Career Journey

From prep cook to principal: A timeline of craft and code

My career path wasn't linear; it zigzagged from professional kitchens to freelance web development, through enterprise leadership roles at Tableau, Salesforce, and Veeva, and ultimately to founding Stoneberg Design. But the through-line is consistent: obsessive attention to detail, systems thinking, and a commitment to craft.

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2000–2006

Professional Kitchens

Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles

Worked as prep cook, line cook, and sous chef across fine dining, catering, and institutional kitchens. Learned discipline, timing, and the importance of mise en place, skills that would later define my approach to web development.

Key Highlights

→Managed high-volume catering operations serving 200+ guests
→Trained junior kitchen staff on knife skills and station management
→Developed standardized prep workflows to reduce service-time stress

2006–2012

Freelance Web Developer

Self-employed

Adopted Drupal and began building sites for small businesses, nonprofits, and advocacy groups. Discovered that content strategy, component design, and deployment checklists mirrored the kitchen workflows I had mastered.

Key Highlights

→Built 30+ Drupal 5/6/7 sites for clients across education and nonprofit sectors
→Contributed modules and patches to Drupal.org community
→Developed training materials for content editors and site administrators

2012–2015

Senior Drupal Developer

Tableau Software

Joined Tableau to modernize their web presence during hypergrowth. Led migration from legacy CMS to Drupal, built design system components, and established accessibility standards for the marketing site.

Key Highlights

→Migrated tableau.com from proprietary CMS to Drupal 7
→Built component library with 40+ reusable modules for marketing team
→Implemented WCAG AA standards across 500+ page templates

2015–2018

Web Engineering Lead

Salesforce

Led front-end engineering for Marketing Cloud product sites. Managed distributed team, shipped design system updates, and coordinated with product designers to maintain visual consistency across 12 product microsites.

Key Highlights

→Managed team of 8 front-end developers across US and EMEA timezones
→Shipped Lightning Design System integration for marketing properties
→Reduced page load times by 40% through image optimization and lazy loading

2018–2022

Director of Web Experience

Veeva Systems

Oversaw web strategy and execution for life sciences CRM platform. Led design system implementation, accessibility audits, and content migration projects. Established front-end best practices and component governance.

Key Highlights

→Designed and shipped enterprise design system used across 20+ product sites
→Led accessibility remediation achieving WCAG AA compliance across all properties
→Implemented headless CMS architecture reducing content publishing time by 60%

2022–Present

Founder & Principal

Stoneberg Design

Founded studio focused on modernizing legacy web properties for universities, advocacy groups, and growing brands. Specializes in design systems, accessibility, and Next.js implementations with headless CMS.

Key Highlights

→Delivered 12+ design system implementations for clients
→Shipped 70+ Drupal, WordPress, and Next.js sites
→Maintained 100% WCAG AA compliance record across all projects

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