Guy who makes things.
Hey! My name is Michael and I am a guy who makes things for the web. I have been designing for the past seven years and delving into development for the last four. Below are some of the companies I have worked for:
My career (so far):
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Current
Fareharbor
EngineerFullstack Engineer for FareHarbor, working with Django (python), Angular, Vue, sql, Postgres, etc
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Fareharbor
Design engineerdesign and engineering for Fareharbor, a software company operating in the tours and activity space.
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Wayward Kind
UX designerUX design for a boutique marketing firm specializing in purpose driven segments.
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Sophia Genetics
Graphic web designerGraphic and web design for the marketing division of a biotech company.
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A frame Designs
Head designerDigital design for various clients
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Ryan Williams Agency
Designer intern
Some of my education ðŸ§
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University of Miami
class of 2019Major: Design, Minor: English
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I received my bachelors of arts in English and Design from the University of Miami in 2019. As a student, I ran my first business, A-Frame Graphic Designs, where I provided print and digital design services. One of my package design projects for my former client, Sweet Whispers, was featured in the New York Times.
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Smashing Co
Level up with Modern CSSTaught by Stephany Eckles
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A two week long remote seminar on modern css techniques taught by Stephany Eckles. In this seminar we followed along as Stephany instructed a group of engineers and designers on modern css techniques including aspect-ratio, css variables, and building design systems using 11ty. The virtual classroom setting was collaborative and friendly. I'm hoping to take another Smashing Co course soon!
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Vue Mastery
Various Vue JS coursesEvvan Yue
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I really enjoyed the structure of this platform because it allows me to search for a topic and find a specific video even if it was inside of a course I was not enrolled in, more similar to youtube than Udemmy. I particulary enjoyed the segments featuring Evan Yue, the creator of Vue, which often offered a highly nuanced breakdown of what makes Vue work behind the scenes. The instructors are engaging and I highly recommend this platform as a resource for anyone looking to learn more about Vue.
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Modern JS bootcamp
UdemmyColt Steele
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This course (and many others from Colt Steele) has really reinforced my understanding of Javascript. Specifically, promises, asynchronous functions and using classes all made more sense to me after taking this course.
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Learn JS
Online courseJed Joubrain
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Web dev bootcamp
Online bootcampNuCamp
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Google UX
Online courseGoogle
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Modern Javascript from the Beginning
Online courseBrad Traversy
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The complete Javascript Guide
Online courseAcademind
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Node JS, SQL, Graph QL, NoSql course
UdemmyAcademind
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Data structures and algorithms masterclass
UdemmyColt steele
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The last datastructures course you'll ever need
Front end mastersPrimeagen
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A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
BookWendrow Jay
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Thomas Petzhold: Code
BookThomas Petzhold
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This book gave me a better understanding of the history of computers! A great read for those looking to learn about how memory works and how we moved from the telegraph / repeater to the computer.
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Django orm
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Currently Enrolled
Deep dive into deep learning
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Currently Reading
Dive into Deep Learning
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Currently Reading
Database systems and concepts
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The modern python 3 bootcamp
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Javascript, Understanding the weird parts
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Performance Aware Programming Course
Casey MuratoriLearn more
An awesome course for anyone looking to expand their knowledge on the underpinnings of higher level languages (c++ and assembly baby!). The goal is to learn how things work at the base level in order to enable you to produce less waste while writing programs! In this course you simulate an 8086 intel chip from the 70's, learn about instruction sets, encoding and decoding, registers and the taxonomy of modern cpu's. It gets into the weeds with assembly and c - a fun and challenging course for any developer!