Blur is a creative studio and web development agency.

Co-founder

I lead a team that maintains a GatsbyJS/React powered site that aggregates documentation from teams across Kroger Technology and provides a seamless experience for designers and developers consuming the Kroger Design System (KDS).

Senior Software Engineer

I started a design and web development agency, consulting for small businesses as well as the Kroger Company. Along the way, I was able to learn the ropes when it comes to starting a business from scratch and navigating the various challenges that come with the territory.

Founder / Lead Developer

Designed and built a number of web applications across a variety of problem domains. Interfaced directly with high level stakeholders and worked to craft custom features for their personal needs.Designed and built a number of web applications across a variety of problem domains. Interfaced directly with high level stakeholders and worked to craft custom features for their personal needs.

Web / iOS Developer

In this role, I created an extension to Adobe Illustrator to automatically check for common errors in product design files. It also automated repetitive tasks that designers previously had to do manually. It provided a validation step for designs before they moved farther down the product development workflow.

Product Designer / Automation Developer

During my time at a digital advertising agency I wore many hats as Account Manager, Art Director, Photographer, Editor, Advertising Analyst, and Social Media Director. This allowed me to hone my skills dealing with clients, planning projects, and working under tight deadlines.

Project / Account Manager

I've been working with JavaScript for about 4 years now, and I've come to love the language. It was a mental shift for me after working with C++ for so long, but the flexibility and ubiquity of JS unlock all kinds of exciting opportunities to build apps that run anywhere.

Node.js is a pleasure to work with, whether you're writing one-off scripts to scrape some data, or a full blown server complete with middleware and authentication. Node has become my favorite JS environment to work in.

MongoDB makes it incredibly fast to get up and running with a new application. The flexibility of the document format is great for prototyping, and when you have your schema nailed down, it's easy to optimize the database for security and performance.

I've been playing with HTML since I was a kid. It's one of my favorite things to introduce to fresh learners, because it unlocks so much once they realize how simple it is.

Hobbyist experience, writing game engines and file templating engines. I don't use C++ day-to-day, but I still love working with the language when I get the chance.

The first time I launched a website, I set up an Ubuntu VM running nginx as a reverse proxy over a Node.js server. It was easier and faster than I'd ever imagined, and while I don't use nginx much day-to-day now, I still value its simplicity and performance.

I've been a Linux user for a few years now, and while my knowledge isn't particularly advanced, I'm well versed in the basics of system admin, and general use as a web developer.

Cross-disciplinary Fullstack Web Developer, Agency Founder

Joshua Dover

For fun, I wrote a Node.js powered static site generator. I used it to generate my portfolio site at the time, and the intent was to use it to build custom websites quickly for clients on a tight budget. While a fun experiment, I decided to switch to using SvelteKit with the static adapter for this use case instead.

Static Website Generator

I created a bespoke community platform for a client who was starting a paid community and podcast. The platform featured all of the account creation logic to onboard new members, and an admin dashboard where the client could view members. Also featured a custom podcast player as a core feature of the website.

Custom Community and Podcast Platform

Ongoing client project to build the frontend for an application in the private aviation space.

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