboration with a UX/DI cohort. We had 4 engineers and 2 designers and were given a prompt of 'Comedy Podcast'. We had two days to complete the project which taught us the value of clear communication, setting clear expectations, project planning, and collaboration.

Tamagotchi

Interactice tamagotchi game that I built for my first project in my Software Engineering Immersive program through General Assembly. The game gives the user the ability to raise a pet. This version is sped up for demo purposes. I made the illustrations in Adobe Illustrator.