Aaron Sterczewski
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal member since July 30, 2018
Aaron has spent the last decade moving between freelance and agency life; and for the past five years, he's been working at Swirl here in San Francisco. On the agency side of things, Aaron's been developing a ton of HTML5 banners and has grown quite efficient at building engaging and interesting units. On the freelance side, he's been creating all sorts of amazing 3D sound reactive and interactive visualizations for events and other such things.
Portfolio
Experience
- HTML5 Banners - 18 years
- CSS - 14 years
- Web Animation - 14 years
- JavaScript - 14 years
- Three.js - 10 years
- GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP) - 10 years
- HTML5 - 8 years
- HTML Email - 4 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, ITerm, Atom, MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is a customizable 3D geometric audio reactive visualization tool using the incredible Three.js framework.
Work Experience
Web Developer | Web Motion Engineer
Freelance
- Built and animated HTML5 banners for various clients.
- Developed and deployed a complex admin tool utilizing Vue for a medical lab client.
- Animated various complex visuals for an online blockchain casino experience.
- Constructed sound-reactive 3D visuals and displayed them live at events for several clients.
Developer
Swirl
- Built complex HTML email templates for various clients.
- Constructed and animated HTML5 banners for various clients.
- Developed and maintained several large-scale Drupal-based sites.
- Created engaging and interactive web experiences with Three.js.
- Collaborated with a large development and design team to build top-tier web and app experiences for clients.
Developer
The Hive
- Animated complex Flash banner ads for various clients.
- Built several complex and animated HTML/CSS and JavaScript-based web experiences.
- Learned and subsequently implemented Drupal on several complex projects.
- Incorporated JavaScript-based features successfully for increased interactivity and engagement.
Developer
Xylem
- Developed and animated complex Flash web experiences.
- Designed and developed several responsive websites.
- Animated complex Flash banners for various clients.
- Assisted the development team in various ways on several large-scale web projects.
- Learned object-oriented development practices and implemented them.
Experience
Swirl Holiday Card
We utilized Preact as a base, but the main 3D component was built using Three.js. The 3D assets were built in VR using an HTC Vive and Google blocks that were then imported into Three.js.
Sound Reactivity Module
VIVEPORT Mailchimp Email Template
Sovos Brands Website
Honey 10th Year Anniversary Visualization
https://vectorclash.github.io/honey-10/Background Gradient Plane Component
Nylas Homepage Animation
http://www.nylas.comEducation
Bachelor's Degree in Interactive Media Design
The Art Institute of Colrado - Denver, CO, USA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
GSAP, React, Vue, jQuery, REST APIs, Mailchimp API, Three.js
Tools
Atom, ITerm, Git, Mailchimp
Languages
Flash ActionScript, HTML, HTML5, Sass, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript
Paradigms
Responsive Coding
Platforms
GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP), MacOS, WordPress, Drupal
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Angular
Other
Web Animation, SVG, HTML5 Banners, HTML Email, UI Development, CSS3 Animation, Frameworks
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