I've been a professional web developer for over 10 years. I started out as a hobbyist when I was 12 years old by building a Dragon Ball Z fan site using PHP Forum. I took programming classes in high school, but did not enjoy having to wait for long compile times only to find out I had syntax error. When I was in college I decided to switch my major to do what I enjoyed and started doing freelance web development between classes and working at Starbucks. After I graduated I landed a gig as a freelance working for a startup called Pixafy. After 3 months they liked my work so much they brought me on full time and the rest is history.
Experience With
ReactJS, Redux, GatsbyJS, Styled Components, Meteor, VueJS, HandleBars, EJS, Webkit, Gulp, Grunt, AWS Amplify, AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, GraphQL, Markdown, Youtube API, Facebook API, Google Analytics API, Google Maps API, RequireJS, Angular, jQuery, Bootstrap, Code Audits, Code Reviews, Architecting, interviewing and hiring new developers, training and mentoring junior devs.
Languages
JavaScript, NodeJS, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, SASS/SCSS, and LESS.
I also have worked with MongoDB, Python, MySQL, XML, and I write simple Bash scripts to help automate redundant tasks I have to do regularly.
Platforms
I have worked with many different content management systems over the years and am always trying new ones. The ones I am most familiar with are Wordpress, Shopify/Shopify Plus theme customizations and Shopify APIs, Magento 1 & 2, and Drupal. I've also worked with modern headless CMSs such a Contentful and Netlify CMS (what this site uses).
EDUCATION
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems
Minor - International Business
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
Associate of Science - International Business
Work History
Pixafy LLC, New York, NY — Principal Frontend Developer
November 2014 - PRESENT
Lead Senior Frontend Developer for the web development team. In addition to coding daily, I architect solutions, consult on business opportunities, collect business requirements, run paired programming sessions, perform code reviews, write documentation, and help foster individual and team growth.
Pixafy Inc, New York, NY — Senior Frontend Developer
November 2012 - November 2014
Lead Frontend Developer of iDialogs (www.idialogs.com) project working with large datasets for patients with diabetes and their doctors. Codeigniter backend using Highcharts to render the data into multiple different charts and scales users can choose from.
Pixafy Inc, New York, NY — Frontend Developer
August 2011 - November 2012
Worked on a variety of Magento, Drupal, and Codeigniter builds such as Warby Parker mobile site, Tasting Table, Susie Cakes, and Glassful.
PCD Web Design, New Jersey — Freelance Developer
January 2010 - August 2011
Freelance Open Source developer working on a variety of small business, non-profit, & short term contract builds.
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