David Millar

Software Developer

Contact

Email: dave@davegoesthedistance.com
Phone: (616) 819-9218
Project Gallery: davegoesthedistance.com

Objective

My ideal role involves positive, meaningful work in development and graphic design. My ideal work betters the lives of colleagues, clients, customers, and/or humankind in general.

Skills

HTML
CSS
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Svelte
ExtJS 4+
jQuery
Modern Perl
PHP
SQL
Web standards
BASH Scripting
Agile Scrum & Kanban
Written Communication
Documentation
Empathy/Experience
Problem Solving

Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Voxtur Appraisal Services

January 2014 - Current

Full-stack software engineer with documentation and project management experience.

Developed modern UI, view, and business logic framework. Ported functionality from legacy application to new individual services.
Worked with external clients and facilitated feature requests while remaining compliant.
Transitioned PDF generation needs to a Node app. Consolidated code and branding for brand consistency and ease of maintenance.
Halved manual product-line QC times by automating quality checks.
Improved notification and message UI/UX to reduce communication time by 55%.
Rethemed applications after company acquisitions to meet legal requirements.
Developed standardized service and application documentation for consistent inter-team and inter-project communication.
Performed Agile method tasks. Organized scrum and dev/testing kickoffs and planning meetings.
Worked to debug and fix legacy applications in older versions of Internet Explorer.

Junior Web Developer at Ionx Holdings, Grand Rapids, MI

March 2011 - January 2014

Developed various web properties and graphic and print designs.

Rewrote CSS to improve site look, lower loading times, and simplify site development.
Created rich interactive environments for users with JavaScript and jQuery.
Used and built PHP frameworks and pages to use on the site.
Transitioned existing site content into the new frameworks and styling.
Collaborated with staff from IT and marketing to set goals. Drafted ERDs to plan database development.

Professional Tutor at Davenport University LInC, Grand Rapids, MI

December 2006 - August 2010

Tutored students in math and technology. Created materials and tools for library staff.

Tutored students in PHP, MySQL, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, (X)HTML, and Adobe CS3/CS4.
Created web-based staff knowledge base to replace paper reminders.

Freelance Web Developer & Graphic Designer

June 2009 - Ongoing

Created websites and marketing materials for small businesses.

Grandmaster Puzzles, Bay Area, CA
Martian Salsa, Orlando, FL — Placed 3rd in a hot sauce & salsa industry web design competition.
Best Cleaners, Grand Rapids, MI
Parametric Test Solutions, Orlando, FL

Education

Computer Information Systems (Web Design Specialty) - B.A.S.

Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI
August 2006 - December 2009

Certifications

Adobe Certified Associate, Visual Communication with Adobe Photoshop CS3.

More Interests and Volunteer Projects

Development, maintenance, and content creation for Dave's Mapper (davesmapper.com).

Graphic and web design and puzzle creation, Logic Masters India.