Allister is available for hire

Allister Kays

Verified Expert in Engineering

Full-stack Developer

Location

Portland, United States

Toptal Member Since

October 12, 2022

Allister is a full-stack web developer with over four years of experience who leans more towards algorithms and API development rather than design. Allister is self-taught with a passion for helping others, solving problems, coding, and providing personalized solutions that emphasize communication and prioritizing client needs.

CSS JavaScript PHP WordPress Git Node.js Adobe Experience Design (XD)FeathersJS C#Windows Ubuntu Visual Studio Visual Studio Code (VS Code)ASP.NET

Portfolio

Datadx

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, ASP.NET

SimBco

JavaScript, Node.js, FeathersJS, WordPress, HTML, CSS, PHP

Self Employed

JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, PHP, WordPress

Experience

CSS - 5 years WordPress - 5 years HTML - 5 years PHP - 5 years Node.js - 4 years JavaScript - 4 years Git - 4 years C# - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, Ubuntu, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The most amazing...

...project I've built by myself was a professional full-stack application—containing authentication, user administration, and a custom-built analytics dashboard.

Work Experience

Web Developer

2021 - PRESENT

Datadx

Built and supported an internal- and external-facing application portal to serve users' healthcare analytics data.
Tracked and resolved requests and bugs in Azure DevOps.
Developed custom applications for internal use by other team members.

Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, ASP.NET

Full-stack Developer

2018 - 2022

SimBco

Worked as the sole developer on several projects, fully implementing desired specifications.
Planned and set up the architecture for multiple projects.
Communicated questions and progress updates to clients.

Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, FeathersJS, WordPress, HTML, CSS, PHP

Full-stack Developer

2017 - 2022

Self Employed

Composed proposals for clients and communicated objectives and progress updates.
Built new projects from the ground up and added new functionality to existing projects and websites.
Constructed custom WordPress plugins to support the desired functionality for client websites.

Technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, PHP, WordPress

Experience

LendingWell

https://www.lending-well.com/

This project involved matching registered investment advisors (RIAs), IBD advisors, independent and captive insurance agents, and tax practices with the right lending solution for an optimized outcome.

Here, I worked as the sole full-stack developer and implemented the partial design provided by the client.

Project Features:
• Configurable questionnaire for matching users to lenders
• Admin area for managing lenders
• Analytics dashboard for viewing user progress and lender matching
• Amortization calculator

Skills

Languages

JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP, C#

Libraries/APIs

Node.js

Tools

Git, Visual Studio, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Platforms

WordPress, Windows, Ubuntu, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Frameworks

FeathersJS, ASP.NET

Other

Microsoft Azure

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