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Phil Gear

Crafted In Coffee to Code A11y First LinkedIn Portfolio Email


Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Design Technologist

Multi-disciplinary engineer and Fellow with 20+ years of experience architecting resilient full-stack systems, code-first design frameworks, and automated digital production pipelines. Specializing in high-performance frontend builds, Node.js backend services, RESTful API architectures, custom type design, live event media capture, and agentic developer workflows.


Professional Affiliations & Fellowships

RSA Fellow ACM IEEE AIGA ORCID Google Dev


Technical Capabilities

Full-Stack Architecture & APIs

TypeScript JavaScript Node.js REST APIs Astro HTML5 CSS3

Code-First Design, Typography & Optics

Tailwind CSS Material Design Type Design Photography Live Capture UI/UX

Agentic Engineering, DevOps & Security

Antigravity MCP Security Git Cloud Infrastructure Agile


Core Competencies & Track Record

  • Full-Stack Architecture & Distributed Web Systems

    • Engineered 30+ production web solutions from end to end, deploying performant SSR/SSG architectures (Astro, TypeScript, Node.js) with structured REST APIs.
    • Architecting secure client-server communication, JSON data pipelines, and containerized sandbox testing environments for third-party libraries.
  • Code-First Design Systems & Interface Engineering

    • Building production UI directly in code utilizing Tailwind CSS design tokens and Material Design (M3) patterns, eliminating design-to-development handoff lag.
    • Ensuring strict accessibility (WCAG/a11y), responsive fluid typography, and modular component design.
  • Typeface Engineering & Vector Precision

    • Researching and engineering proprietary custom typefaces—focusing on OpenType features, geometric kerning tables, hinting, and variable font axes.
    • Subsetting and optimizing WOFF2 delivery to prevent Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) and FOIT/FOUT.
  • Agentic Dev Systems & Protocol Architecture

    • Architecting multi-agent workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrations within Google Antigravity to automate code audits, documentation, and asset pipelines.
    • Developing deterministic prompt-to-code pipelines that shorten iteration cycles while preserving strict code quality.
  • Live Event Documentation & Community Operations

    • Managed on-site logistics, safety coordination, and participant flows across 20+ public and community events in the Pacific Northwest.
    • Executed high-pressure live event photography under volatile lighting environments, utilizing Sony Alpha systems for fast turnaround and media distribution.

🌲 Community Stewardship & Field Work

Trail Stewardship Google Local Guide

  • Trail & Environmental Stewardship (5+ Years)
    Hands-on Pacific Northwest trail restoration, erosion control, corridor clearing, and footpath maintenance. Partnering with regional crews to preserve public outdoor trail access and protect native habitats.

  • Google Maps Local Guides Contributor (12+ Years)
    Long-term geographic documentation, public space verification, and accessibility mapping. Providing comprehensive pedestrian route data, transit information, and business accessibility insights to assist local communities.

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