Frank Mariano

Senior Front-End Engineer | Codebase Refactoring & Modernization

Summary

Senior front-end engineer specializing in refactoring, modernizing, and migrating existing applications across technology stacks. Proven track record improving performance, reducing application footprint, and extending legacy codebases without rebuilding from scratch.

Experience

Developer and Consultant — Adidio

Remote | May 2023 – Current

Refactored an existing Electron application to Tauri, improving performance by 50% while reducing application footprint.
Migrated decades-old WordPress implementations to streamlined static architectures, reducing technical overhead while modernizing UX and performance.

Web UI Developer — Consumer Finance Asset Management

Austin, TX | June 2019 – April 2023

Converted a prototype React application into a production-ready architecture, refactoring the codebase and standardizing UI with Material UI; improved performance ~25%.
Re-architected the application from React/DotNetify to Blazor/Blazorise/C#, achieving approximately 2× the performance of the previous implementation.
Evaluated existing codebases, identifying unnecessary complexity, and migrating functionality to more maintainable architectures.

Key Strengths

Codebase Refactoring
Stack Migration
Front-End Architecture
Performance Optimization
Legacy Modernization
React, Blazor, Dotnetify, C#
Electron / Tauri
Wordpress Modernization & Static Migration
Version Control Migration (TFS → Azure DevOps)
AI-Assisted Development Workflows

Education

BFA in Graphic Design, Minor in Computer Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University