David Woods Senior Front End Developer / Heyo
Colin is an outstanding developer. He has a sharp mind and a strong science background that helps his analytical thinking skills.
RESUME
I am a front end developer who needs only three things to create an awesome site: my MacBook Pro, a place to sit, and an ice cold Coke.
The first web page I made had animated gifs, dozens of nested tables, and scrolling IE marquees. I was so proud of it. 1996 was a different time. It's amazing how far the internet has come in such a short period of time.
People at work call me the CSS guy. If somebody runs into an IE bug, I'm the person who gets tapped on the shoulder. We all have a cross to bear.
Long story short, I love front end dev. I love the challenge and seeing how each div gets pieced together into the final project. Even if it has to work in IE6.
EMPLOYMENT
since 2012
Lead Front End Developer
Red Ventures
I'm the lead front end developer for two of our clients: ADT and Lifelock. In addition to building experiences for desktops, tablets, and phones, I've become an expert on home security. I lock my door now.
2010 - 2012
Creative Developer
Modea
Two and a half years of solid front end dev work. I was the lead developer on all projects in 2012. My favorite part of my time at Modea was that I was also involved in the conceptualization of our projects. Most of what we did pushed the envelope. We were doing mobile and responsive sites in 2010 before they were cool.
2009 - 2010
Technical Account Manager
Mansell Group
This was the first time in my career I was working on larger sites and long term projects. I also was responsible for coding a lot of email newsletters. If there's one thing I found out about email, developing it may seem simple...until you actually start.
2008
Designer/Developer Hybrid
AT&T
My first full time job after graduating. *Nostalgic tear.* In addition to development, I also was responsible for the design. My big takeaway from this job: I can do design if I need to, but my talent definitely skews more towards the development side of the spectrum.
EDUCATION
2003 - 2008
B.S. Information Technology, Meteorology
Florida State University
I went to Florida State with the intention of only studying meteorology. Long story short, while I was there, I got sucked into the world of development. To this day, in the back of my closet I have several VHS tapes full of practice weathercasts that will undoubtedly be used to blackmail me later in life.
DEV SKILLZ
HTML5
CSS3
jQuery
MySQL
Wordpress & ExpressionEngine
Photoshop
LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATIONS
Rosemary Walsh Account Manager / Return Path
Colin understood the client's needs and was able to help explain technical matters to me and clients in a way we all understood.
Lee Pannell Service Delivery Manager / Advance Auto Parts
Colin's code always cleared QA on the first pass, and his dedication to the project and team was recognized and appreciated by everyone.
