About Me

Hola! My name is Lucio Villa a first-generation Latino, software engineer and web designer. Currently at The Washington Post as a Senior Software Engineer where I work on website features, performance improvements and technical SEO.

Previously worked at Vox Media, San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Tribune where I had designed, developed and maintained frontend platforms at each organization.

Throughout my career I have been using technologies like React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Next.js, GraphQL, Tailwind CSS and more.

Outside of work:

• A contributor of Next.js , an open-source web development React framework.
• Helped instruct a class on editorial web design and development in the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.
• Listed in Editor & Publisher's 2019 “ 25 Under 35: The Future Generation of Newspaper Leaders
• Listed in Fullstack Academy's “ 15 Developers to Follow If You Want to Work in Media.
• Co-founded Code Latino Chicago a community empowering Latinos into web development.
• A lifetime member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and previously served on the local chapter boards in DC, Bay Area and Chicago.

I'm originally from Compton, CA and graduated from California State Fullerton (Go Titans!) with a Bachelor's Degree in Photo Communications.