About Me
I'm that person...
Who follows the rules in an uptight, annoying manner. Except when they're stupid.
Who trusts blindingly, naively, completely. Or not remotely.
Whose religion is "not to look stupid in the afterlife."
Who is obsessed with the feeling of coming back to a familiar place as a new person.
Who prefers planned spontaneity.
I'm a web developer and a writer.
Zero in common, you say? No! Both are magic. Abstract symbols and words on a page transform to vivid, colorful life, as long as you know the secret patterns.
I endeavor to be that skilled magician. To evoke emotion, beauty, and new worlds from two dimensions. To reflect the mystery of evolution and our drive to grow and change for the better. To capture that elusive feeling of living an alternate life.
And to make your journey effortless and intriguing. (Unless you're on a mobile device... shut up, I'm getting there.)
Resume
| Education: |
University of Oregon
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Minor in Architecture) |
| Skills: |
Professional Web Development and Programming: Node.js, Vue, React, .NET MVC using C#, REST Apis, ASP Classic using JScript, Delphi using Pascal, JavaScript, TypeScript, Jest, PHP, HTML5, CSS (SASS/LESS), and XML/XSL.
Development-related Proficiencies: Full Stack Development, Visual Studio, VS Code, Git, Gitlab, Github, Subversion, Grafana, Kibana (ElasticSearch), SQL, Atlassian JIRA, BitBucket, Stash, TeamCity, SourceTree, Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, SDLC, LLM Prompts using AI Models like Claude
Professional Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks
Instruction: Teaching college-level workshop on web development skills; Creating activities for English as a second language to every age group from preschool to older adults in Japan; Training web developers in Delhi, India
Other Software Proficiencies: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook), Zoom, WordPress
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| Experience: |
2006 - 2026 Communify (previously S&P Global, previously IHS Markit, previously Wall Street On Demand )
Senior Web Developer / Software Engineer / Team Lead
Duties:
Duties: Created lesson plans and activities, both as a team and on my own, for teaching English to Elementary school students, Jr. High school students, and adults in Japan; wrote a monthly newsletter for the students and a column in the town weekly
Early Career
2015 Mickie's Sweet Spot
Duties: Developed website using Wordpress plugin
2002 - 2003 University of Colorado Foundation
Duties: Performed data entry, interpretation, and clean-up, using SQL queries |
| Courses and Certifications: |
MBSR Foundations Completed the ten-week course for the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Foundations and Facilitator Training through Brown University
Path of Freedom Completed the six-week course on emotional intelligence intended to be taught to incarcerated individuals through the Prison Mindfulness Institute
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