Katie Haughey

Front-end Developer

New Zealand Alpine Lavender Farm
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Hi, I'm Katie.

Also known for my love of trail walks, strong coffee, and proud parent to far too many houseplants.

My Story.

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From Fashion to Front-End

My career began in the fashion industry in London, where I learned that great design is all about balance, proportion, and sweating the small stuff. Those same principles now guide how I build websites, just swapping fabric samples for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Flying across the world

Globe-Trotting to Git-Committing

After London came travelling, and eventually New Zealand, where I worked in project management. Spending my days organising timelines and untangling processes taught me how satisfying it is to turn chaos into clarity. Somewhere along the way, I fell in love with spreadsheets. Yes, spreadsheets. Formulas became functions, functions became code, and I found myself watching someone "break" Google on YouTube with developer tools. I was hooked.

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Spreadsheets to Stylesheets

By the time I returned to the UK, my curiosity about coding had fully turned into momentum. I completed SheCodes Front-end earning a verified Front-End Diploma, cementing my move into front-end development and building a strong foundation in modern web practices. Since then, I’ve worked on projects across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, creating responsive, accessible websites that are designed to work well for everyone.

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Fashionably Functional

What I enjoy most is the overlap between design and development, taking an idea and shaping it into something that feels intuitive, inclusive, and easy to use. I focus on clean, maintainable code, smooth interactions, and making sure nothing gets in the user’s way. If a detail can be refined or a flow improved, I’m usually already thinking about it.

Tech Stack.

Tools

VS Code, Nova, MacOS, GitHub.

Technologies

SCSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, React, PHP, Joomla CMS, WordPress, Responsive Development, WCAG 2.2 AA Accessibility Standards.

Certificates.

SheCodes Front-end Diploma 2023
Introduction to AI Certificate
Advanced React Development Certificate