Kelly Warpechowski

Design Engineer

kellyruthw@gmail.com · 414-732-4116 · k311y.com

Design engineer with 14 years shipping marketing sites end to end, from Figma handoff to production. I design component systems, model CMS schemas that non-engineers can use, and build the frontend myself in React, Next.js, and GSAP. Recent work spans luxury hospitality brands and my own headless commerce product, with AI-assisted pipelines handling the repetitive parts.

Experience

Design Engineer, Founder

  • Build headless WordPress + Next.js marketing sites for luxury hospitality and real estate brands via Wicked+, an 8+ year agency partnership: Ascaya, Harland West Hollywood, Treasure Island SF. Own field architecture, component builds, GSAP motion, and deployment from static desktop-only Figma files.
  • Model ACF schemas and flexible component libraries that let brand and content teams compose pages with guardrails; train content teams on the system.
  • Built an AI-assisted schema pipeline with Claude Code: annotated Figma screenshot in, production ACF JSON and GraphQL out. Ships TypeScript/Next.js.
  • Designed and built Palette Town, a headless Shopify art brand, end to end: custom admin panel, Claude API editorial pipeline, structured data. Migration results on matched 83-day windows: +32% clicks, +23% impressions, 1,100+ ranking queries at 99% non-branded, 169 countries, $0 ad spend.
  • Lead web design for Uptempo marketing campaigns; most recent gated campaign converted at 15%.

Clients include: GoDaddy, Uptempo, FitOn, VidMob, Samesurf, The Famous Group

Developer, Founding Product Designer

  • Led UX/UI for a 0-to-1 privacy compliance product with 10+ major features spanning GDPR and CCPA workflows; refined a custom design system with engineering built on reusable components.
  • Pitched, designed, and built the headless marketing site (React, GraphQL, WordPress) to improve SEO and site performance.

Clients include: Robinhood, Roku, Lyft, Wish, OfferUp, Foursquare

Product Designer & Developer

  • Designed landing pages that converted viewers into paid users for HelloFresh and EveryPlate; shipped CMS features that improved the editorial team's workflow.

Web Developer & Designer, Contract

  • Built microsites promoting TV shows for Amazon, Focus Features, and ABC. An interactive Redbox signup experience drove 30k+ conversions in its first week.

Marketing & Product Designer

  • Designed the UX/UI for a 0-to-1 desktop app with live-streaming, messaging, and search, connecting fans with celebrities and creators through microtransactions.

Senior Frontend Developer

  • Led frontend development for high-ticket projects, including a VOD catalog and subscription model; provided technical guidance and managed project scope for a team of Jr. developers.

Marketing Designer & Developer

  • Designed and developed Marketo landing pages that generated MQLs for the sales team.
  • Deployed heatmaps to gather user interaction data that informed design and development decisions, cutting the site bounce rate 30%.

Web Designer & Developer

  • Designed and developed WordPress editorial sites for Lionsgate and celebrity clients receiving 1M+ monthly views; mobile optimization strategies cut the mobile bounce rate 65%.

Jr. Web Designer & Developer

  • Designed corporate websites in Photoshop and developed approved mockups with HTML/CSS in an internal CMS.

Skills

Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/SASS, PHP, GraphQL
Frameworks
React, Next.js (App Router), Tailwind, GSAP
CMS
Headless WordPress, ACF, WPGraphQL, Shopify (headless)
Platforms
Vercel, Netlify, GitHub
AI
Claude Code, Claude API pipelines

Education

B.A. Interactive Media Design, Alverno College