DANIEL RICHARDS

FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPER

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ABOUT ME

As a web developer with a background in the visual and performing arts, I always strive to bring creative solutions to my clients. I’m in love with responsive design, and enjoy transforming beautiful designs into fully-accessible web applications.

Whether I’m helping a business to build their first website, recording voiceover narration for Global-500 corporations, or pinning wireless microphones on US Presidents and First Ladies, I always bring exceptional value and creative competence to my clients.

TECHNOLOGIES

  • Front-end:

     JavaScript (ES5,ES6), React/Redux, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, RESTful APIs, AJAX, Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Back-end:

     Node.js, Express.js, Python 3, JSON, MongoDB, Mongoose, Passport.js, Mocha/Chai, Travis CI, Heroku

  • Development:

     Git/GitHub, NPM, Webpack, VS Code

  • Audio:

     Adobe Audition, Dante, DBX Driverack, Dolby Lake, Pro Tools, QLab, REAPER, Shure Wireless Workbench, Smaart, Waves

PROJECTS

CHROMATICAL — Music API Mashup Web App 

Live application

GitHub repository

  • Features a full-sized piano keyboard which doubles as navigation for seven different music APIs.
  • 88 piano keys automatically rotate, overflow, or hide to ensure responsiveness across viewports and devices.
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, REAPER, Adobe: Audition, Photoshop

SUPER REACT BROS — React/Redux Hooks Web App  

GitHub repository

  • Not a videogame: A fully-interactive state management demo starring everybody’s favorite plumbers.
  • Features pixel-perfect CSS sprite-animation and retro SFX.
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Redux, Adobe: Audition, Photoshop

REVUER — Full Stack Web App 

Live application

GitHub repository

  • Easily tracks every movie you’ve ever watched, including ratings, media formats, and reviews.
  • Transforms your database into an interactive movie theater with marquees, virtual film reels, and movie posters.
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Node/Express.js, Passport.js, MongoDB, Mongoose, Mocha/Chai, Travis Cl, Heroku, AJAX, Blender, Adobe Photoshop

EDUCATION

THINKFUL — Boston, MA

Full Stack Flex Remote — Aug 2018 - March 2019

THE HARTFORD CONSERVATORY — Hartford, CT

Music Pedagogy

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE — Manchester, NH

Full Stack Web Developer — Dec 2018 - Present
  • Optimized dozens of apps for mobile-first performance across popular web browsers, (Chrome/Edge, Firefox, Safari, and occasionally Internet Explorer).
  • Solved tricky design challenges in CSS; translated client wireframes into pixel-perfect, fully-responsive web applications.

THINKFUL — Boston, MA

Full Stack Web Developer Apprenticeship — Aug 2018 – May 2019
  • Learned industry best practices and practical software development standards with a focus on HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, jQuery, Node.js, MongoDB, and algorithms & data structures.
  • Created and deployed mobile-first applications within an Agile environment by collaborating several hours every week with a senior web developer.

MOSAIC EXPLORE — Manchester, NH

Computer Science Teacher, Seasonal — Jan 2018 – Jun 2018
  • Designed and taught an intensive, semester-long class to middle and high school students who built their own Raspberry Pi computers with Debian Linux OS.
  • Introduced Python 3 in an age-appropriate and entertaining manner; students with no previous experience designed their own programs and participated in a coding challenge at the end of the semester.
TESSERACT AUDIO SYSTEMS — Hillsborough, NH
Web Designer and Beta Tester — 3+ years
  • Designed and supervised the deployment of Tesseract’s new product website; crafted marketing copy, product photography, and full-page mock-ups in Adobe Photoshop.
  • Evaluated new loudspeaker designs and authored extensive audio measurement and performance reports which contributed to a successful US patent.

DELAHAYE MEDIALINK, (now CISION INC.) — Portsmouth, NH

New Media Analyst — 2+ years
  • Utilized search engine and web-scraping tools to identify emerging reputational threats to Global 500 corporations within Internet newsgroups and other online forums.
  • Authored detailed reports to help clients understand how they were perceived by online audiences, and how they could improve their reputation.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR — Boston, MA

Professional Sound Engineer — 2009 – Present
  • Engineered and designed the audio for Global-500 events, former US Presidents, celebrity concerts, and award-winning musical theater productions, (2000+ performances).
  • Performed voiceover narration for dozens of high-profile clients including Akamai, Tyco Intl., Verisign, The Carter Center, and The Human Rights Campaign.