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Hire MatthewMatthew Parsons
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Prescott, AZ, United States
Toptal member since February 27, 2017
Bio
As a software developer with over a decade of experience, Matthew built multiple websites and interactive applications for various clients. He is currently focused on the JavaScript language and development with React, Angular, and Vue. Matthew is also well-versed in PHP, HTML5, and CSS3.
Portfolio
Under NDA (via Toptal)
SCSS, Angular, TypeScript, React, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, Responsive UI...
Optimizely, Inc.
CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React, AngularJS, HTML, Responsive UI, UI Development...
Fiducioso Advisors, Inc.
Polymer, CSS, HTML5, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Responsive UI, UI Development...
Experience
- CSS - 13 years
- JavaScript - 13 years
- HTML5 - 10 years
- jQuery - 8 years
- PHP - 6 years
- React - 4 years
- Sass - 4 years
- AngularJS - 3 years
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
GitHub, Bitbucket, Sublime Text, iOS, Next.js, GoDaddy, Email Templates
The most amazing...
...project I've built was a custom WordPress theme with WebGL animations.
Work Experience
UI Developer
2020 - 2020
Under NDA (via Toptal)
- Worked with a cross-functional team to build out UI.
- Followed scaled agile with PI planning.
- Responsible for the translation of the UX wireframes and UI visuals to code that will produce aesthetic and functional elements of the application.
- Established UI best practices, code consistency, high-quality graphic standards, and branding.
- Implemented responsive design, development, and mobile optimization.
Technologies: SCSS, Angular, TypeScript, React, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end, Adaptive Design
Front-end Developer
2019 - 2019
Optimizely, Inc.
- Built client-side A/B tests for us on a variety of platforms.
- Worked on existing high-profile client websites such as Kaiser Permanente, Lifetouch, Sylvan Learning, and many others.
- Modified existing site pages and creating cross browser pixel perfect A/B tests for improved conversions.
Technologies: CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React, AngularJS, HTML, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end
Front-end Developer
2019 - 2019
Fiducioso Advisors, Inc.
- Used Google's Polymer library to implement a fresh look-and-feel for a web app to match the designer’s mock-ups.
- Created a reusable and customizable application that allowed the web app to be deployed for multiple customers with slight variations.
Technologies: Polymer, CSS, HTML5, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end
Front-end Developer
2018 - 2018
Caterpillar
- Used jQuery and D3.js to create a customizable dashboard.
- Built a reusable and scalable framework.
- Worked with external APIs to pull in dynamic data to allow users to build and customize a personal dashboard.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, jQuery, D3.js, JavaScript, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end, Design
UI Developer
2018 - 2018
ByteCubed
- Converted a prototype to a working product using React and Redux.
- Used Jest with React to build unit tests for CI/CD.
- Worked with other developers on the team to build a reusable framework.
Technologies: React, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end
Lead Developer
2015 - 2017
Unfold Agency
- Acted as the technical lead on assigned projects—ensuring adherence to the highest professional quality standards for software development while meeting all the project objectives.
- Served as a significant contributor to internal technology solutions that resulted in increased company capabilities.
- Aided in the scoping of projects and ensured that the engineering scope, schedule, and budgets are accurate.
- Created an internal tool utilizing jQuery and Google Docs for testing file data and file names against a list of required specifications.
- Built HTML5 interactive games using Canvas and the Phaser.io library.
Technologies: Angular, React, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Webflow, Front-end, HTML5 Banners
Interactive Developer
2013 - 2015
AvatarLabs
- Created single-page applications for the world's top entertainment companies.
- Aided in scoping projects.
- Worked with multiple JavaScript libraries.
- Built interactive experiences that function across all required browsers and mobile devices.
- Worked on teams large and small on a range of projects from 20 page sites with CMS to single-page applications.
Technologies: Laravel, Angular, React, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end, HTML5 Banners
Lead Developer
2011 - 2013
Production Critic
- Led a dynamic team to create a review site.
- Guided the scoping and individual projects and ensured schedule and budget were accurately managed.
- Built custom Drupal modules that handle the specific needs of the site.
- Created a custom Drupal theme that was responsive and was supported across all major devices and browsers.
- Aided in the creation and building of the overall UI/UX of the site.
Technologies: Drupal, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end
Front-end Developer
2009 - 2011
KERN Agency
- Hand-coded HTML/CSS email templates and small landing pages.
- Took completed designs from Photoshop and created all the assets.
- Built pixel-perfect websites and emails.
- Tested emails for integrity and created templates for future use to speed up the development time.
- Created sites and emails that were supported across all required platforms and devices.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, Responsive UI, UI Development, Web UI, Front-end
Experience
Main Controller
This project involved creating large quantities of similar images in different sizes. The file names of these images included the specific size in the form of a keyword that would need to match the actual file dimensions. The client supplied a spreadsheet with the required file names and sizes.
Using the JavaScript library Tabletop.js to read the data from Google Sheets, I created a filename validator to check if the file names matched the corresponding file sizes.
Using the JavaScript library Tabletop.js to read the data from Google Sheets, I created a filename validator to check if the file names matched the corresponding file sizes.
GSNTV
This was built using Laravel as the CMS and React for the front-end. I was hired to help the lead developer on this project to create JavaScript animations using the GreenSock library and to create additional pages while incorporating them into the already established back-end.
Omnia Night Club
http://omnianightclub.comWhile on the team at AvatarLabs, I built the front-end of this custom WordPress template.
Alice Slider Puzzle
An HTML5 interactive game utilizing the Phaser.io library, Canvas, and a GreenSock library for animations.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, React, D3.js, Polymer, Tabletop.js
Tools
Grunt, Sublime Text, Bitbucket, GitHub
Languages
CSS3, HTML, Sass, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, TypeScript, SCSS
Platforms
WordPress, Drupal, Webflow, iOS
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Frameworks
Laravel, AngularJS, Angular, Next.js
Storage
MySQL
Other
Front-end Development, Responsive UI, UI Development, Email Templates, Web UI, GoDaddy, Web Development, User Interface (UI), Front-end, HTML5 Banners, Adaptive Design, Pixel Perfect, Design
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