Personal details

Nicky H. - Remote full-stack developer

Nicky H.

Based in: đŸ‡ș🇾 United States
Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada) (UTC-5)

Summary

Been coding since I was 12. Love it.

Work Experience

Head of Digital Experience
WDS Conference | Jan 2011 - Present
Ruby
Java
MySQL
API
OAuth 2.0
TypeScript
CoffeeScript
React
Kotlin
JavaScript
RubyMotion
GraphQL
Slack API
Email Development
Sass

Annual conference for 1000 creatives & entrepreneurs held in Portland, OR; sold out since year 1.

I was responsible for an extensive digital experience, include web, Native iOS + Android apps and custom admin interface that manages nearly every aspect of the event.

Custom dev included: Ticketing system including a real-time pre-ordering experience via the apps, Advanced sub-event scheduling and RSVPing built into site and apps, System to manage attendee-hosted meetups (over 160 run by attendees each year), Extensive real-time, location-based scavenger hunt via the apps, Custom attendee messaging system built into apps (one-on-one + groups), In-app communication feeds (text + photos), globally as well as by interest & event

Lead Developer
Arena | Jun 2020 - Jun 2023
Node.js
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
CSS
Svelte
Tailwind css
SvelteKit

Next-generation community and course platform focused on social accountability and taking action. Responsible for design as well as implementation of the entire social and course platform in Svelte.

Education

Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor's degree・Product Design & Mechanical Engineering
Jun 2006 - Jul 2008

Personal Projects

Nice TranslatorIconOpenNewWindows
2008
JavaScript
Svelte
Originally an experiment to create an improved online translator interface that offered the first translate-as-you-type experience. Used over 50 million times since launch. Recently rebuilt with Svelte.js