This is a list of all the skills and tools I have developed in my career. It is not completely exhaustive, but I’ve taken pains to mention most of the tools, software, languages, and more I’ve previously worked with. I hope you enjoy my keywords!
General Skills
- Documentation: I have strong documentation skills. I’m able to create documentation for varying audiences — whether terse and technical READMEs for developers or more comprehensive and in-depth manuals for content editors. I’ve led or been heavily involved with documentation efforts at 3+ employers. I truly enjoy creating and updating documentation.
- Presentations & Onboarding: I’m able to lead and guide others. At JK Design — I prepared, rehearsed, and performed a training session on using a new website for 10+ users all in a room. For freelance projects — I’ve given presentations on accessibility to other developers. At Kanopi — I am tasked with guiding new developers through the intense multi-step processes for onboarding, access, and workflows for my primary project.
- OS: macOS or Windows fluent
- Experience: 7+ years remote work, 6+ years digital agency, 2+ years in-house, 1 year start-up
Web Development
- Languages & General Technology: CSS/3, HTML/5, PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, JavaScript, jQuery, Bash, Apache, nginx
- Front End Development: Sass, LESS, Webpack, Grunt, Gulp, Bourbon, Neat, Compass, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, responsive cross-browser/device
- Back End Development: WordPress, Laravel, phpBB, BigCommerce, Wolf CMS, PMWiki, MediaWiki
- Email Development: MJML, Foundation for Emails
- Server Administration: Linux, LAMP stack, LEMP stack, SSH, FTP, SMTP, WHM/Web Host Manager, cPanel, Plesk, phpMyAdmin, Digital Ocean, Linode, Pantheon, WP Engine
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Gitlab Pipelines, CircleCI
- Speed Optimization: Caching, minification, image optimization
- Version Control: Git (git bash), GitHub, Bitbucket, Gitlab
- Local Development: XAMPP, MAMP, Vagrant, VVV, VirtualBox, Homestead, Sequel Pro/Ace, dBeaver, Docker, Docksal
- Quality Assurance: Email on Acid, Browserstack, DoneDone, tugboat.qa
- Accessibility: Accessibility analysis and audit, manual and automated a11y testing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), WAVE accessibility, aXe accessibility, SiteImprove accessibility, Google Lighthouse
- Miscellaneous Platforms: Marketo, Hubspot, ConstantContact, Mailchimp, Sparkpost, FusionCharts, BigCommerce, Wolf CMS, PMWiki, MediaWiki, phpBB
- Search Engine Optimization: SEO analysis, title and meta description optimization, landing page development
- Google Suite: Analytics, Search Console, Optimize
- Web Hosting: Experience working with a variety of hosting environments, including Rackspace, Linode, DigitalOcean, Pantheon, and shared hosting
- Editors: Visual Studio Code, Notepad++, Sublime Text
- Project Management Tools: Asana, Trello, Basecamp, Jira, Teamwork, Freedcamp
WordPress Development
- Administration, security, speed and optimization
- Pre-made theme customization and bespoke theme development
- Notable plugins: Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, WooCommerce, bbPress, BuddyPress, FacetWP, Search and Filter, WPML
- Notable themes/frameworks: Underscores/_s, WooThemes Canvas, Genesis, Avada
- Notable tools: WP-CLI, Pantheon terminus
Web and UI Design
- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Zeplin, Figma, Balsamiq
- Wireframing, mockups, site and page content information architecture
- Vector and raster digital images and graphics: photo manipulation and retouching, icons, pixel art, logo creation, logo vectorization
Specific Industry Experience
- Personal sites, corporate sites, e-commerce, community networks, private sites, forums, portfolios, blogs, educational sites, medical, medical services and software, insurance, financial, legal, manufacturing, construction industries, non-profits, clubs and restaurants, content marketing, artists
Miscellaneous
- Social Media: Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, HootSuite, IFTTT
- Password Managers: KeePass/X, LastPass
- Google Suite: Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, AdWords, AdSense, Gsuite Administration
- Miscellaneous Work Tools: Zoom, Google, Meet, Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive, AutoHotKey, Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Guru
- Essential Information Technology: general software and hardware troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades