# Tom Cunningham

> UX Engineer, Web and Design Systems

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tomcunningham

Front-end web developer focused on creating accessible, usable experiences with an interest in design systems.

## Work Experience
### UX Software Engineer @ Conveyor
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, CA
Building product UI, working on design systems and UX problems for AI experiences. Spinout from Aptible.

### Lead UX Software Engineer @ Aptible
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, CA
- Managing and supporting a small team of UX software engineers
- Guiding the development of Aptible's design system Arrow as acting product manager
- Scoping work

### UX Software Engineer @ Aptible
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA
- First UX software engineer hire
- Managing and building React.js component library / design system Arrow
- Working with and supporting product engineers to implement new UI and features into our flagship application Aptible Comply
- Recruiting and interviewing new UX software engineer candidates
- Building new features on the marketing website (Gatsby)
- Built prototyping workflow to test new designs and features (Next.js)

### Front-end Software Engineer @ Lonely Planet
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Franklin, TN
- Helped lead next iteration of popular Rizzo style guide named Backpack
- Wrote client side apps with Node and React
- Pushed for improved accessibility and design consistency across apps

### Front-end Web Developer / Designer @ Paramore Digital
Jan 2008 – Jan 2015 | Nashville, TN
- Wrote front-end code
- Did visual design, wireframing, sitemapping
- Used Craft, ExpressionEngine CMSes
- Initiated new technologies and methods
- Improved coding standards and quality
- Mentored and managed small team
- Estimated project scope

### Web Developer @ Zoltun Design
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | Pittsburgh, PA
Wrote front-end code to build static marking websites

### Web Designer (contract) @ 84 Lumber
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Eighty Four, PA
Built websites for home builders who partnered with 84 Lumber

### Web Designer (contract) @ MSA - The Safety Company
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | Cranberry Twp, PA
- Edited product images for the web
- Helped manage content for product websites

### Web Developer (contract) @ Informatics Studio
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Pittsburgh, PA
Wrote front-end code to build static marking websites


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Interactive Media Design
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/thomasthesecond

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Source: https://flows.cv/tomcunningham
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Last updated: 2026-04-10