Mark Ortega in a hard hat, working at an open electrical panel.

Working Style

My preference is to make software observable, accessible, and easy to change. I like small documented decisions, sharp acceptance criteria, and UI systems that stay usable under slow networks, disabled JavaScript, reduced motion, and small screens.

Skills

  • AI orchestration
  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Accessibility
  • Cloud deployments
  • Content systems
  • Testing
  • Python
  • AWS

Experience

  1. Since 2009Writing code since high school.
  2. 8+ yearsWorking professionally as a developer.
  3. NowAI orchestration — building software by directing agents, which is how this site gets built.