Kado Damball

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Member since April 9, 2014

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.

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Portfolio

Perisphere Media
HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, jQuery
Nichekie
Node.js, MySQL, Jade, Sails.js, Twilio API
MarkaVIP (via Toptal)
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP

Experience

HTML5, 4 years
JavaScript, 3 years
CSS, 2 years
jQuery, 2 years
Node.js, 1 year
Git, 2 years
D3.js, 2 years
Underscore.js, 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

GitHub, Node.js, ST2

The most amazing...

...project was building an entire real-time product as a co-founder while being responsible for both business and technical decisions.

Employment

Web Developer
Perisphere Media
2013 - PRESENT
- 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, jQuery
Full Stack Developer
Nichekie
2015 - 2015
- 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 API
Front-end Engineer
MarkaVIP (via Toptal)
2015 - 2015
- 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, PHP
Senior Front-end Developer
ConsumerAffairs (via Toptal)
2014 - 2014
- 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

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)
https://www.toptal.com/designers/responsive/one-size-fits-some-an-examination-of-responsive-image-solutions
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 Mentor
Kado 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
HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Python
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, Node.js, JSON REST API, SoundCloud API, Backbone.js, D3.js, Underscore.js
Tools
Git flow, GitHub, Chrome Developer Tools, Git
Paradigms
Functional programming
Frameworks
AngularJS
Platforms
Windows
Storage
MySQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistical Economics and Mathematics
Clark University - Massachusetts, USA
2008 - 2012

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