Liam Sullivan Frontend Development & UX
Education

B.S. in Computer Science, Digital Narrative and Interactive Design

University of Pittsburgh⁠

GPA: 3.65

2022 – 2026Pittsburgh, PA

Relevant Coursework: Interface Design Methodology, Design Thinking to Improve Work Practice, Integrating Writing and Design, Programming Languages for Web Applications

Experience

University of Pittsburgh⁠

Research Assistant

[BRIDGE Project]

01/2025 – 12/2025Pittsburgh, PA
  • •Set up a dashboard for BRIDGE, a VR/​AR tool enhancing STEM learning for deaf and hard of hearing students.
  • •Built a web application in Svelte converting words and characters into ASL spelling.

    • [LearnDataAdvocacy Project]

  • •Assisted FACETLab in designing LearnDataAdvocacy, a youth educational tool.
  • •Maintained a React + Redux frontend built on a fork of the Metabase platform.
  • •Adapted a physical booklet into a 3D skeumorphic website, showcasing HERL's research with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support disabled veterans.
    • 09/2024 – 12/2024Remote
  • •Developed a performant application with Svelte to be embedded on the HERL website.

    • Health & Safety Experts⁠

    Web Development Intern
  • •Engineered and refactored website components through the WordPress Elementor interface.
    • 05/2024 – 07/2024Berlin, Germany
  • •Implemented custom CSS rules, drawing attention to important elements through animation.
    • Projects
  • •Designed a full-stack web application to build both casual and competitive Pokémon Teams in a single application.
  • •Fetched JSON data from PokéAPI.co⁠ and pkmn.github.io⁠ to display sprites, typing, and sort by competitive tier.
  • •Bootstrapped a Nintendo Switch application using the nx.js⁠ JavaScript runtime to access system-level APIs.
  • •Assembled a frontend leveraging react-tela⁠, an unopinionated React renderer that mounts to a canvas element.
    • Leadership
  • •Leads a student-run design organization with 50+ active members, overseeing all strategic planning, event coordination, and member engagement.
    • 06/2025 – NowPittsburgh, PA
  • •Directs a four-member executive board, delegating tasks and facilitating board meetings.
  • •Constructs a semester-long UX curriculum focused on storyboarding and iterative design, delivered through workshops that provide members with hands-on project experience.
    • Skills + Interests
    Languages
    • •HTML/​CSS/​JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C
    Technologies
    • •React, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Tailwind, Node.js, MongoDB, WordPress, Figma, Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, Asana, Git
    Other Organizations
    • • Kappa Theta Pi (Technology Fraternity), The Pitt News
    Interests
    • •Running, Weightlifting, Nutrition, Live Music, Graphic Design, Typography, Portrait Photography