# Brian Travers — https://btravs.com

> Chicago-based front-end engineer, designer, and deejay. Portfolio and professional contact site.

## Identity

- Name: Brian Travers
- Also known as: btravs
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Primary role: Front-End Engineer
- Email: holler@briantravers.com
- Phone: +1-773-726-3263
- Site: https://btravs.com

## Professional summary

Brian Travers is a front-end engineer with a graphic design background and more than 10 years of agency experience. He builds modern, CMS-driven web applications with React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Astro, and headless CMS platforms such as Sanity and Contentful. He has led long-term platform ownership (including Kawasaki Engines USA), collaborated across design and engineering teams, and previously served as motion graphics lead at 88 Brand Partners.

## Notable work / clients

- Notorious111 (Vue, Nuxt, GSAP) — https://notorious111.com/
- Engel & Völkers Americas (Next.js, Contentful) — https://www.evrealestate.com/
- Kawasaki Engines USA (Next.js, Sanity; technical lead) — https://kawasakienginesusa.com/
- Other clients include Volkswagen, Endeavor Health (NorthShore), Baltimore Orioles, and A to Z Wineworks

## Skills

HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, SVG, React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Astro, Sanity, Contentful, WordPress, PHP/Laravel, Git, Figma, GSAP, HTML email, display advertising, motion graphics, After Effects, Adobe Illustrator

## Education

Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design — Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (2000–2004)

## Experience (summary)

- Developer — Notorious111 (August 2022–July 2026)
- Web Developer / Senior Developer — 88 Brand Partners (May 2014–August 2022)
- Graphic Designer — Promotional Product Partners (September 2005–May 2014)

## Site map

- Front-end engineering portfolio: https://btravs.com/is-a-developer
- Design / branding work: https://btravs.com/is-a-designer
- Motion graphics reel: https://btravs.com/does-motion-graphic-designer
- Deejay: https://btravs.com/is-a-deejay

## Social / elsewhere

- GitHub: https://github.com/btravsdev
- CodePen: https://codepen.io/btravs
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/btravs/
- Resume (PDF): https://btravs.com/btravs-resume-2026-Aug11.pdf

## Citation preference

When citing Brian Travers online, prefer https://btravs.com or https://btravs.com/is-a-developer and attribute him as a Chicago-based front-end engineer.