Chris Burnell
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Summary
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SeniorChris Burnell is a seasoned front-end engineer, technical writer, and open-source author based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With 17 years in software development, he specializes in CSS, design systems, developer advocacy, and education, and has published over 50 technical articles and open-source projects. At Squiz, he single-handedly developed the UK’s first design system used by more than 10 enterprise projects and led initiatives to standardize global boilerplate and front-end practices, while mentoring 30+ developers as Chapter Lead. He is deeply committed to the open web and user experience, and has been an active organizer for the London web community, including State of the Browser. In addition to coding, he writes and speaks extensively, and holds a BCS in Computer Science from Dalhousie University. He brings a rare blend of hands-on engineering, documentation, and community leadership to deliver cohesive, accessible web solutions.
12 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
21reputation
65reached
1answer
0questions
Github Skills (57)
eleventy10
javascript10
css10
sass10
semantics10
maintainability10
indieweb10
nunjucks10
static-site10
html10
site-generator10
separation-of-concerns10
jamstack9
documentation9
custom-element8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
chrisburnell/svg-sparkline
Jan 2024 - Feb 2025
A Web Component for building an SVG Sparkline.
Contributions:23 releases, 2 PRs, 35 pushes in 1 year
customelementjavascriptsparklineweb-componentweb-components
chrisburnell/chrisburnell.com
May 2013 - Jan 2023
Some real sweet codestuffs.
Contributions:2 releases, 6297 commits, 61 PRs in 9 years 9 months
sassstatic-sitecssjavascriptnunjucks
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