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const developer = {
  name: "Peter Benoit",
  role: "Senior UI Developer | Design Systems Architect",

  // 16+ years building federal health infrastructure
  impact: {
    scale: "~1,000 CDC sites powered by Template Package",
    reach: "billions of annual health interactions",
    recognition: ["W³ Gold Winner (Federal)", "Section 508 Compliance Pioneer"]
  },

  specialties: [
    "enterprise design systems",
    "federal accessibility compliance",
    "legacy modernization at scale",
    "CI/CD performance optimization"
  ] as const
} satisfies {
  name: string;
  role: string;
  impact: Record<string, string | string[]>;
  specialties: readonly string[];
};

Federal Systems Leadership

CDC Template Package → Foundation for nearly 1,000 federal health sites, standardizing UX across critical public health infrastructure

Section 508 Compliance Architecture → Built accessibility foundation still powering CDC's current compliance infrastructure

Legacy Modernization Leadership → Guided multiple framework migrations (Bootstrap 2-5) across enterprise-scale federal systems

Clean Slate Initiative → Championed USWDS alignment, introducing standardized federal components and design patterns

CI/CD Integration → Implemented automated Lighthouse testing in Jenkins pipelines for performance and accessibility compliance

Federal Contract Experience

Current Role: Senior UI Developer — Kaiva Corp/CDC-OPHDST (2024-Present) Leading advanced feature development and AI-driven interface initiatives for public health data systems

Previous Role: Senior UI Developer — Peraton (formerly Northrop Grumman)/CDC (2008-2024) 16-year continuous federal contract supporting multiple CDC divisions through major organizational and technical modernizations

Enterprise Technology Stack

const federalSystemsStack = {
  // Frontend Architecture & Frameworks
  core: ['CSS/Sass/SCSS', 'JavaScript ES6+', 'HTML5'],
  frameworks: ['Bootstrap 2-5', 'TailwindCSS', 'React', 'Vue', 'jQuery'],

  // Federal Compliance & Accessibility
  accessibility: ['WCAG 2.1 AA', 'Section 508', 'ARIA', 'Screen Reader Testing'],
  standards: ['USWDS Integration', 'Federal Design Standards', 'Clean Slate Initiative'],

  // Enterprise Development & CI/CD
  automation: ['Jenkins Pipelines', 'Lighthouse Audits', 'Git/GitHub Enterprise'],
  cms: ['WordPress', 'Drupal', 'PHP Templates', '.NET', 'Java Integration'],

  // Performance & Optimization
  tools: ['Webpack', 'Vite', 'Node/npm', 'Grunt/Gulp', 'ESLint/Prettier'],
  testing: ['Cross-browser Optimization', 'Regression Testing', 'Performance Tuning'],

  // Design & Collaboration
  design: ['Figma', 'Axure', 'Affinity Suite', 'Storybook', 'Design Systems'],
  methodology: ['Agile Development', 'Component-Based Architecture', 'Design Tokens']
};

Federal Impact Metrics

System Scale Achievement
CDC Template Package ~1,000 sites Foundation for federal health web infrastructure
Section 508 Compliance Agency-wide Built accessibility standards still in use today
Performance Optimization Enterprise-scale Automated Lighthouse testing in CI/CD pipelines
Framework Modernization Multi-division Led Bootstrap 2→5 migrations across federal systems
W³ Awards Recognition CDC.gov redesign Gold (Federal) + Silver (Best Practices) 2024

Career Highlights & Recognition

16+ Years Federal Systems Development — Continuous contract supporting CDC through multiple organizational restructures and technical modernizations

Template Package Architecture — Created the foundational design system now powering nearly 1,000 CDC topic sites, establishing standardized UX patterns across federal health infrastructure

Accessibility Leadership — Championed Section 508 and WCAG standards adoption, building compliance infrastructure that became the foundation for CDC's current accessibility framework

Modernization Pioneer — Introduced modern front-end standards to replace legacy in-house systems, leading adoption of Bootstrap, component-based architecture, and automated testing

Awards Recognition — 2024 W³ Awards Gold Winner (Government Federal) and Silver Winner (Best Practices) for CDC.gov redesign contributions

Technical Leadership Impact

Enterprise Framework Migrations — Successfully guided multiple large-scale upgrades (Bootstrap 2-5) across federal divisions while maintaining system reliability

CI/CD Innovation — Introduced automated Lighthouse performance and accessibility testing within Jenkins pipelines, improving compliance tracking across federal properties

Cross-Platform Integration — Developed unified templates for PHP, .NET, and Java applications, enabling consistent UX across diverse technical stacks

Component Standardization — Created internal Storybook-style reference systems and component galleries, enabling efficient design token implementation across teams

Open Source & Developer Tools

Professional Libraries

  • ResourceLoader.js — Asynchronous resource loader optimized for performance
  • StorageManager.js — Enhanced Web Storage API with compression and expiration
  • TailwindCSS Visibility Plugin — Performance utilities for content visibility optimization

Developer Utilities

  • RepoWidget — Embeddable GitHub repository showcase components
  • ImageProcessor — Browser-based image manipulation and optimization tools
  • Route Hub — Multi-waypoint journey planning and optimization platform

Explore the complete ecosystem of tools and experiments at uiguy.dev

Professional Network

Industry Presence

Portfolio Websites

Portfolio Highlights


Building accessible, performant web experiences at enterprise scale

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    A simple JavaScript library for handling image manipulation

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    Generate beautiful color palettes from images with ease. Perfect for designers, developers, and creatives looking for unique color inspiration.

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    ResourceLoader is a flexible JavaScript library that allows for dynamic loading of resources like JavaScript, CSS, images, JSON, and other file types. It supports features like error handling, retr…

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  4. RepoWidget RepoWidget Public

    A lightweight, customizable widget to showcase your GitHub repositories on any website. Features responsive design, caching, and beautiful repository cards with rich metadata.

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    This Chrome extension adds multiple image format options to the browser's context menu. It allows you to save images as PNG, JPG, WEBP, and AVIF (when supported by your browser).

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