Hi there, I'm Kyle Powers, a 25-year-old living in the SF bay area.
I am passionate about anything related to web technologies, beautiful & usable web design, speed & performance, and typography.
- Education
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Business Administration
- Skills
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Web Development
- Knowledgeable in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
- Server-side coding: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python/Django
- Database development: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite.
- Able to adapt to new Internet standards and design principles
Software Development
- Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Unix/Linux, Windows
- Programming languages: C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Ruby
Server Administration
- Familiar with Windows & Linux server technology (Apache, nginx, unicorn, etc)
- Ability to diagnose server problems remotely
- Integration with server-side development languages
- Work Experience
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ClearSlide - San Francisco, CA
Front-end Software Engineer | November 2012 - Present
- Rebuilt public-facing website from the ground up
- Javascript (raw + angular.js) + Java development
GoPago - San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer | February 2012 - November 2012
- iOS Development
- Ruby on Rails Development
- Front-end Development (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, backbone.js)
PayPal - San Jose, CA
Software Engineer | June 2011 - February 2012
- Python/Django/Javascript development for internal tools
- Built a custom internal analytics application, currently serving millions of monthly requests
University Communications - Lincoln, NE
Web Developer | September 2010 - May 2011
- Added features/functionality to multiple high-traffic UNL websites
IBM - Raleigh, NC
Extreme Blue Technical Intern | May 2010 - August 2010
- Designed an extension to WebSphere Business Compass for creating prototype business monitoring dashboards
- Built using the Dojo framework and Adobe Flex
Google
Summer of Code, Sunlight Foundation | May 2009 - August 2009
- Designed, authored, and implemented an online application
allowing users to ask questions and provide feedback to Congress
- Congressional representatives respond to user feedback
- Open source and programmed in Ruby on Rails
The Center for Plant Science Innovation - Lincoln, NE
Web Programmer & Graphic Designer | December 2008 - May 2010
- Designed and maintained multiple web sites and the Beadle Center information kiosk
- Authored promotional fliers and recruitment brochures
IBM - Rochester, MN
Speed Team Software Engineer | May 2008 - August 2008
- Architected/implemented an online flowchart authoring system
- Configured Linux and i5/OS servers for content deployment
- Developed an authoring interface to publish data to a remote DB2 database
Independent Services Contractor
Freelance Web Design and Programming | 2004 - 2008
- Provided consultation to clients regarding reconstruction of web sites and search engine optimization
- Authored custom server-side scripts and optimized website performance
- Client Projects
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Don't Panic Labs | 2010-2011
Office automation system and custom web app development
Dell | 2009-2010
Cloud-based critical practices reporting/monitoring tool