Languages
Javascript • Typescript • PHP • Python • SQL • HTML • CSS
Kansas City, MO 64111
With 10+ years of both full-time development and design experience and a passion for creating products and tools that exceed client hopes and expectations, my hope is to find a team with a similar drive to help propel me forward in both my technical skills and my understanding of new and creative ways of problem solving with others.
Technical Expertise
Frameworks
Craft CMS • SvelteKit • Vue • React • Laravel • Wordpress • Django (Wagtail)
Tooling
Git • Vite • TailwindCSS • Webpack • Gulp • PostCSS • jQuery • SCSS • LESS
Design
Figma • Affinity Suite • Sketch • Adobe Creative Suite
Services
Github • Bitbucket • NPM • Laravel Forge • Fortrabbit • DigitalOcean • AWS • OpenAI • DeepL • ImgIX • Sendgrid • Mapbox • Mailchimp • Constant Contact
Peripherals
Zed • Sublime Text • Warp • iTerm • Asana • Notion • Dropbox • Google Workspace • Slack
Standards
Web Accessibility Standards • Semantic HTML • GDPR • HIPAA • SAML
Experience
Touchless Menu
Co-owner, Developer / 2021-present
Mostly Serious
Developer / 2020-2021 • Senior Developer / 2021-present
- Build complex technical solutions as needed to support project objectives within determined budgets.
- Ensure expertise on department's preferred content management systems, frameworks, and tools.
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and sharing those practices with relevant members of the team.
- Seek and implement opportunities to automate common development practices.
- Collaborate with the Design team to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
- Implement visual design into front-end and responsive/mobile-first elements of projects.
- Mentoring and/or assisting in the development of other members of Development team.
Lucent Digital
Web Developer / 2013-2020
- Develop websites in a timely manner that also offer the best possible experience to the client.
- Research and implement the most appropriate tools for respective projects.
- Work closely with designers to deliver the best client experience with technical and budgetary limitations in mind.
- Coordinate the deployment and migration of live sites with clients and IT.
- Develop and maintain in-house tools to streamline project bootstrapping and development.
- Manage time between projects to meet deadlines and maintain a positive relationship with clients.
- Work extensively in PHP, Javascript, HTML, and CSS using frameworks/tools such as Wordpress, Webpack, Laravel, Vue, Svelte, Bootstrap, Git, and others as well as developing custom solutions to most appropriately meet clients needs.
Department of Social Services
Community Mentor / 2011-2013
- Monitor and assist youth re-integrate into their lives after being released from state rehabilitation facilities.
- Coordinate with families and the state times for follow up appointments and court ordered meetings for youth.
- Provide support and guidance for youth as they establish healthy coping mechanisms after re-integrating into potentially unhealthy environments.
The Radiance Effect
Road Manager / 2008-2011
- Manage inventory, ordering, and sale of merchandise.
- Help develop and implement new designs and marketing strategies for merchandise and online presence.
Non-Vocational Background
Shadow Scape Records
Camera Operator / 2019-present
Freshwater Church
Production Director / 2014-2020 Pastor / 2016-2018
Education
University of Arkansas
Electrical Engineering / 2007-2008
Other Skills
- Years of practical design experience emphasizing UI and UX.
- Very comfortable with public speaking and presenting to large groups.
- Extensive experience with live audio engineering.
- Solid technical understanding of camera operations, both video and photography.
- A love for all things cooking, coffee, cocktails, and (generally speaking) culinary. 😁