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Royer Adames

Senior software developer in Orlando

I build customer sites and internal tools, currently the Rhode Island Energy and PPL portals. Accessibility is part of the work, not a pass at the end.

Fast facts

  • WCAG 2.2 AA on the Rhode Island Energy and PPL customer portals.
  • English and Spanish.
Royer Adames

Experience

  • Oct 2022 - Present

    Senior Software Developer

    PPL Corporation (Contractor; supporting Rhode Island Energy)

    Orlando, FL

    • Led accessibility remediation across two major utility customer portals, implementing third-party audit findings to meet WCAG 2.2 AA; resolved 7 Priority 1 issues (4–8 tasks each) and progressed to Priority 2 items.
    • Leading remediation of 145 WCAG 2.2 AA issues across two customer portals; shipped accessible header and footer and improving main, side, and mobile navigation with semantic landmarks, skip links, robust keyboard support, and focus management to reduce user confusion and increase task completion.
    • Built a self-service account access and sharing flow using Angular 14; reduced support calls by 30% and enabled 1,000+ customers to manage account access independently.
    • Resolved 100+ UI bugs and defects across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari; improved form submissions by 25% and reduced page load times by 40% via code splitting and caching.
    • Delivered 10+ urgent, unplanned design tickets under tight deadlines to unblock releases and improve stakeholder satisfaction.
    • Drove headcount expansion of 10 engineers by building the business case; onboarded and mentored new hires to accelerate delivery.
    • Orchestrated Angular 9 to 14 migration; reduced bundle size by 35% and improved Lighthouse performance score from low 60s to high 80s.
    • Enabled Sitecore repository to load shared header and footer via a mock-data bypass; removed deployment/QA dependencies for local verification and accelerated development feedback loops by 10x.
    • Architected replacement of Sitecore CMS + Angular 8 + Express SSR with a headless model using Storyblok and Next.js 13; built 20+ reusable components and delivered a production-ready POC and authoring workflow with visual preview, securing a multi-million-dollar Storyblok contract and initiating migration; improved authoring velocity and simplified infrastructure.
    • Delivering features across Angular 14 web app (sign-in and authenticated flows) and Sitecore/Angular 8 marketing sites; support both PPL and Rhode Island Energy brands.
    • Pursuing company-sponsored Next.js 13 training and applying learnings to the headless migration.

  • May 2022 - Sep 2023

    Senior Full Stack Developer

    Integris Group

    Orlando, FL

    • Developed an enterprise contract risk management tool with Angular and TypeScript; reduced contract processing time by 60% and eliminated manual data entry errors.
    • Established CI/CD with GitHub Actions and SonarQube; reduced deployment time by 70% and caught 95% of code issues pre-deployment.
    • Increased test coverage from 45% to 85% with Jasmine and Jest; reduced production bugs by 40% and improved release confidence.
    • Collaborated within a cross-functional team of 4 developers (2 junior, 2 senior), a manager, a scrum master, and a dedicated QA team.

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

    Full Stack Developer

    Echelon Fitness

    Orlando, FL

    • Implemented TypeORM data models and optimized queries for relational databases; improved data integrity and developer productivity.
    • Delivered Angular and NestJS features and deployed to AWS using infrastructure as code; standardized environments and reduced deployment toil.
    • Automated end-to-end testing with Flagpole.js; achieved 90% test coverage and reduced QA cycle time by 50%.

  • Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

    Full Stack Developer

    Breakthrough Development

    Orlando, FL

    • Developed and launched 20+ JAMstack websites with Gatsby.js and GraphQL, establishing first-time web presence; deployed to Vercel with simple CI and integrations ranging from mock data to lightweight databases.
    • Optimized email server management; improved client communication efficiency and server reliability by 35%.
    • Implemented foundational on-page SEO and Core Web Vitals hygiene for new sites (semantic HTML, metadata, sitemaps, image optimization, lazy loading).

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

    Software Developer

    Reclaim LLC

    Orlando, FL

    • Developed a React-based dashboard for social media datasets; enhanced data exploration and increased user engagement by 50%.
    • Led three feature releases for the React dashboard; delivered ahead of schedule and 15% under budget.

Education

  • PPL In-house Training

    Oct 2022 - Current

    • Advanced Next.js (The Road to Next): App Router, React Server Components, and performance optimization.
    • In-house web accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA training applied to customer portals (landmarks, keyboard/focus, contrast).
    • Headless CMS: Storyblok fundamentals, content modeling/schema design, and visual preview authoring workflows.

  • Integris Group In-house Training

    May 2022 - Sep 2023

    • Enhanced Agile and Scrum methodologies, focusing on adaptability and continuous improvement.
    • Acquired proficiency in Tridion CMS for collaborative content and knowledge management.
    • Developed skills in Regular Expressions (Regex) for efficient text searching and pattern matching in programming tasks.
    • Focused on accessible web development, learning to create and test websites for compatibility with assistive technology.

  • Echelon Fitness In-house Training

    Jan 2022 - May 2023

    • Gained expertise in project management tools like JIRA, and learned about relational databases and TypeORM for efficient database management.
    • Acquired knowledge in various technologies including Angular, NestJS, Svelte, and AWS, focusing on application deployment and cloud infrastructure management.
    • Developed skills in unit testing using Echelon's custom testing framework, Flagpole.js, to ensure application reliability and stability.

  • Bloom Institute of Technology

    Aug 2020

    • Graduated from a comprehensive 960-hour online program in Computer Science, specializing in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, React, and Redux.
    • Developed a solid foundation in HTML & CSS, encompassing responsive design, accessibility, and browser compatibility.
    • Advanced skills in JavaScript and TypeScript, focusing on modern programming concepts and best practices.
    • Delved into computer science principles, including complexity analysis and Agile methodologies.
    • Participated in leadership training, facilitating workshops and enhancing project management skills through Scrum training.

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