I am a Full Stack Developer
focused on UI/UX Design
and based in Little Rock, AR.

Matthew McMillion

Developer and UI/UX Designer

Who I Am

I am a builder. I've spent my entire life building things, from Lego sets to million dollar infrastructures. Creating things is my passion.

I am a learner. I crave knowledge and experience. Every skill I don't know is a fresh opportunity to learn something new.

I am a minimalist. I am devoted to beautiful design and clean code. Minimal is clean. Minimal is beautiful.

I am a visionary. I can see the big picture, but I can also revel in the details. I understand where technology is going, and I build for the future.

What I Do

I make. I design clean interfaces and polished experiences for all users, from existing code or from the ground up.

I engage. I'm not afraid to work directly with clients, shareholders, or management. Technology is nothing if it doesn't work for everyone.

I explore. I am constantly finding ways to better myself and what I create. My work is never done, only moving forward.

I teach. I strive to teach others what I learn. I am a fanatic about my field, and I desire to share that with others.

I care. This industry is my future. I want to help it continue to thrive for everyone, regardless of race, gender, lifestyle, or browser choice.

Skillset

HTML 5 / JavaScript / CSS 3

Slim / CoffeeScript / SASS / Less

Mobile-First / Responsive Design

AngularJS

Ruby / Ruby on Rails

ASP.NET / C#

PHP

SQL

Rake / Gulp / Deployment Automation

Heroku Administration

Linux and Unix Administration / LAMP

MySQL / Postgres / SQL Server / SQLite

Amazon S3 / CloudFront

Wireframing / Architecture / Planning

Photoshop / Illustrator / Sketch

Ideation / Stakeholder Interviews

Team Management

Test-Driven Development

BitPivot
Co-Founder / Web and User Experience Development
October 2011 - Present
- Co-founder of an independent software consulting firm specializing in web development and software integration.
- Primary web designer and UI/UX developer.
- Responsible for client communications and public relations, as well as marketing and sales.
Responsibilities with client Vestcom International, Inc.
- Coordinated with existing Vestcom IT and development staff as well as other third-party contracting firms to implement two new, multi-million-dollar systems for Vestcom’s existing shelf-edge marketing services.
- Oversaw design and architecture of both projects, including implementation of existing specs, as well as handling unforeseen legacy integration issues.
- Primarily responsible for UI/UX implementation as well as server-side code.
- Worked with Vestcom’s DBAs to implement new database schemas, including safely updating legacy databases.
Garver Engineers
Software Developer
October 2010 - June 2012 (Remained as contractor)
Duties
- Primary software developer for a top 500 engineering firm with eleven regional offices, headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Responsible for design, development, and implementation of Garver's job hiring portal, which receives upwards of five thousand monthly visits. The career portal was built utilizing ASP.NET, HTML 5, jQuery and Microsoft SQL, and couples job metadata directly with Deltek's Vision ERM software through custom-built backend integration.
- Designed and implemented a new employee performance review system to automate the employee review process in a web-based format, replacing a dated Excel-based file sharing process. The site uses custom-built integration with Deltek's Vision ERM software, and effectively reduces the review and raise process period by an entire month.
- Tasked with data integration for other legacy and new Garver intranet applications. Many of these applications are now tied to Garver's Vision database, both directly and using Deltek's Vision APIs.
- Responsible for maintaining the Vision database and application used by Garver as its primary employee, contact, and project management software. Duties included basic database management, application support, and maintenance upgrades and rollouts.
- Responsible for overseeing Garver's intranet transition to SharePoint 2010. This included updating existing legacy intranet web applications to ASP.NET 4.0 as well as major user interface overhauls to a uniform Garver intranet style and experience. In addition, all applications were redesigned to work seamlessly on mobile devices from outside the corporate infrastructure.
Freelance Web Developer and Designer
July 2009 - October 2010
- Developed web applications, web pages, and print materials for various local clients.
PoloPlaz, Inc.
Marketing / Graphic Design / IT / Shipping
June 2007 - July 2009
- Redesigned and maintained website, providing a better and more informative experience for customers.
- Designed all marketing and sales materials, as well as product labels and brochures.
- Responsible for refresh of PoloPlaz logo, as well as many existing product labels and logos.
- Worked with multiple local print shops with prepress work and quality assurance of materials.
- Built and maintained servers and workstations.
- Coordinated shipping of $500,000-$1,000,000 monthly sales.