Beau Hawkinson
Software Engineer
Building products with React, TypeScript, and modern web tooling. Currently at Omni LLC.
Currently
Work
Omni LLC
Software Development Agency
Software Engineer
Full-time
Sep 2024 – Present • 1 yr 7 mos
Software Engineer
Contract
Aug 2024 – Sep 2024 • 1 yr 7 mos
Client Work
Research and education platforms built with the University of Minnesota
- IGDI-APELIGDILab @ University of Minnesota
Transforms early literacy evaluation by providing educators with a powerful, research-backed assessment tool. Developed in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, this platform enables educators to assess children's emergent literacy skills with accuracy across multiple languages including English, Spanish, and Hmong.
- IGDILab WebsiteIGDILab @ University of Minnesota
A comprehensive website for the Individual Growth and Development Indicators Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. The site showcases research initiatives, assessment tools, and educational resources for early childhood development and literacy assessment.
In-house Products
Open-source products built by Omni
- Runa@ Omni
Project management done right. Beautiful Kanban boards, seamless collaboration, and powerful workflows. Everything a team needs to ship faster — completely free and open source.
- Backfeed@ Omni
A user feedback reporting platform that aggregates user data for products, services, and experiences. Backfeed provides a centralized location to iterate on projects with user-driven insights, featuring feedback aggregation, prioritization tools, roadmap planning, and community discussion sections.
On the side
Freelance
Independent client work outside of Omni
- JP MotorCrossin progressJP MotorCross
An ecommerce site for a custom motocross apparel brand. Building out the storefront, product catalog, and checkout flow.
- NEUROallyCOGNI Solutions
A task management application designed to support neurodivergent users in tracking and completing tasks that might previously have been daunting. Featuring sophisticated notification reminders tailored to user preferences and workflow optimization. Originally built as a freelance collaboration with another engineer — the client (COGNI Solutions) later became part of Omni's portfolio when we joined the agency.
July 2024
Independent
Personal Projects
Things I've built outside of Omni
- Aprilin progress
A full-stack SaaS boilerplate built on TanStack Start with a focus on developer experience and production-readiness. Features multi-provider authentication (Google, GitHub, Passkeys, Ethereum/SIWE), Stripe billing with plans and trials, a fully functional task management module, and deep UI customization including OKLCH-based theming, sidebar layout variants, font sizing, and pointer preferences — all persisted per user. Built with React 19, Drizzle ORM, Tailwind v4, better-auth, Wagmi, and Bun.
2025