Clients
About Me
I pride myself in attention to detail, from the screen rendering to the code itself, everything must be clean and organized. My focus is making beautiful, usable and fun web apps. I enjoy developing micro-interactions and adding UI animations to the projects I work on. One of my strengths is the variety of work I have done and the ability to jump into different environments.
I have studied computer science but have a degree in design. I love the web because it a place where art and programming meet. My passion is finding ways to make the web a better place through code and an eye for detail. There is always something new to learn and being a web developer is always exciting.
A large focus of mine is responsive design and user experience. I am obessive about precision and proper execution but I enjoy breaking the boundaries of expectation and trying new things.
My Skills
HTML and CSS
I have been working in HTML and CSS for 15 years. It is the foundation of every site and needs to be done well. ARIA, ADA compliance, CSS animations, media queries, pre- and post-processors are all part of my typical builds.
JavaScript
React has been the most fun for me so that is my preferred JS flavor lately. That being said, tech moves quickly and there will be a next thing soon. In the meantime I’m also doing a lot in Angular. Some other tech I frequently use are Node, jQuery, APIs and unit testing.
Git
Another everyday tool and essential for keeping sanity when collaborating on code. I have used other version control software but this by far the most common and I have years of merging and forking under my belt.
PHP and MySQL
I have built a lot of WordPress sites, always a lot of WordPress with a little bit of Drupal as well.
Resume
Work Experience
Sr Software Developer | Tallwave
January-April 2017I am proud to have been promoted in recognition of my contributions at Tallwave. I was leading two important projects for the company and happy to see them through sucessfully before my departure
Front-end Developer | Tallwave
May 2014 - December 2016I joined Tallwave as part of 29th Drive after they were aquired and integrated to infuse design thinking and build out a services group. It was an amazing experience working on a variety of different software products in diverse technologies. I began as the only full-time developer, building web user interfaces and WordPress site. I ended as a part of a talented team of seven developers building full stack web applications.
Front-end Developer | Revolution Parts
March 2014 - April 2014Revolution Parts is an up and coming SaaS that provides an intelligent ecommerce platform for selling car parts. They have a team of bright engineers but needed some help with polish and UX. I was able to work on a few small projects with them before being offered a full time job at Tallwave
Front-end Developer | 29th Drive
October 2013 - January 201429th Drive is a high end creative agency that does user experience and visual design for websites and apps. It was great fun and a learning experience working with their team. They use bleeding edge technology to produce amazing products
Web Designer | Pearson Education
July 2009 - May 2013Pearson is a large education company and my full time employer for close to four years. I was hired and worked primarily as a web designer but also used in numerous capacities during my tenure. My group functioned as an in house creative agency developing online marketing campaign materials. I had a great experience there and learned a lot about working with not only many people, but many different groups in the company all over the globe
Education
BA Visual Communication | Collins College
August 2000 - May 2003My first year of college was in computer science at the University of Texas at Austin. I changed directions, moved to Arizona and went to design school. I mostly do coding but this degree has served me well, my experience with design helps me be a much better developer.
Projects
ASU.edu
Templating and styling of custom Drupal theme for a large redesign
Inkwell.io
Shopify site built with Liquid and SASS
Parchment.com
Full custom Wordpress theme build