Senior Web & Application DeveloperVentureWeb: Squamish, British Columbia
June 2017 – November 2018,
April 2021 – Present
Working alongside design, marketing & sales, client relations, and the external clients to create compelling online destinations and tools for outdoor/recreation/tourism businesses to thrive online.
Contributing to all aspects of the product development process, from concept through to release.
Photographing events for publication by independent arts and entertainment organizations, and shooting other subjects such as weddings & portraits. View a complete list of clients.
Working with small businesses to establish a strong and unique online presence.
Designing, prototyping, and creating iOS and server-side web applications for internal use and future business opportunities.
Shooting, editing, and art-directing photography for corporate marketing and communications.
Developing and maintaining the company’s web presence & online commerce platform.
Data Visualization EngineerEdmunds.com: Santa Monica, CA
April 2015 – February 2016
Building web applications alongside the data analytics and engineering teams to visualize and consume the mountains of data stored/created/mined within the company, using both open-source and in-house tools.
Developed and maintained the web’s most popular sports site (at the time).
Wielded web standards to create attractive, user–friendly, accessible, global and highly–trafficked interactive & low–bandwidth pages consumed worldwide on a variety of devices.
Directed front-end engineering team and trained junior employees and interns. Involved in hiring process, code and architecture reviews, and team development.
Developed a website for the art community to enhance the discovery, sharing, and selling/purchasing of art. Involved in all aspects of the development process: interviewing candidates, feature & site design and implementation, testing, and leadership within the company.
Produced articles covering web development and photography for a network of websites maintained by the leading publisher of computer and technology books and the premier online web development resource.
Responsible for development tasks that included requirements analysis, database design and information architecture, back–end development, and interface design.
Key player in establishing development practices and standards.
I am a former UCI-licensed Cat 1 road, Cat 3 track, and Cat 2 XC MTB racer, and competed at the British Columbia and Canadian Masters Criterium Championships in 2017 & 2018. I hope to race criteriums & track (race calendar permitting) with The Bike Shop Racing in 2021.
During the 2016 race season I served as captain of the Mens Cat 1/2 Road Team for Velo Club La Grange, a Los Angeles-based cycling club/team. View my USAC “palmarès”.