Working with a great team trying to fix the healthcare system!

Software Engineer

Lead classes on game development with Unity and C#, for all levels. I specialize in getting people with little or no experience up and running, and it's been so great to see the awesome projects students can come up with! 

Lecturer in Game Development

Worked with a fantastic team on large web projects for some big non-profits, including Greenpeace, ASPCA, FreePress, the NRDC and lots more.

Full-stack Developer

I developed courses and lectured on a wide array of topics, including digital photography, audio and video production, web development, and programming fundamentals. I also worked on CS50, Harvard's most famous course!

Lecturer in Digital Media

Developed curriculum and taught for an intensive boot-camp style program where we brought in students of all levels and, in nine months, we got them placed in web development jobs. Led a team of instructors and developed not just the curriculum, but the pedagogy used to bring students up to speed quickly while not leaving anyone behind. Proud to say our graduates had a 95%+ placement rate upon graduation!

Director of Web Development

Built a number of indie games across many platforms, and I currently teach Unity at UCLA, where I specialize in helping students with little or no experience start making games!

I use C#, .NET Core, and Blazor to build full-stack web applications for clients. I currently have a course on learning C# at UCLA!

I've worked on sites/applications for companies and non-profits like Greenpeace, ASPCA, FreePress, the NRDC, UChicago, Renew.com, and tons more. In the past I've taught Javascript and web development at Harvard, BU, Suffolk, and more.

I've worked on hundreds of projects where working with HTML and CSS was critical; it sounds easy at first, but anyone who's ever had to make an older website responsive on a deadline knows: writing smart CSS can be challenging. I've worked with companies, agencies, and universities, and over the years I've developed an eye for turning visual designs into responsive, performant sites.

PHP was actually my first programming language, so it holds a special place in my heart (despite its quirks!). I used it professionally for over a decade, and it's still a solid, tried and true option for quickly standing up back-end web applications, and it still has a great ecosystem and community!

It's hard to keep track, but I think I've done more Wordpress sites than any other kind of project. It's a best in class experience for the end user, and once you get the hang of it, you can do a lot with it, and fast!

Still my favorite front-end framework! I've built and deployed a number of web apps with Vue, and it's such a great dev experience once you get the hang of it! 

I've worked as a professional React developer for a long time now, and I've watched it change and evolve over the years. The new paradigm of using function components and hooks is a big shift, but I think it's a huge improvement and makes the React dev experience a lot more fun!

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