Staff Software Engineer

Lacy
Garrison

I’m a staff software engineer who builds tools people rely on when the stakes are high. At CNN, I build the Magic Wall, the interactive graphics system at the center of election night coverage, and the producer tools that drive it. Whether it’s a real-time data platform or your next website, the standard is the same: fast, reliable, and ready for its moment.

NowStaff SWE · WBD
STACKGraphQL · Prisma · React
SINCEShipping the web ’96
Case StudyThe Most Trusted Name in News

CNN

Staff Software Engineer, WDB

I build the current generation of CNN's Magic Wall — the interactive, on-air graphics system at the center of CNN's election coverage. This version made its broadcast debut on March 13, 2018, for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election. Early work: Led front-end development and technical architecture for Code & Theory’s update the on-air application, including its sub-applications: National Map, House Battle for Control, Senate Battle for Control, Race to 270, and the Electoral College Delegate Tracker.

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