Spencer McCoy
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Lincoln, NE, United States
Toptal member since June 7, 2017
Spencer is a designer and full-stack developer from Lincoln, Nebraska, with ten years of professional experience. He has a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in graphic design from the University of Nebraska. He loves solving challenging problems and creating highly usable user interfaces. With his background in both design and programming, Spencer can make the web browser bend to your will.
Portfolio
Experience
- HTML - 11 years
- JavaScript - 11 years
- CSS - 11 years
- Less - 8 years
- Node.js - 7 years
- Git - 6 years
- Python - 6 years
- React - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Git, Sublime Text, OS X
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is a multiplayer hoverkart racing game called VLORP.
Work Experience
Designer | Developer
Freelance
- Designed, built, and maintained web apps for numerous clients.
- Wrote and maintained end-to-end tests for web apps, reducing the number of bugs caught in QA and production.
- Redesigned and rebuilt the front end of a highly complex web app based on data collection and enhancement.
Full-stack Developer
Terrace Ag
- Created full-stack features on a web-based agricultural appraisal software using React and Node.js.
- Created UI/UX mockups to assist in the rapid prototyping of features.
- Found and fixed bugs across the entire environment.
- Wrote and maintained unit tests to help ensure the quality of code.
- Provided feedback on pull requests from other developers.
Web Designer | Developer
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Designed and built sites under the UNLedu Framework.
- Crafted UI/UX designs for internal and external web apps.
- Developed various websites with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Created custom themes for both WordPress and Drupal.
Graphic Designer | Web Developer
Ebbeka Design
- Designed, built, and maintained static websites for clients.
- Built, designed, and maintained WordPress websites for clients.
- Created logos and print materials for various clients.
Experience
VLORP
https://vlorp.io/Terrace Ag
MediaHub
https://mediahub.unl.edu/BroBot!
http://spencermccoy.net/brobot/Ebbeka Pong
http://spencermccoy.net/ebbekaPong/Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
University of Nebraska—Lincoln - Lincoln, NE, USA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, jQuery
Tools
Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Git, InDesign CC, Blender
Languages
CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Less, TypeScript, Python, PHP, C#
Frameworks
Express.js, Unity, Box2D
Paradigms
Unit Testing
Platforms
OS X, WordPress, Drupal
Other
Front-end, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), 2D, 3D, Web Development, WordPress Themes, Game Design
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