contact me:

Hi my name is DANNY CASTILLO. I am a web developer. I handwrite, refactor and remix HTML markup, CSS style and JS/PHP components. Day to day it’s unlikely writing these take up 100% of my time so there’s all the other good stuff: UX/UI studies based on Analytic/Click Tracking/Heat Maps readings, SEO optimization, source code documentation, client facing CMS tutorials, server administration and the ongoing recon of emerging trends in open standards.

Working directly with Designers is common in the places I’ve worked at. Naturally the shared desk space fosters assistive production design duties and keeps an agile, continuous workflow to our shared deadlines. Besides production in out assets/linework its been fruitful to tinker on Code Snippets as prototypes to their design ambitions.

Front end development has not been exclusively programming nor fully design, but together the expertise I’ve committed to contribute absolutely develops websites.

Your needs may have an completely different baseline at the moment. When the thought of ‘There has to be a better way!’ crosses your mind, please feel free to reach out and look to Front End web developers to contribute a fresh set of eyes and ears.

Experience

ALLIED Feather + Down Web Designer April 2018 - Current

The premier supplier of high quality down insulation to the most demanding technical and luxury brands worldwide.

  • Created corporate website experience/architecture and family of inhouse outdoor, home and hospitality companies

  • ReLaunched an enhanced TrackMyDown.com a robust traceability tool as a new website experience, embeddable card snippet and custom Point of Sale Hardware, OPTIX iMirror powered by Nobal

  • Awarded Outdoor Retailer's INNOVATION AWARD 2020 for OPTIX iMirror powered by Nobal and launched in JPN Retailers

  • Editorial Photoshoots for intothecold.online that ALLIED’s annual Art + Wilderness publication ‘INTO THE COLD’ is carving out new and original territory in the outdoor space.

  • Launch DownWash Retail Detergent based on industrial wash processing

  • TradeShow Design: Outdoor Retailer Denver ISPO MUNICH Booth

Allis Front End Developer Aug 2014 - Mar 2018

Boutique Residential and Mixed-Use Real Estate Branding Studio in San Francisco.

  • Created website experience/architecture

  • Oversee monthly maintenance/quality of active WordPress sites

  • Examined, Designed + Authored Custom WordPress Themes

  • DevOps lite: Documentation + Server Admin / Github + BitBucket SVN

  • Influenced Site Animation & Mobile UX

  • Production Design Assistant

  • Prepared/Resolved/Managed HTML email templates (Mailchimp/Hubspot)

  • Improved and Implemented IT Management

  • Curated Build Process (SASS/GULP)

  • Improved Project Management (Basecamp3/Agile/GSUITE)

Freelance Front End Developer, Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

Consulting/Training and continued personal education in technical studies/applications of Open Technologies.

  • Front End Build Tools (SASS/GRUNT/GULP)

  • CSS/SVG Animation

  • Rapid Responsive Prototyping

  • LAMP Server Administration

TEAK Jr. Developer Sept 2011 - Feb 2014

Full Service Branded Content Agency in San Francisco.

  • Reconciled Flash project source into HTML5

  • Researched/Adapted project features across browsers

  • Implemented APIs via JS/PHP in WordPress Themes

  • Production Design Assistant : Brand Channel Content Manager

  • Integrated interactivity into New Business pitches

  • Informed/Conducted User Centered Design Research

Apple Creative May 2008 - Sep 2011

Hardware/Software User Experience Trainer in San Francisco

  • Conducted 6000+ hrs of User Interface and User Experience Sessions

  • Moderated small-medium group UX workshops

  • Certified Professional Audio/Video Software Specialist

  • Administered Bay Area Product Launch of Joint Venture

Education

Treehouse Fall 2011 - Ongoing

Interaction Design and Modern Web studies

SXSW Interactive Spring 2014

Web Design Standards Workshop

An Event Apart Winter 2013

Mobile First/Responsive Design

Academy of Art University, San Francisco Fall 2008 - Spring 2013

BFA Web Design New Media. Experiential design and Digital media. Integrated fundamentals of design thinking, visual communication, technology, and user experience.