Benjamin Daniel Yorke

I've got some pretty strong opinions about code.

My Craft

I bleed JavaScript, and I'm particularly excited about React and Node.
I love working on the front end, and think that building great, powerful UIs pose some of the most exciting engineering challenges.
I genuinely think mobile should come first in all decisions about the web, and have always worked in a mobile-first responsive fashion.

Technology

I really dig JavaScript, React, and Node - it makes a really powerful stack. I have expirience with Angular and Backbone as well.
I love my tooling. I've used and implemented Webpack, Babel, PostCSS, npm Scripts, Gulp, Grunt, and many others to great success.
I have to put my code somewhere. I've worked with docker, npmE, git (GitHub and Gerrit), Digital Ocean, AWS, Heroku, PostgresQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.

Personal Projects

pushupCounter
First completed app written in Swift. Was a combination of a bet between friends, and a new years resolution to do 20,000 pushups Swift, UIKit, CoreData, Sketch 3

all-in
A node module to require all files in a directory - one of my most used modules.
Node, javascript

shrug keyboard
A keyboard for iOS 8 devices, written in Swift, for Reddit Swift, Extensions, NSLayoutConstraints

alien swarm
First iOS app written in swift. The app isn't very pretty, but very functional.
Swift, UIKit, UIRefreshControl, SwiftJSON

tmux executables
A growing collection of unix executables to improve workflow.
Unix, Bash, tmux

dictionary
A ruby clt that was a blast to work on. It's short, and only took a few hours, but was a lot of fun to perfect.
Ruby, UNIX

bro snippets
A collection of sublime snippets - part humor, part seriously effective snippets.
Sublime, XML

Professional Experience

Under Armour [March 2015 - Current]

Refactored the build and deploy processes to run 10+ times faster, reduce distribution file sizes by half, and cut down the number of assets on each page.
Modularized the codebase and implemented npmE to advance the portability of our code.
Refactored all of our components to be independant, modular, and modern (by way of babel and ES6).

Capital Factory [June 2014 - March 2015]

Developed new billing and invoicing system.
Automated external membership management.
Maintained internal systems for the coworking space.

Pingboard [June 2014 - March 2015]

Integrated with external services such as Eventbrite, Liquidspace, and Envoy.
Developed game to help new employees get to know their team.
Worked on open sourcing the companies API.

Blue Otter [October 2013 - May 2014]

Client work for startups and enterprise clients.
Variety of clients exposed me to a variety of tools and tech, including Node.js, Rails, Obj-C, and Clojure.
Strong focus on User Experience.

Education

Dev Bootcamp - Web Development

Student-driven curriculum on Ruby on Rails, emphasis on Test-Driven Development
Over 1000 hours of hands-on coding experience.
Special focus soft skills such as collaboration, feedback, and communication

Contact

I want to work on a team of people who are as passionate as I am, who can challenge and inspire me everyday. If this sounds like your company, you can reach me at [myhandle]@gmail.com.

References available upon request.