Mike

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Hello, I'm a fractional CTO & design systems consultant — helping engineering teams do more with less.

Design systems in practice.

In practice.

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A practical guide to icons in web projects: Part 2

Discover the downsides of icon fonts and why SVG-sprites are the best alternative. Practical setup for scalable web projects.

A practical guide to icons in web projects: Part 1

Learn how to build your own icon font from custom SVG files and integrate it into your Angular project using Fantasticon.

How to add any CSS framework to your project: Part 4

From variables to real design: how to properly customize Bootstrap buttons for a scalable UI system.

How to add any CSS framework to your project: Part 3

Explore how to extract Bootstrap colors, build a consistent color palette, and reuse variables across your project.

About.

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I help teams make sense of frontend chaos — through architecture, process, and clear design systems.

My goal is always the same: clean, scalable, human-friendly code that serves real product needs.

I work with teams that care about long-term product quality and sustainable frontend development.

Services.

design systems

From token strategy to component libraries — helping teams create design systems that actually get adopted. Clear principles, cross-functional collaboration, and seamless integration into real-world product workflows.

design systems

fe architecture

Untangling growing codebases and shaping frontends that handle complexity without collapsing. Focus on modularity, performance, and long-term maintainability — with patterns your team can actually use.

fe architecture

engineering teams

Helping frontend teams grow faster and work better — through smarter hiring, stronger processes, and less chaos. Includes team structuring, onboarding flows, mentorship frameworks, and decision-making rituals.

engineering teams

tech audit

Unbiased reviews to uncover hidden tech debt, scaling blockers, and performance pitfalls — before they hit production. Actionable audits focused on frontend architecture, developer experience, and delivery confidence.

tech audit

Solutions.

Frontend architecture audit

Design system integration

Advisory & Team enablement

Frontend architecture audit

Identify technical debt and architecture issues slowing your team down.

deep dive into codebase structure, modularity, scalability

review of component architecture, state management, testing strategy

evaluation of design-to-dev handoff and cross-team communication

sample PR reviews with detailed feedback

6–8 prioritized technical recommendations

Outcome: clear picture of your frontend health + actionable refactoring roadmap.

book now

Frontend architecture audit

Design system integration

Advisory & Team enablement

Frontend architecture audit

Identify technical debt and architecture issues slowing your team down.

deep dive into codebase structure, modularity, scalability

review of component architecture, state management, testing strategy

evaluation of design-to-dev handoff and cross-team communication

sample PR reviews with detailed feedback

6–8 prioritized technical recommendations

Outcome: clear picture of your frontend health + actionable refactoring roadmap.

book now

Frontend architecture audit

Design system integration

Advisory & Team enablement

Frontend architecture audit

Identify technical debt and architecture issues slowing your team down.

deep dive into codebase structure, modularity, scalability

review of component architecture, state management, testing strategy

evaluation of design-to-dev handoff and cross-team communication

sample PR reviews with detailed feedback

6–8 prioritized technical recommendations

Outcome: clear picture of your frontend health + actionable refactoring roadmap.

book now