Doing design, photography, & code

(and wearing lots of fisherman sweaters)

A bit about yours truly.

I’m Robert — a digital developer with a decade of experience building at the intersection of design, code, and systems. My work lives where strategy meets execution: making platforms faster, workflows cleaner, and integrations seamless.

Outside of projects, I’m powered by good typography, Tolkien’s worlds, thrift store finds, wiener dogs, and dark beer. My playlists swing from classical to metal, my bookshelf from design theory to fantasy epics. Add in a camera, a sea stack or two, and the occasional coding experiment, and you’ve got a snapshot of me.

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Skills & Tools

The real edge comes from connecting the dots — design sense, dev chops, and the ops layer that keeps everything reliable.

Core development:

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
• WordPress (custom themes, plugins, API integrations)

DevOps & workflow:

• GitHub & GitHub Actions
• CI/CD pipelines
• Google Cloud Platform (Firestore, BigQuery, Firebase)
• Docker & containerized environments
• API development & integrations

Design & creative:

• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, XD
• Figma
• Sketch

Data & reporting:

• Automation with Google Apps Script
• Analytics setup & dashboards (GA4, Looker Studio, custom reporting)

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Why I do what I do

For me, the best work happens when technology feels almost invisible — when the design, performance, and infrastructure all line up so teams can focus on the bigger picture. I like building systems that don’t just look sharp, but actually work harder in the background.

And because every good developer needs a touch of myth in their toolkit: somewhere between the code commits and cloud functions, there’s always room for Tolkien’s reminder that even the smallest details can shape the bigger journey.

Places I’ve worked

88.1 WBGU-fm
Creative Manager & Web Developer
2015-2017