RECENT CLIENTS
Client:Nellson LLC
Role: Full Stack Web Development
Tech Stack: WordPress & HubSpot
Challenge: Rebuild the client's website, which was running on CraftCMS to WordPress, to pivot to its new brand pillar focused on the concept of "Human Intelligence".
Client: Taylor Company
Role: Full Stack Web Development
Tech Stack: Wordpress & HubSpot
Challenge: Refresh client's website to reflect new branding and creative direction. Integrate with lead capture with Hubspot to connect form submissions to a network of 100's of Regional and International Distributors.
Client:Elite Trades Championship
Role: Full Stack Web Development
Tech Stack: Webflow & SalesForce Marketing Cloud
Challenge: Maintain clients multiple Webflow properties and worked to integrate SalesForce Marketing Cloud as the CRM for the event and sponsorships.
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Client:Trane Commercial
Role: Frontend Development
Tech Stack: Adobe Experience Manager & HubSpot
Challenge: Create content on Trane Commercial's AEM environment leveraging the existing UI component library. I also assisted in HubSpot CRM initiatives to drive engagement with new content.
PAST CLIENTS
Client: Southern Comfort
Role: Front & Back End
Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails & Redux
Challenge: The deadline — deploy a fully functional backend and responsive front end 6 weeks. Bonus: getting the fixed logo to change colors based on content underneath.
Client:Motorguide
Role:Front End Development Magento & AEM
Tech Stack: Adobe Experience Manager & Magento
Challenge: Complex hybrid build integrating Adobe Experience Manager and Magento. Establish a Front end baseline so that styles were consistent between AEM and Magento, while wrestling with core CSS required for each environment
Client:Schafer Condon Carter
Role: Front & Backend Development
Tech Stack: Python
Challenge: Portfolio site for the Agency you work for. Up and running in under 6 weeks. Leveraged component libray that we grew with each sucessive Wagtail CMS website.
Client:Arbor Investments
Role: Full Stack Web Development
Tech Stack: Python & React/Redux
Challenge: Fully authorable CMS leveraging Wagtails JSON API to integrate with React Components
Client:Eastman
Role: Full Stack Web Development
Tech Stack: Python
Challenge: Fully authorable CMS leveraging Wagtail's Streamfield block which allows admins to create layouts on the fly. Integrated Hotjar heatmaps and AB testing for post production site optimization
Client:Kerrygold
Role: Front & Back End
Tech Stack: Ruby & Backbone
Challenge: Create fully responsive front end build a wordpress-esqe backend using ruby: Polymorphic models, Blog with WISIWIG, Search, Image Cropping.
Client:Fusion Academy
Role: Front End
Tech Stack: Foundation & Wordpress
Challenge: Create fully responsive front end with customized UI behavior, google maps integration
Client:Nathan's Famous
Role: Front & Back End
Tech Stack: Ruby & Backbone
Challenge: Create fully responsive front end and Robust backend CMS, Geo Locater service, Custom Instagram Engine
Client:IDEAL Industries
Role: Front End AEM & Magento
Tech Stack: AEM & Magento
Challenge: Provide Front End component architecture for AEM, and styles/javascript that are consistent across AEM and Magento environments
FREELANCE
Client:SF Tools
Role: Full Stack Web Development
Tech Stack: Wordpress
Challenge: Freelance project -- Worked with a team of UX and creatives to completely rebrand and rebuild the client's website on WordPress.
Client:Lolo Creek Distillery
Role: Full Stack Web Development
Tech Stack: Wordpress & Klavyio
Challenge: Freelance Project. Refresh clients website to reflect new branding and creative direction. Integrate with an E-Commerce store and set up Klavyio CRM rewards program.
TECH STACK
Front End Languages:
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HTML5, CSS3, SASS & LESS- I consider proper naming and semantic HTML5 markup a craft, and take it seriously. I can write a whole component in HTML just by looking a psd, and later sculpt it with CSS.
SASS is such a powerful and an effective way to promote maintainable and reusable code. I have a go-to SASS library of mix-ins and variables that I have accumulated over the years that significantly reduce setup up. I have only used LESS as it relates to theming the Magento framework, i prefer SASS.
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Backbone, Node, React & Redux - Typically I have used Backbone to help organize content specific javascript. Node as a service to interface with APIs and third party data structures. React as a Front End templating engine. And Redux to handle the dispatching of event based states.
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ES6 Javascript & JQuery - Lately been trying to write as vanilla JS as possible, using ES6 syntax and transpiling using babel. Often times I will try to see how long I can go without including JQuery. I am quite versed in JQuery but recently it has become problematic within new frontend systems and as such I have tried to use it sparingly or not at all.
Back End Languages:
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Python/Django - I have built and deployed several Python apps, leveraging the Wagtail CMS. And have worked with our team to create a foundational architectue which packages vetted components, that significatly reduces start up time.
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Ruby on Rails - This is my strongest backend programming language. I have built robust Content Management Systems using polymorphic models, Google Maps API integration, custom social media scrapers/engines.
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PHP & Wordpress - I have worked on building robust backends in Wordpress which allowed client service teams to effortlessly manage content for monthly newsletters.
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Servers & Databases - I have worked with Linux servers running some combination of Apache or Puma. Typically working with staging and production environments, and deploying code updates through CircleCI. More recently I have been exploring out the box solutions with either Docker Containers, or Amazons Elastic Beanstalk. My database of choice is MYSQL.
CHICAGO BASED WEB DEVELOPMENT
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