About Me
I'm a front-end web developer with strong full-stack skills. I like working with JavaScript libraries and frameworks. I strive to deliver code that is test-driven, fast, performant, and scalable. My best "soft" skills are problem solving, reliability, determination, and communication. I love succeeding in my goals and making the best out of everyday!
Experience
Product Engineer
(February 2015-October 2018)TheBlaze
As a Product Engineer at TheBlaze my main role was to develop front-end and back-end features for www.theblaze.com and premium.theblaze.com/tv, as well as features for TheBlaze Android app. My responsibilities and successes were:
- Developed extensive front-end features using HTML5 / CSS3 / SASS / ES6 / Handlebars / NPM / Grunt / cross-browser, mobile compatibility, and performance optimization
- Developed content management plugins with React / Redux and Backbone.js
- Built a custom testing suite that utilized Codeception and Selenium for unit, functional, and acceptance tests and emphasized Test Driven Development
- Built a Docker container and configuration script to run Codeception in Bitbucket Pipelines CI
- Contributed features and testing to two REST APIs based on Yii and Rails 5
- Created a custom video analytics data reporting system with ES6, JWPlayer, Google Analytics
- Developed features for TheBlaze Android app with Java / Kotlin / Android Studio
- Delivered project goals by collaborating with team members using Git, Jira, Agile, and Slack
Digital Media Developer
(May 2012-June 2014)Sametz Blackstone Associates
- Developed front-end and LAMP / CMS based backend for mobile responsive websites
Interactive Media Developer
(April 2011-April 2012)Transmyt Marketing
- Developed e-commerce, service-based websites utilizing front-end and LAMP best practices
Freelance Web Developer
(2010-February 2015)Various Clients
- Responsible for HTML5 / CSS3, JavaScript, CMS and responsive development
Recent Projects
Skills
HTML5 · CSS3 · SASS · ES6 · Node.js · Angular · React · TypeScript · jQuery · Bootstrap · PHP · MySQL · Rails · UI / UX Design · CMS · Git · Photoshop · Problem Solving · Communication
Education
Web Design & Interactive Media, Bachelor of Science
The New England Institute of Art, 2012
The New England Institute of Art, 2012