Zach A.

I'm a frontend web developer and UI/UX designer.

I'm best at JavaScript and CSS, and have used several popular JS frameworks over the years, most recently React and Meteor (further back, Ember and Backbone). I was originally trained as a Rails developer at App Academy in SF, and love working in Rails codebases, but I usually stick to the client these days. Lately I'm into static site generators, e.g. Hugo and Jekyll, and the JAMstack approach.

I design using paper, Sketch, and directly in the browser with CSS. My philosophy is influenced by the Stanford Design School's "design thinking", which emphasizes building empathy with the user. I can design your product for you, if you like, or use that skillset to support an existing design team, or just to implement their specs properly. I love helping designers and developers get along and solve problems more effectively.

I call New England and California home, by way of Arizona, Ohio, Virginia, Maine, Massachusetts, England, and Manitoba. I'm currently in Connecticut.

You can book me at: https://calendly.com/zda