Publication
One Size Fits Some: A Guide to Responsive Web Design Image Solutions
https://www.toptal.com/developers/front-end/one-size-fits-some-an-examination-of-responsive-image-solutions
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Kado Damball
Verified Expert in Engineering
CSS Developer
Berlin, Germany
Toptal member since August 5, 2014
Bio
Kado is a JavaScript developer with a keen interest in data and data visualizations. He is also a machine learning and data mining hobbyist, a by-product of his BA in Economics. He currently works as a freelance developer.
Portfolio
Cofundraising (via Toptal)
PHP, Firefox Extensions, Safari Extensions, Chrome Extensions, React...
Perisphere Media
jQuery, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, HTML
Nichekie
Twilio API, Sails.js, JADE, MySQL, Node.js, CSS, HTML
Experience
- CSS - 15 years
- D3.js - 4 years
- JavaScript - 4 years
- Python - 4 years
- React - 3 years
- Node.js - 3 years
- Ember.js - 2 years
- Ruby - 1 year
Preferred Environment
Node.js, GitHub
The most amazing...
...project has been building an entire real-time product as a co-founder while being responsible for both business and technical decisions.
Work Experience
Software Developer
2015 - 2016
Cofundraising (via Toptal)
- Took over support for the main Chrome extension.
- Managed a web-scraping project for 200+ sites.
- Ported the main extension to Firefox, Opera, and Safari browsers after developing a clean abstraction for business logic vs. browser logic.
- Managed various product related data analysis/tracking projects.
- Updated a legacy admin panel to a modern SPA.
Technologies: PHP, Firefox Extensions, Safari Extensions, Chrome Extensions, React, JavaScript, Web Extensions, CSS, HTML
Web Developer
2013 - 2016
Perisphere Media
- Created, implemented, and documented an automatic request submission system.
- Developed an interactive web map for an advocacy organization against the death penalty.
- Enforced HTML5 standards for legacy websites, improving efficiency and data load.
Technologies: jQuery, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, HTML
Full-stack Developer
2015 - 2015
Nichekie
- Developed the full website from scratch, with an emphasis on cross-browser/cross-device support.
- Established a TDD approach with Mocha.js.
- Created a messaging platform using Twilio API.
- Created a site load budget for maintaining site performance.
Technologies: Twilio API, Sails.js, JADE, MySQL, Node.js, CSS, HTML
Front-end Engineer
2015 - 2015
MarkaVIP (via Toptal)
- Implemented a new site for general customers.
- Cleaned out old styling using LESS.
- Established a new design system differentiating between two versions of the site.
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
Senior Front-end Developer
2014 - 2014
ConsumerAffairs (via Toptal)
- Developed the blog section for the website.
- Researched and developed an image loading system, halving data and page load.
- Created a new social login, allowing access through third party social networks.
Technologies: Python, AngularJS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
Experience
Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Statistical Economics and Mathematics
Clark University - Massachusetts, USA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, Underscore.js, jQuery, D3.js, Twilio API
Tools
GitHub, Chrome Developer Tools, Git
Languages
HTML, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, PHP, JADE, Ruby, Python
Frameworks
Ember.js, Sails.js, AngularJS, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Angular
Storage
JSON, MySQL
Paradigms
Agile, Functional Programming
Platforms
Unix
Other
Web Extensions, GitFlow, Product Management, Chrome Extensions, Safari Extensions, Firefox Extensions
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