kirk israel portfolio

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

porchfest.info

signups, scheduling, and mobile and print maps for porchfests in Fenway, Medford, Dedham, JP, Newton, Belmont, Watertown, Melrose, and Natick.

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

blog entry

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

gallery

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.

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