Curriculum Vitae
I have extensive experience in web development and related fields. I work quickly and thoroughly, I learn quickly and thoroughly, and I relish the chance to learn more in the course of my work — and better still, to help others to learn and work more effectively as well.
Hard Skills
Web Development
Back-End
- EC Cube (since 2023)
- NextJS (since 2022)
- Laravel (since 2022)
- Symphony (since 2022)
- NodeJS (since 2021)
- JSON (since 2011)
- Ruby on Rails (since 2011)
- SQL (since 2008)
- PHP (since 2002)
Front-End
- ReactJS (since 2021)
- Divi Builder (since 2021)
- Webflow (since 2021)
- jQuery (since 2011)
- SASS (since 2011)
- WordPress (since 2010)
- Javascript (since 2010)
- CSS (since 2008)
- HTML (since 1996)
Dev Ops
- Supabase / PostgreSQL (since 2024)
- Amazon EC2 (since 2022)
- iOS App Store (since 2022)
- Adobe Experience Manager (since 2022)
- Sitecore (since 2022)
- WPEngine (since 2021)
- MySQL (since 2008)
- Apache (since 1996)
- FTP (since 1996)
Dev Tools
- XCode (since 2022)
- Visual Studio Code (since 2021)
- yarn (since 2021)
- npm (since 2021)
- webpack (since 2021)
- git (since 2011)
Graphic Design
- Photoshop (since 1996)
- InDesign (since 2002)
- Illustrator (since 2003)
Soft Skills
I am equal parts abstract and practical, big-picture and detail-oriented, striving always to embody the best of both sides of every such dichotomy. Besides my education in arts and technologies, I also have a degree in philosophy, and my own philosophical system centers entirely around pursuing such a golden mean, dialectical synthesis, nonduality, or unity of opposites, in all matters.
I always seek to understand both how and why to do whatever task I’m applying myself toward: both what could be useful for doing that task, and what doing that task could be useful for; as well as the human aspects of both the colleagues upon whom I depend in order to do my job, and the stakeholders who depend upon me to do it.
I love to learn, and I’m a very fast learner, drawing on my wide breadth of experience to gain fluency on new skills quickly, and strengthen those I already have. I also love to teach, to help others round out and polish up their skill sets.
Academic and cognitive aptitude tests consistently score me around the top 1%. Personality tests rank me highly on conscientiousness and openness, just slightly more introverted than extroverted (I'm perfectly content by myself but have no problem in groups when I'm wanted there), and just slightly more agreeable than disagreeable (I love to make people happy but I'm not afraid to offer honest criticism when it's wanted from me).
I thrive in a support role, helping others to achieve their goals; but I’m also comfortable in a leadership position, setting direction and architecting plans. My philosophy in this regard is to be simultaneously an advisor and assistant, suggesting what I think the best course of action would be for my clients or superiors, and then following through to the best of my ability on their decisions once they have been thus informed.
I work extremely well independently, and have done so for most of my life; besides over a decade of remote work, most of my middle and high school years were done as independent study. But I also love it when my work can be part of a larger team effort, or when I can bring together the products of other people’s work.
I can turn around tasks very quickly, and love to keep my to-do list clear and stay ready to jump on the next task immediately. But I also love any opportunity to spend much time working out every last detail of a complex project to perfection.
I am looking for a steady career where the skills and experience I already have are enough as they are from day one, and where there are opportunities to learn and grow more in the future.
Work Experience
Full-Stack Developer
at Twisted Rope, 2021-present
Full-stack development in a small agency environment, working on many different projects for many different clients using many different technology stacks, from vanilla HTML/CSS/JS through XAMP to modern Next/React SPAs. As part of an interdisciplinary team I sometimes function in a support role for projects other people lead, sometimes work small projects on my own, and other times lead projects with support from other developers, as well as interfacing frequently with members of our design and marketing teams and project management.
(They are located at 495 Main St. #314, Buffalo, NY 14214, but I work remotely.)
Art Director
at The Monterey Company, 2012-2020
Graphic design primarily in Illustrator for production of lapel pins, coins, medallions, and all varieties of art on metal, both production-ready technical art for manufacturing and photorealistic proofs for customers; design and oversight of workflows and collaboration processes to coordinate between sales representatives, external art resources, and manufacturers; and miscellaneous graphic and web work for internal use.
(They are located at 35 SW Century Dr #110, Bend, OR 97702, but I worked remotely. My supervisor was Paul Stark, the founder and CEO, who can be reached at 541-699-6063. My position here was eliminated due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.)
Software Engineer
at CVTech, 2011-2012
Development of an ecommerce platform in Ruby on Rails, JQuery/Javascript, CSS & HTML, as well as motion graphic advertisements and other graphics work for web and print.
(They were located at 10 E Yanonali St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. My supervisor was Ethan Kravitz, the founder, who can be reached at 203-240-1675. This small startup went out of business.)
Graphic & Web Designer
at Stratus Media Group, 2010-2011
Lead design, development, and management of most company websites; graphic and web design for screen and print to serve both marketing and operational needs, including logos, advertisements, flyers, posters, and event collateral such as tickets and signage; minor video and audio editing; copy editing of texts for publication; and assistance and advice in installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure.
(They were located at 3 E De La Guerra St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. My supervisor was Jamie Schaible, the Director of Marketing, who could be reached at 805-884-9977. The entire department I was part of got downsized.)
Technical & Administrative Assistant
at Castellino Training & The BEBA Clinic, 2002-2012
Creative and technical responsibilities included graphic design and page layout, web design and administration, database design and administration, computer and network maintenance, minor video production in Final Cut Pro and iMovie, and proofreading and editing of publications.
Administrative duties included recording payments in Quicken and the company's FileMaker database, preparing deposits, and taking them to the bank; running reports and preparing spreadsheets on financial and statistical data; check-in, check-out and billing of clients; copying MiniDV tapes to video DVDs for sale and archival; processing orders for resale products; bulk mailings (both postal and email); shipping and receiving; payroll; scheduling; filing and other organization; and miscellaneous errands. Once or twice per year I was entrusted with the full administration of the business for one month, including my own payroll, while the head administrator went on vacation.
(They are located at 1105 N Ontare Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. My supervisor was Sandra Castellino, the co-founder and chief administrator, who can be reached at 805-687-2897. I left this position to pursue better growth opportunities.)
Graphic & Web Designer
at Diane Steele & Company, 2001-2002
Logo and business card design, graphic design for dye-sublimation onto merchandising products (e.g. T-shirts, mouse pads, etc), and some web design.
(They are located at 102 W Summer St #22, Ojai, CA 93023. My supervisor was Diane Steele, the founder, who can be reached at 805-646-6266. I left this position to return to school.)
Computer Technician
at BitVision, 2001
Repair, maintenance, and installation of Macintosh computer systems for local schools and businesses.
(They are located at 305 W Ojai Ave, Ojai, CA 93023. My supervisor was Anthony Winecoff, the founder and CEO, who can be reached at 805-640-3300. This was a temporary job.)
Computer Technician & Salesperson
at Mac HQ, 2000-2001
Sale, repair, maintenance and installation of Macintosh computers and related equipment, and assorted administrative duties including billing, shipping and receiving, and filing.
(They were located at 2377 E Main St, Ventura, CA 93003. My supervisor was Shaun Moon, the founder, who could be reached at 805-585-0065. I was downsized from this position.)
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
at the University of California at Santa Barbara, class of 2007 with a 3.9 GPA, Highest Honors, and Dean's Honor Roll (plus a declined invitation to Phi Beta Kappa)
Classes in ancient and modern history of philosophy, logic, general metaphysics, philosophy of space and time, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, meta-ethics, ethics, moral psychology, free will and determinism, political philosophy, theories of justice, focused studies on Plato, Descartes, Leibniz, and Berkeley, as well as supplementary classes in religious studies, sociology, and cultural anthropology.
Associate of Arts in Multimedia Arts & Technologies
at Santa Barbara City College, class of 2004 with a 4.0 GPA, Honors, President's Honor Roll, and Phi Theta Kappa
Classes in general design, drawing, painting, multimedia design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, audio-video editing, computer animation, and video game design.