Freelance web developer/writer/blogger
My name's John. I'm from Florida originally but led quite the itinerant life as a child, moving from place to place. I went back to Florida for college at Florida State University, where I majored in English Literature. The experience inspired a novella that I began writing near the end of my undergraduate tenure and finished shortly thereafter.
While writing and looking for work in my first post-grad year, I worked part-time as a sales assistant at Tom James, interned at a startup called Tile Financial (where I wrote content) and followed that internship up with another at a company called HNW, Inc. (where I was an editorial intern). Following that, I took a job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. For a year, I reviewed and approved loan applications, after which I transitioned to a Middle Office job supporting two product desks (an OTC derivatives desk and a structured products desk). I had a brief dalliance with branch management that inspired me to leave the industry and set out on a more creative career route.
To add to my technical skill set, I enrolled in a 12 week web development immersive program at General Assembly. While there, I completed four projects (one static black jack web game, one node.js (express.js) web application, and two MEAN stack single page applications). I'm currently working on a Ruby on Rails app and another MEAN stack app. That's the skinny. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or inquiries regarding my professional history or work opportunities.
Work Terms
My hours are flexible.