Tyler Machado
Front-end developer
Digital designer
Data visualization specialist
About
Things to know about me:
- My resume includes agency, in-house and freelance positions, most frequently collaborating with nonprofit and independent media organizations.
- I’ve co-led conference sessions at SRCCON events and Boston University’s Storytelling With Data workshops.
- As a freelancer, I built web graphics for Science News, Journalist’s Resource, and the New England Revolution soccer team.
- I spent the beginning of my career as a web producer for media outlets and this continues to inform my work. Those roles taught me to be interdisciplinary by default, instead of constrained by the usual defined roles, and required me to be deeply disciplined and self-organized.
- I have a professional certificate in Data Science from Harvard Extension School, and a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Saint Michael's College in Vermont.
- Apart from my data science graduate classwork, I've also taken a course on DJing with turntables. I don't consider a week complete until I've watched at least three soccer matches. New England road trips are my specialty.
Want to chat more? I'm at
tyler [dot] machado [at] gmail. (Air fryer recipes are especially welcome.)
Portfolio
Data visualizations and interactive graphics
National Science Foundation State Indicators
Alley
Svelte dataviz template
Northeastern University
COVID-19 testing dashboard
Northeastern University
The most and least digital jobs -- and how well they pay
Harvard Business Review
Matchday poster
New England Revolution
How corporate boards connect, in charts
Harvard Business Review
Interactive web tools
WordPress blocks and themes
Visual design and branding
Web maps
Here’s a look at all the new construction on Northeastern’s campus this year
Northeastern University
The 2020 census and Title I funding for schools: Interactive maps to localize your state’s stakes
Journalist's Resource
This is the course 11,000 athletes will row for the Head of the Charles Regatta
Northeastern University
Resume
This resume is also available in PDF format.
Alley
(remote)User Experience Developer II, March 2021-present
- engineering interactive front-end elements using modern JavaScript frameworks, including React and Next.js, and modern CSS concepts and preprocessors
- building new, custom blocks for use in WordPress's Block Editor (Gutenberg) interface
- working in a fully remote, Scrum team environment, using Git and Jira workflows to collaborate with agency teammates and client partners
Northeastern University
(Boston, MA)Front-end and Data Developer, April 2019-March 2021
- built Svelte-based project library to simplify development, speed up deployment, and establish a consistent look-and-feel for Northeastern dataviz projects
- produced data visualizations and custom digital experiences for news stories, working with both university research and public datasets
- designed, built and maintained the university’s public-facing COVID-19 testing data dashboard
- contributed maintenance and features to the site's WordPress theme, using the Timber framework
Journalist's Resource
(Cambridge, MA)Developer (Counting for Dollars Project), January 2020-March 2020
- built interactive, sharable graphics and maps on Census and federal funding data, using a template built on React, Mapbox and D3.js
- evaluated and implemented options for readers to embed graphics and download data
Institute for Nonprofit News
(remote)Front-end Developer/Designer, February 2018-April 2019
- collaborated with nonprofit news organizations on site redesigns by creating wireframes, prototypes, style guides and front-end code
- provided troubleshooting and configuration support for WordPress sites
- updated organization branding guidelines and assets for print and digital
Harvard Business Review
(Boston, MA)Editorial Developer, March 2014-January 2018
- created interactive tools, data visualizations, and new digital storytelling experiences on HBR.org
- collaborated with colleagues across design, tech and editorial departments while self-directing projects
- built and maintained messaging chatbots, both user-facing and internal, on Slack and Facebook
Seven Days
(Burlington, VT)Digital Media Manager, August 2012-March 2014
Deputy Web Editor, June 2010-August 2012
- created WordPress mini-sites for company events and publications
- designed, curated and managed production of six email newsletters
- enhanced news articles for digital presentation with special layouts, embedded media and photography
- developed and implemented new digital strategies in the newsroom around social media, content strategy, and audience analytics