Hi, I'm Mike Hall.
I'm a Full‑Stack Web App Developer from Vancouver, Canada.
Specialties & Interests:
FE & User Experience Design
FE & User Experience
I strive to design clean and natural-feeling experiences by considering the purpose and context of each user interaction. My designs are usually inspired by Google's Material design principles.
Web‑App Design & Development
Web‑App Design & Development
From wireframing first designs to developing an MVP, to deploying and monitoring a completed app: I can take charge of every step of Web App design and development.
System & Database Architecture
System & Database Architecture
I have experience designing, securing and administrating complex UNIX web servers: I am most experienced deploying AWS EC2 and Digital Ocean-based cloud architectures.
Technical Proficiencies:
Filters:
AngularJS
~3 years professional Web App development experience using Angular 1.X
Front End
MySQL
~2 Years Professional DBA Experience
DatabaseSys‑Ops
nodeJS
Comfortable using industry standard packages to develop REST APIs and more.
Back End
MongoDB
MongoDB Certified Developer #747842963
DatabaseSys‑Ops
React
Favorite front-end library, used in several personal projects
Front End
npm
Thorough understanding of standard and advanced features
Sys‑Ops
LESS & Sass
Able to create complicated site styles using best practices and language features, such as mix-ins.
Front EndDesign
express
Familiar with the most frequently used features of Express
Back End
Ruby on Rails
~2 years professional experience developing healthcare Rails App.
Back EndFront End
OpenSSL
Able to perform all major certificate/key-pair operations confidently.
Sys‑Ops
CSS3
Very fluent in CSS layout, including modern features and animations.
Front End
JavaScript
Deep understanding of JavaScript from both front end (browser) and back end (NodeJS) perspectives.
Front EndBack End
AWS EC2
Familiar with provisioning, securing and deploying to Amazon's EC2 cloud platform
Sys‑Ops
AWS S3
Able to use Amazon's S3 cloud storage to store site assets.
Sys‑Ops
Interaction Design
I use Material Design concepts to ceate simple, natural interactions.
Front EndDesign
Vector Graphics
I am comfortable using InkScape to efficiently create vector designs. I am also familiar with manually editing SVG in code.
Front EndDesign
Composite Animation
I feel comfortable using industry tools to composite, animate and render video clips.
Design
In my leisure time:
- I curate the world's greatest video game soundtrack playlist, updated 'daily': #OSTOTD
- I swim, hike and boulder for exercise, and I am always practicing a new video game melody on my mandolin.
- My team won 3rd place at the 2016 Lumohacks healthcare hackathon.
- I love to homebrew mead and cider, and have a history of making all manner of fermented drinks.
- I make video game soundtrack music videos. The video I am currently most proud of is Spanky's Quest for the Super Nintendo.
- I make scented candles and dabble in hand-stitching leather wallets and cases.