Awesome Industries

The online resumé of David Rottino

Experienced Web Developer adept in all stages of advanced web development. Proficient in an assortment of technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Bootstrap Framework, SCSS, and WCAG. Able to effectively self-manage during independent projects as well as collaboratively in a team setting.

Launched & Collaborated Projects

Troutman Pepper LLP

Troutman Pepper

Fisher Phillips LLP

Fisher Phillips

Dalio Philanthropies

Dalio Philanthropies

Wilson Sonsini

Wilson Sonsini

Akin Gump LLP

Akin Gump

USPS

USPS

Pera Soho

Pera Soho

Nizuc

Nizuc

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

BCLP Law

Winston & Strawn LLP

Winston Strawn

Milbank LLP

Milbank

Finnegan LLP

Finnegan

Choate LLP

Choate

Onward Search

Onward Search

Work History

Freelance Developer (2010 - 2024)

Successfully designed, developed, and launched copious websites for small to mid-sized businesses, enhancing their online presence and usability

Utilized wireframing tools (e.g., Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD) to create interactive prototypes, allowing clients to visualize designs and provide feedback early in the development process, which reduced revision cycles by 20%

Collaborated with clients to gather requirements and delivered tailored design solutions, incorporated feedback, and translated them into mobile first, accessible websites that improved the client's traffic and grew their customer base

Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins, enhancing website functionality and allowing clients greater control over their content management

Front End Developer at Accenture Federal Services, Washington, D.C. (2022 - 2023)

Implemented features for the USPS Click-n-Ship application using React and 3rd Party Zonos APIs that allowed users to see international taxes and fees as they created shipments and labels which improved the overall user experience

Employed AJAX and JSON technologies to create a seamless data exchange between the front-end and back-end

Handled testing guidelines and maintained features I created by fixing bugs and handling business team requests

Normalized styles within Click-n-Ship app to better align with USPS styleguide

Software Engineer at Rubenstein Technology Group, New York, NY (2014 - 2021)

Built and launched websites on both WordPress and custom RubyLaw/Ruby-Content CMS

Worked with large scale, international law firm clients and upscale hotel brands

Modeled data via custom API end points to build front end templates in React

Transitioned front end development process from template based workflow to reusable component based workflow

Utilized a plurality of technologies such as React, Redux, and ElasticSearch to power custom search for AM Law 200 law firms

Implemented custom search recommendation engine for client which was GDPR compliant and based off anonymized search history

Created both a favicon generator via Gulp taskrunner and implemented iconfont process for all of our websites which reduced complexity of front end code and overall development time

Leveraged ElasticSearch, LogStash, and Kibana error logging to help squash bugs from our Quality Assurance team

Utilized Gitlab CI/CD pipeline for automated deployment

Utilized Docker and Kubernetes (K8s) for running local app instances

Transitioned Team from HTML/JS prototyped pages to Storybook reusable components which:

Sped up the early development timeline and reduced duplicate code

Allowed project managers and management to quickly view and collaborate on content and design earlier in the project

Web Developer at Big Idea Advertising, New York, NY (2010 - 2014)

Built and launched websites on the WordPress CMS platform

Converted PSD designs into custom responsive WordPress templates Utilized APIs to add website features such as local weather, booking widgets, and social media integration

Improved company's SEO rank to the number 2 spot on search results homepage for targeted keywords through a combination of considered web copy, following latest SEO best practices, and improving the company's social media presence

Web Developer and Community Manager at Media Blasters, New York, NY (2008 - 2010)

Developed North American presence for the #1 online collectable card game in Japan, Alteil.

Maintained and fostered a thriving player community via our forums

Created a new achievement system with goals and rewards with a running cron which fired PHP scripts to validate when users met achievement qualifications

Proficiencies

  • JavaScript
  • React, TypeScript, jQuery frameworks
  • Version control via Git CLI
  • Taskrunners such as Gulp and Grunt
  • Open source frameworks such as Gatsby
  • A and AA WCAG compliance
  • JSON parsing
  • Rest APIs
  • Responsive Web Design
  • WordPress
  • Relational Databases
  • SEO structured data and schema
  • Design programs such as Zeplin, Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator
  • After Effects
  • Premiere
  • Technical writing and documentation
  • Excellent time management
  • Goal oriented
  • Adapable
  • Ability to work under pressure

Education

Pratt Institute

Concentration in Graphic Design

Suffolk County Community College

Concentration in Computer Science

Personal Projects

MTV Remote Control - I made a web game that recreates the bonus round from the late 80s gameshow on MTV. You have to guess the artist of 9 music videos within the alloted time. Built with React + YouTube API.

References

Available upon request.

Extra Resources

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