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Full-Stack &
UX Engineer

Professional headshot of John Bovard

I'm a full-stack and UX engineer with a background in HCI and medical imaging research. I love creating thoughtful, accessible applications grounded in real user needs.

Engineering that puts people first

I have a background spanning mental health, education, and research in HCI and medical imaging labs. These experiences inform how I approach engineering and design. My work puts people first, creating accessible, well-engineered applications grounded in understanding the people using them.

Below is a rough framework of how I work, which I adapt to each project's gaps, needs, and constraints.

01

Understand

People are experts of their own experience—my job is to listen. Listening early catches costly surprises, like student-privacy rules (FERPA) that ruled out a redesign's integrations.

02

Design

Research, cognitive science, and aesthetics inform my process. I also love a good experiment, like the ivy on this page, generated in code and grown by your scrolling.

03

Build

I build reliable systems that don't hang or annoy users, testing early with prototypes and pilots. AI augments my process, speeding up redesign and engineering.

Let's work together.

I'm actively looking for my next role at the intersection of engineering, user research, and design. If you're building something where technical depth, user understanding, and considered design matter, I'd love to hear about it.