I'm Kirk, an experienced programmer currently looking for a UI + UX role, (near Boston or remote) largely as an individual contributor but able to lead small teams as well.
professional roles
I've worked for a wide range of companies, from small lean startups to household-name corporations where code I wrote was used by of millions of unique users every month. (I also have an online résumé, optimized for print.)
insight dashboard
created kepler.gl-based tool for display and investigation of real-time streaming GIS data as part of r+d-centric innovation lab
monster + randstad
trailblazed design-system-for-design-systems and renovated homepage and job search for major industry player
monster widget
revamp of a customizable, tech-agnostic widget for monster's newspaper partners to embed, used across hearst newspaper sites
cargurus search
upgraded homepage and search on the industry leading car buying website
ads for aol
developed management and tracking dashboards for vast-scale mobile ad placement camapaigns
scrumtool@aol
a hackathon project that became an integral part of team sprint planning
webrtc @ cafex
prototyped a webrtc proof-of-concept allowing medical professionals to mark up shared visual resources in realtime behind webvideo link
alleyoop
championed "juicy ui" at pearson education's early foray in sprint-based development
dataviz + ui
A gallery of personal and professional experiments in data visualization and ui prototypes
web projects and communities
I am a big believer in the independent web and its ability to make community and bring people together. Most often I act as sole developer, creating experiences in the fullstack from whole cloth, solving challenges of ux, scalability, and longevity.
kirkdev
my long running tech blog to share ui/ux knowledge with others and provide a reference for my future self
blender of love
web's first romance poetry community, at its peak publishing 700 works a month.
chart-o-tron
band sheet music management and setlist polling for street bands on the go
interactive tools, toys, and games
"creative coding" has always been a profund source of pleasure in my life, from in-browser toys to online (and increasingly, real-time interactive) web tools to empower others.
animals
24 delightful virtual puppets, a tribute to illustrator ed emberley who taught kids how to draw 'em.
timelines
a ux challenge - how do you present decades of life in a way people can connect with?
med-plan-print
practical tool for generating printable medicine and meal checksheets
kirk.is/drawing
minimalistic free shared online whiteboard, a tool for early work-from-home days.
joking at a distance
browser-based realtime online-multiplayer port of a (NSFW) tabletop game, made in early quarantine times.
atari code tools
web-based tools (some old but beloved) outputting runnable code for character and backgrounds graphics and jamming and looping music for the atari 2600
lowLag.js
simple wrapper for low-latency, high-compatibility, html5-friendly audio for an earlier web era
offline art and projects
Other creations (and concerts!) I am proud of.
mortality comic
so, you're going to die, illustrated by dc comic artist james harvey, is a guide to coping with one's own mortality.
band performance
I made a business card with a QR code URL on the back telling folks about local options to get back into making music in one of several bands I play tuba for and help lead
atari 2600 games
original games running on real 80s-era hardware
yee & lan
a story of planetary love, illustrated by marissa saradpon