Contact
Email: davydka@gmail.com
Phone: 646-209-4244
Location: Portland, OR
About
Passionate about technology, design, and exploring new tools and
techniques for creating beautiful experiences. I've delivered real
projects ranging from WebGL-based digital installations to massive
publication websites that scale. I enjoy building enterprise-level
web applications using the latest standards in web technology as
well as dabbling in interactive hardware.
Favorite Tools
Profiles
Work
Webflow
Software Engineer
2021-10-06 — Present
Software Engineer. Specializing on front-end, React, Flow, Node, and
other technologies. Part of the Dynamic Data team, which provides CMS
content to the main Designer and Editor tools of the Webflow application.
Work & Co
Senior Developer
2019-09-16 — 2021-09-01
Senior Web Developer. Primary tools used are React, Redux, Gatsby,
Next, Emotion, AWS, and Node.js. Work duties included building,
deploying, and maintaining enterprise-level web applications for a
variety of clients.
HUSH
Creative Technologist
Senior Developer
2018-12-17 — 2019-09-01
Senior Web Developer, Senior Creative Technologist. Primary tools
used are Python, Flask, Cinder, GLSL frag shaders, Node.js and AWS.
Work duties included deploying and maintaining web and Cinder based
installations in San Francisco and Dublin. Installation duties
include interfacing installation computers with onsite vendors and
debugging hardware. Web duties include backend development in
Python/Flask, and front-end development in Cinder and HTML/JS.
Local Projects
Creative Technologist
Senior Developer
2018-06-15 — 2018-12-15
Senior Web Developer, Senior Creative Technologist. Primary tools
used are Node.js, AWS, Vue, Python, Flask, and openFrameworks.
Duties include architecting a voice-recognition system for a museum
galleries, creating Electron based touch screen installations,
deploying and maintaining of installation hardware, backend web
development in Python/Flask and front-end web development in Vue.
Code & Theory
Senior Developer
2011-01-01 — 2018-06-01
Front-End Developer → Senior Developer → Senior Creative
Technologist. Enterprise web-development for a variety of clients
such as Hearst, Foursquare, Vogue, Maybelline, Comcast + many more.
Primarily used Node.js, PHP, and AWS.
Pronto.com
Front-End Developer
2010-01-01 — 2011-01-01
Pixel perfect front-end development using CSS, jQuery, and JSTL.
Strong emphasis on cross-browser compatibility and performance. 18
Million visitors per month with in-depth analytics and AB testing
reviews and check-ins. Part of IAC.com.
The Museum of Modern Art
Freelance Developer
2009-09-01 — 2010-08-01
MoMA, NYC. Migrated the company intranet from Microsoft SQL Server
to new MySQL based system. Fixed various user interface bugs and
added new functionality to their CMS as well as made some requested
layout changes to their Smarty template. Provided technical
documentation of their system.
MCA Chicago
Freelance Developer
2009-09-01 — 2010-08-01
Development of content management system for Collections and
Exhibitions Departments using MySQL, Filemaker Pro, and Codeigniter,
and jQuery.
Skull Squad
Freelance Developer
2008-03-01 — 2009-07-01
Small, now defunct web shop in Seattle. Front-end and back-end
development of promotional websites using Drupal and Wordpress.
MCA Chicago
Information Systems Specialist
2006-10-01 — 2008-09-01
Developer of Museum Intranet using PHP, MySQL, CSS, and JavaScript.
Assistant development of mcachicago.org, using CSS and JavaScript.
Education
Northwestern University
2000 — 2004
Bachelors of Music
Music Technology and Jazz Upright Bass