Craig Bauer

Front End Developer @ Blinds To Go

Suffern, New York, United States

About

Experienced front-end web developer/ designer with over 10 years of experience in web development specializing in WordPress and React JS development. Proficient in best practices on the web, multiple CMS platforms, and Adobe CS6 creative suite. Offering a unique combination of creative and technical skills to develop Internet based applications in a creative team oriented environment. Excellent personal, phone and digital communication skills.

Experience

  • Frontend Developer at Blinds To Go
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Experience Designer/ Developer at EY
    May 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Frontend Engineer at Freeman Company
    Sep 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Freelance Web Developer/ Designer at Craig Bauer
    Jan 2006 - Sep 2020 · 14 yrs 9 mos

    • Designing and developing CMS and non-CMS based websites from start to finish. • Designing a multitude of print media and working with printers to ensure design accuracy. • Developing custom post types and features for easy updates by clients. • Implementing SEO tactics to improve site traffic. • Designing Managing HTML email campaigns and analytics.

  • Senior JavaScript Engineer at Townsquare Media
    Sep 2015 - Mar 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Operated as part of a team of engineers to develop projects using React JS, JavaScript ES 6, Node JS, Express, WordPress and Web Pack for a large web platform consisting of desktop, and mobile that powered 600+ well optimized media web sites. • Developed a custom Google AMP platform that supports thousands of blog posts across over 600 sites in React JS and Node JS. • Developed and supported interactive and technically sophisticated HTML 5 rich media ads using JavaScript, AJAX, YouTube API, Facebook Live API, RSS, custom APIs and many other 3rd party APIs. • Created embed codes and launch files for launching ads with custom options and creatives in Google Ad Manager and Native Apps which were user friendly with great speed and scalability. • Created interactive Dashboards and internal tools in React JS and PHP for managing and displaying Parse databases and JSON data. • Developed dozens of WordPress plugins to customize the WordPress dashboard and Rest data.