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Award-winning front-end architect and full-stack software engineer based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. A dynamic and entrepreneurial developer specializing in building scalable and usable web applications, Nick brings his technical leadership ability, distinct UX/UI sensibilities, and deep understanding of the B2B/B2C SaaS and community/social networking spaces to bear when working independently, or with engineering and design teams of all sizes. Straddling the line between UX/interaction design, product owners and data/services layers, Nick brings 20+ years of experience to leading product teams and delivering high-quality, well-tested code, following architectural best practices. He's passionate about the latest in front-end and mobile development trends, as well as creating enthralling and invigorating user experiences. In addition to offering development & UX services via Taunt Media (https://tauntmedia.com), Nick also designed, built, launched, and operated Protagonize, a SaaS-based collaborative creative writing community of 30K+ authors, which operated from 2008-2017. Nick also hosted VanCX, a meetup for online community builders w/200+ members at its peak & is an active member of VanJS, React Vancouver, IxDA & VanUE. Most recently, Nick has started a YouTube channel dedicated to urban, indoor/outdoor gardening, tropical plant collecting, and semi-hydroponic growing called Proppist. Recent skills/tools: - JavaScript (ES6 → ESNext), TypeScript, React, Redux, React Native, Vue.js, NativeScript, AngularJS, JAMstack, HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, Material UI, styled components - Node.js/Express/Fastify, Ruby/Rails, C#/ASP.NET, PHP, Java/JSP/Spring - GraphQL (Apollo), REST APIs, websockets, authentication (JWT, OAuth 2.0), microservices, serverless - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server - Jest, Enzyme, testing-library, Cypress, Puppeteer - Git, Webpack (+ Module Federation), Babel, ESLint, Prettier, gulp, yarn/npm, VS.Code, Photoshop/XD, Sketch - AWS, Heroku, Next.js/Vercel Now, Gatsby, Docker, Hasura, Azure, WordPress, SharePoint, Sitefinity - Single-page apps (SPAs) & PWAs, responsive & adaptive app design, mobile apps, isomorphic apps - SDLC & software methodologies, object-oriented programming & design (OOP), architectural & UX design patterns & best practices - Slack apps + API integrations - Chrome/Edge/Firefox/Safari browser extensions