Hello! I’m a web developer and graphic designer with a passion for visual communication and coding UI/UX. I have 15+ years of experience in full-stack web development. I’m proficient in PHP, Javascript, CSS/SASS, and HTML. I design and build websites that tell my clients’ stories in a concise and creative way.

Proficiencies

• PHP 12+ years PHP development; building custom CMS’s and web apps for managing timesheet data, projects and task lists; building web apps for processing, querying and reporting user-submitted surveys and forms
• Javascript 5+ years developing UI/UX solutions working in plain JS & jQuery; working with NodeJS; building AJAX-driven UI’s for PHP/MySQL CMS’s. Basic familiarity with React.
• HTML 5 Writing clean, responsive semantic & W3C valid markup
• CSS / SCSS Grid systems, breakpoints, inheritance & BEM methodology
• Bootstrap 3 & 4 Building responsive UI’s for sites and apps
• Zurb Foundation 5 & 6 Prototyping UI/UX for sites & apps
• MySQL Relational DB design & administration – basic proficiency with MySQL queries
• WordPress 10+ years experience developing custom themes (PHP & HTML/SCSS), working with WP-CLI, and custom-post-type development
• Linux basic but solid proficiency with CLI commands, SSH, file permissions & shell scripting

Education

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) — Graphic Design
1995 – 1999

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Studio courses in illustration, painting,
and web development.
2000 – 2002

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Animation & 3D Modeling
2010 – 2014

When I’m not building things in code and pixels, I enjoy biking, hiking, and learning to cook. I also love to draw and paint.