Theresa Summa
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Web Application Engineer
in Brooklyn, NY.-
Who I am - A web developer who specializes in user interface development
- Ridiculously excited about the future of the web
- If you're looking for someone full time, please see my cover letter of sorts
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What I can help you with - Building the interface, or front end, for your medium to large web site or application
- Full stack development of your small web site or application
- Making your site load and render faster through CSS, HTML and JavaScript optimization
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Who I've worked with - Quartz
- ConsumerSearch.com, then part of The New York Times Company
- Capital New York
- The Economist
- Sony BMG
- The New York Observer
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Some of the technologies that I use - HTML5
- CSS3
- Javascript
- jQuery
- PHP
- MySQL
- Git
- *nix
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What I'm passionate about - Lean, maintainable code
- Open source technologies
- The power of technology to change the world for the better
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You should contact me because you want a developer who will - Leverage the latest technologies while making sure that users of older ones covered
- Architect an interface that is a breeze to maintain and to load
- Endear themselves to your visual and experience designers (I love good design and usable products, too!)
- Build cross-mobile-platform interfaces
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What some great folks say about me - "Theresa is a fantastic front end engineer who intimately knows the ins and outs of translating a design from a mockup to flesh & blood HTML & CSS, and she’s especially an expert at optimizing for different browsers. She’s up on all the latest best practices and is fast and reliable. She’s also really good with Drupal!" - Cody Robbins, Principal & Founder of Sakuzaku
- “Theresa is an amazing Front End Developer who shows great attention to detail. There was never a problem that she couldn't solve.” - Luis Torres, as a Developer at The Economist
- “One of the best front-end developers and themer I ever worked with. She is very detailed oriented and capable of solving the most difficult problems. She always tries to find the solution without compromising the design and always tackles the problem with a laugh.” - Pablo Cohan, as Director of Online Production at The New York Observer
- “Theresa is a very talented front end developer and themer. She is fast, efficient, detail-oriented and able to solve difficult problems (including cross-browser challenges). Beyond that she is a quick learner and a joy to work with.” - Brian Kroski as General Manager, Online at The New York Observer