About

Astrocoder, Developer Experience Engineer, GitHub Star—I help others get the tech out of the way to solve real problems with the tools of the web.

Through my time as an Lead Engineer and UX Designer, I’ve tackled real-world challenges like ecommerce with ThinkGeek, satellite tasking dashboards, and working as Director of DevX Engineering at Cloudinary. I’ve talked about that work as an international speaker through keynotes, talks, and workshops.

I also support the developer community through articles, videos, and courses on YouTube and other course platforms, along with open source work on GitHub to help aspiring developers learn by doing.

Get a peek behind the scenes in my interviews with Ardan Labs and freeCodeCamp’s Quincy Larson.

Notable Projects

• 50 Projects for React & the Static Web: Free ebook to help you learn React by doing
• ImageCarbon: Determines how much carbon your website products with images
• imgto.xyz: Free Open Source image optimizer and converter
• Next Cloudinary: Next.js SDK for Cloudinary
• PhotoCrate: Free Open Source Google Photos clone
• Space Jelly: Free tutorials for building with awesome tools of the web

Where it started…

Off of an exit on I-80 is Bloomsburg, PA, where I went to school and was raised. After I got done playing with Ninja Turtle and Power Ranger toys, I started digging around code in apps like AIM and MySpace customizing their UI’s and page designs. This opened the door for me as I quickly began branching off to simple websites and flyers for gaming teams and bands. Expanding on that interest, I went to Penn State University where I got a BA in Integrative Arts.

What I’ve been doing…

Snap!Retail

Web and Graphic Designer

Pittsburgh, PA

Email campaigns and web advertising for Snap, their partner OneCoast, and both of the company’s retail customers which included brands such as MudPie and Lindsay Phillips

Endagraph

Graphic Designer

Pittsburgh, PA

Worked on mostly large format projects including trailer advertisements and vehicle wraps for companies such as George Howe, Perdue, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Wendy’s.

ShowClix

Web and Graphic Designer

Pittsburgh, PA

Lead the creative and front-end development on front-facing marketing initiatives including a complete redesign of the company’s homepage and sales pages, as well as refreshing brand styles and identity.

ThinkGeek

Senior UX Designer & Front End Developer

Fairfax, VA

Drove all UX and front end development for a large geek culture ecommerce website.

Element 84

Lead UX & Front End Engineer

Alexandria, VA & Remote

Applitools

Developer Advocate

Remote

And what I’m doing now…

Currently, I’m living in Pennsylvania (Philly side) working as the Director of Developer Experience Engineering for Cloudinary.

You can also find me freelancing and messing around in OSS projects in my free time.