Kyle West
Spend time with people. Learn new perspectives. Create inclusive experiences.
About
I’m a Computer Scientist with a passion for building web interfaces that are understandable, accessible, and delightful for everyone to use. I’m a strong advocate for inclusive design, and I enjoy mentoring and teaching others.
My expertise lies in Design Systems, Accessibility, Mobile Web Development, and React. I care deeply that user interfaces work for all users, regardless of personal physical ability, device configuration, or geographic location.
I’m currently a Software Engineer at FamilySearch, a React Summit speaker, and on the program committee for the US and Asia conferences. I'm currently open to new speaking opportunities. I accept payment in the form of cake.
Off the clock: I'm an exceptionally talented cook. I'm a LEGO artist, and an amateur Photographer. I also enjoy traveling with my family and I've been around the world 5 times (and counting).
Speaking & Community
My heart is in the right place, but the DOM isn’t
A conference talk on real world horror stories of accessibility-gone-wrong.
Program Committee
Currently reviewing submissions and helping shape the speaker lineup for the US & Asia summits.
Side Projects
Here are some of my random side projects that I've worked on over the years outside of work. While I have a lot more I could share, these are the ones I think other people might find interesting.
McKenzie Rose Studio
My wife's portfolio as a children's book illustrator. The drawings are hers.LaunchR (Game)
Try and make it to the Moon. Tune your thrust and launch angle without blowing the $2.5B budget.GitHub Actions Dashboard
Fetches GHA build data across repos and puts it all on one screen.power-prompt.pi
A Spotlight replacement for the Raspberry Pi, written to poke around the Raspbian desktop.Video Admiral
A home media server with no database: the whole library comes from folder names. Runs on LG TVs too.Sylver Coinage
A playable game board for Conway's Sylver Coinage, the first of his Five $1,000 Problems.Links
GitHub
I love what I do. Check out my GitHub profile for a more detailed breakdown of how I spend my time.
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