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Technical Skills
I am a Full Stack Web Developer specializing in E-Commerce. I have spent a lot of time with the following technologies:
- PHP
- Slim Framework
- Lumen / Laravel Framework
- Pure-PHP (ie Non-Framework)
- Javascript
- Vanilla
- React
- VueJS
- and in the old days: jQuery and Backbone
- Python
- Flask
- Django
- Vanilla
- MySQL
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GCloud
- Optimizing sites for speed, usability, and search engine visibility
- Dev Team Management
- DevOps
Non-Professional Skills
- Gardening
- Writing
- Photography
- Guitar
Here are a few websites I currently manage:
This is my gardening blog. It's built in React and is full of information on gardening. As I learn about topics in Permaculture or California Native Plants, I like to do write-ups on them to help cement my knowledge and to share whatever I have learned. It also features a map of demonstration gardens in the Los Angeles area. I have visited many of them and provide photo galleries and sometimes write-ups on them as well.
Junu Jungle is a passion project for Puja and I. We are working to build an e-commerce company that puts sustainability above all things. We are still in the early stages here, but our current product line involves block-printed tea towels and pillowcases made of 100% hemp. Our products are sewn by professional sewers in the Los Angeles area and are block-printed by hand.
Indiaphile is a blog project Puja and I started many years ago. It is about Indian food and culture. Most posts are about recipes that Puja has created either as classic Indian dishes or her Indian-inspired creations. The site is aging but gets a lot of traffic and we are always kicking around the idea of revitalizing it, but often do not find the time.