Galen Kistler
Galen Kistler
Dedicated to the merging of user experience and business functionality
Dedicated to the merging of user experience and business functionality
Universal
Universal
The web should be accessible to everyone.
The web should be accessible to everyone.
Intuitive
Intuitive
I love to build applications that users want.
I love to build applications that users want.
Collaborative
Collaborative
Design, product, and development teams don’t work in a bubble.
Design, product, and development teams don’t work in a bubble.
Maintainable
Maintainable
Support isn’t such a chore if the code is well organized and tested.
Support isn’t such a chore if the code is well organized and tested.
Professional experience
Professional experience
HomeSpotter
HomeSpotter
Senior Product Developer
Senior Product Developer
November 2018 - Current
November 2018 - Current
Development, project management, support, and design cycles of Boost product.
Development, project management, support, and design cycles of Boost product.
Lead development on major product releases.
Lead development on major product releases.
Implementation and maintenance of Boost user interfaces in TypeScript, React, PHP, and HTML.
Implementation and maintenance of Boost user interfaces in TypeScript, React, PHP, and HTML.
Implementation and maintenance of Boost backend, primarily a PHP MVC with MYSQL database
Implementation and maintenance of Boost backend, primarily a PHP MVC with MYSQL database
Leading initiative to replace PHP/HTML front-end with React and TypeScript.
Leading initiative to replace PHP/HTML front-end with React and TypeScript.
Leading initiative to replace legacy PHP backend with React, TypeScript and GraphQL
Leading initiative to replace legacy PHP backend with React, TypeScript and GraphQL
Leading development of ad platform API integrations
Leading development of ad platform API integrations
Extensive use of docker, jenkins, rundeck, github, sidekiq and mailhog for development environments and CI.
Extensive use of docker, jenkins, rundeck, github, sidekiq and mailhog for development environments and CI.
Extensive use of Kibana, Newrelic, and OpsGenie for server and application monitoring.
Extensive use of Kibana, Newrelic, and OpsGenie for server and application monitoring.
Working closely with support teams to ensure rapid response to bugs.
Working closely with support teams to ensure rapid response to bugs.
Implemented automated functional testing to automate common QA tasks and provide additional test coverage.
Implemented automated functional testing to automate common QA tasks and provide additional test coverage.
Introduced team to BEM standard to speed up front-end development.
Introduced team to BEM standard to speed up front-end development.
Designed, developed, and released third-party tracking pixel to allow real estate brokers to retarget ads to users viewing similar real estate content within specific parameters.
Designed, developed, and released third-party tracking pixel to allow real estate brokers to retarget ads to users viewing similar real estate content within specific parameters.
Developed front and back ends of new subscription product to capitalize on users without active inventory.
Developed front and back ends of new subscription product to capitalize on users without active inventory.
Integral member of team responsible for releasing video ads.
Integral member of team responsible for releasing video ads.
Lead developer of Facebook and Beeswax API integrations.
Lead developer of Facebook and Beeswax API integrations.
Firebrand
Firebrand
Lead Developer
Lead Developer
January 2016 - November 2018
January 2016 - November 2018
Development, support, design, project management, sales and content creation initiatives at Firebrand.
Development, support, design, project management, sales and content creation initiatives at Firebrand.
Leading development team to develop WordPress and Drupal websites for clients.
Leading development team to develop WordPress and Drupal websites for clients.
LiveEdit
LiveEdit
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
May 2015 - January 2016
May 2015 - January 2016
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives.
U4EA Studios
U4EA Studios
Senior Application Developer
Senior Application Developer
March 2014 - May 2015
March 2014 - May 2015
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Development, support, design, and project management initiatives
Ecreativeworks
Ecreativeworks
Web Developer
Web Developer
December 2012 - March 2014
December 2012 - March 2014
Developing OSCommerce websites for B2B companies.
Developing OSCommerce websites for B2B companies.