Hire me

I'm John and I've been building websites since 2008 and coding full-time since 2014. More than half of my career has been spent with early-stage startups, and on top of managing and leading teams distributed across North America, I'm proficient in:

• Frontend development with TypeScript, React, and Vue
• Monolith development with Python, Django, and PostgreSQL
• Serverless development with AWS Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, and other AWS services
• Technical SEO & page speed
• Mobile development with React Native and Ionic

I'm available for short- and long-term contract work and recommend a short-term contract to start.

Contact

To get started, please connect with me via LinkedIn, Bluesky, or email.

Services

I'd like to discuss your needs with you to see how I can help, but here are some areas where I can contribute:

• Startup MVP development
• Software architecture audits
• Agile development training
• Code reviews & developer mentorship
• CI/CD with GitHub
• Technical interviews
• Technical due diligence
• Software documentation
  • See Blurry's documentation for an example
• Automated testing

Recent open source work

TextBlob

https://github.com/sloria/TextBlob/pull/486

• Fixed failing CI step
• Updated supported Python versions
• Closed two issues 🎉

ssort

https://github.com/bwhmather/ssort/pull/123

• Removed Python 3.8 from CI and supported Python versions
• Removed now-unnecessary code
• Invited to make more contributions 👨‍💻