Location: Southern Maine, USA
Remote: Preferred, open to on-site/hybrid
Willing to relocate: no
Technologies: React, Typescript, Cypress, NextJS
Résumé/CV: https://github.com/rogermparent/public-resumes/blob/main/resume.pdf
Email: [email protected]
Most of my experience is working with React+TypeScript, especially for content-driven websites. My standout skills are in applying web fundamentals and reasoning around unorthodox stacks. My simple little portfolio can be found at https://rogermparent.dev. I'm currently doing contract work and I'm looking for a more consistent role, but I'm open to starting contract.
For two years I've had a hobby maintaining a kefir culture (similar to yogurt), and I've found it to be one of the coolest processes I've worked with and possibly viable as a business prospect. All you need is kefir grains, milk, and containers- you don't even need to keep it warm like with yogurt! Still takes some effort, though, since "harvesting" requires straining the kefir to separate it from the grains. The "grains" that you start each batch with naturally grow and multiply as you use them, so you can scale up or down just by getting more and/or larger containers.
Once you get the hang of making base kefir, which is like a drinkable yogurt, you can get into advanced applications like straining it greek yogurt style or using the kefir to quickstart other fermentations like sourdough or bokashi- most fermentations are lactobacillus or yeast, and kefir gets you a pretty reliable DIY source of a liquid containing both. Get great at making kefir, and you can use it to power a lot of highly marketable and unique products that can easily be marked up way higher than the cost of the milk that goes into them.
Hmm, maybe I should be keeping this idea to myself? Oh well, competition makes a healthy market.
I'm a software engineer who's early on in the career path, but being part of the pivotal moments in a growing startup working with small teams on many different projects taught me quite a lot about the job in a relatively short amount of time. All this work is open-source, so my GitHub speaks more than words alone!
My skills mostly stand out in GatsbyJS (and React by extension) but I also have a strong base in plain HTML and CSS which always comes in handy. Even outside of these, I'm confident in my ability to apply my existing knowledge to help accelerate learning new technologies and techniques.
Most of my experience is working with React+TypeScript, especially for content-driven websites. My standout skills are in applying web fundamentals and reasoning around unorthodox stacks. My simple little portfolio can be found at https://rogermparent.dev. I'm currently doing contract work and I'm looking for a more consistent role, but I'm open to starting contract.