HM

About

Helen McKay

When I was 13 years old, I taught myself HTML and CSS so I could tweak Tumblr themes, and I’ve been hooked up web development ever since, developing a deep love for JavaScript. I cut my teeth on jQuery, learned all the modern web is possible of with React, and now I focus on the static site generator, Astro.

I’m passionate about building sites with lightweight code, lightning-fast performance, and accessible design. A pet interest of mine is exploring finite state machines for managing application state.

I am proud to have been the front-end developer for Blue Voter Guide—a 100% volunteer-run grassroots organization that that has helped millions of progressive voters plan their ballots for elections at every level in every state in the US.

These days, I’m a freelancer, focusing on building small blogging sites to support small creatives.

(Got a project for me? Send me an email!)

As a developer, my focus is largely on the front-end (especially the JAMstack) but I’m comfortable working with:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript (Vanilla, jQuery, React and React Native, the JAMstack)
  • Static Site Generators (Astro.js, Eleventy)
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • C, C++, C#
  • Java
  • Python

…and I can learn anything!

Click here to view my resume!

I’m currently a Computer Science student at the University of Houston, graduating in 2025.

When I’m not making websites, I can be found making soups or reading about the Gilded Age.