Personal details

Michael D.

Timezone: Pacific Time (US & Canada) (UTC-7)

Summary

When I was 13 I brought a "Learn C++ in 21 days" book with me on a family vacation, and I've been writing code ever since. I've been pro for 8 years and have worked on a wide variety of projects, both as a freelancer and as an employee. I spent several years as an avid hobbyist game developer, and I always have at least one side project going on.

I love learning new skills and finding the best way to do things, so I am constantly learning new languages, frameworks, and best practices that I hope to share with you. I also love to teach!

Technical skills

React・3 yrs JavaScript・8 yrs Django・4 yrs Python・6 yrs Docker・2 yrs Git・5 yrs HTML・15 yrs CSS・7 yrs D3.js・3 yrs CoffeeScript・3 yrs Clojure・2 yrs OpenGL・2 yrs PureScript・1 yr

Work Experience

Web Development Mentor

Thinkful | Aug 2017 - Present

HTML/CSS

Node.js

React

One-on-one mentoring for students learning full-stack web development. I help them go from zero prior programming experience to being hireable in six months.

Senior Software Engineer (Full-stack)

CrowdStreet | Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

Django

PostgreSQL

Docker

React

The company's main offering is a large Django application which serves as a marketplace for investment opportunities. I helped maintain this app as one of three developers. I also rewrote a huge portion of its frontend in React, which was previously implemented as Django templates. Also, I wound up being in charge of devops for some time, which involved working with Docker a lot