Software Developer
2015 - 2016Cofundraising (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: Web Extension, JavaScript, React.js, Chrome Extensions SDK, Safari Extensions SDK, Firefox Extensions SDK, PHPWeb Developer
2013 - 2016Perisphere 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: HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, jQueryFull-stack Developer
2015 - 2015Nichekie- 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: Node.js, MySQL, Jade, Sails.js, Twilio APIFront-end Engineer
2015 - 2015MarkaVIP (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: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHPSenior Front-end Developer
2014 - 2014ConsumerAffairs (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: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, Python
Kado is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Cofundraising (via Toptal)Web Extension, JavaScript, React.js, Chrome Extensions SDK...
- Perisphere MediaHTML5, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, jQuery
- NichekieNode.js, MySQL, Jade, Sails.js, Twilio API
Experience
- CSS, 5 years
- Python, 4 years
- D3.js, 4 years
- JavaScript, 4 years
- Node.js, 3 years
- React, 3 years
- Ember.js, 2 years
- Ruby, 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
GitHub, Node.js, ST2
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.
Employment
Experience
- Soundbum (Development)
A lightweight app that employs the SoundCloud API for playing non-stop music from a particular genre.
- One Size Fits Some: A Guide to Responsive Web Design Image Solutions (Publication)As mobile and tablet devices come closer to achieving final world domination, web technology is in a race to accommodate the ever-growing number screen sizes. However, devising tools to meet the challenges of this phenomenon brings a whole new set of problems, with one of the latest buzzwords to emerge being "responsive web".
- Toptal MentorKado is a mentor in the Toptal Global Mentor’s Program. This program is a partnership between Toptal and General Assembly to provide high quality mentorship for students from minority and low income backgrounds who are looking to begin their careers as professional software engineers. Kado shows commitment to diversity in tech by mentoring a General Assembly student every week for a year, covering everything from coding tips and tricks to advice on making it in the industry.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, CSS, Ruby, PythonFrameworks
Ember.js, Sails.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR), AngularLibraries/APIs
React, Node.js, Underscore.js, jQuery, D3.jsTools
GitHub, Chrome Developer Tools, Git, Git FlowStorage
JSON, MySQLOther
Web Extensions, Product ManagementParadigms
Agile, Functional ProgrammingPlatforms
Unix
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Statistical Economics and Mathematics2008 - 2012Clark University - Massachusetts, USA
