Front-End Architect · UI/UX Engineer · Product Designer · Photographer Professional development is my primary focus. I’ve contributed to the growth of several startups and have had the privilege to work with many established organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area. The skills and practices I’ve acquired allow me to both lead and follow amongst my peers while continually adapting to the constant technological shift in the industry. My hopes with any position is to be given the opportunity to grow alongside an organization I help build.

Software Engineer @ From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Greater Chicago AreaSr. Front End Developer @ • Built internationalization and localization support across all Discovery Education products. • Currently leading an internal front-end responsive framework to modularize and achieve consistent branding across all DE products. // DEVELOPMENT STACK Backbone.js Marionette.js Require.js Stylus Less Bootstrap 3 Jasmine BDD Grunt.js Subversion Git Adobe (ColdFusion, Photoshop, Illustrator) Atlassian (Jira, Stash, Confluence) From August 2014 to July 2015 (1 year) Chicago, ILSoftware Engineer, JavaScript @ • Developed merchant facing software for monthly deal (Belly Bite) creation and reporting. • Created response page for merchants to redeem special offers and update payment methods. // DEVELOPMENT STACK CoffeeScript Angular.js Sass Bootstrap 3 Jasmine BDD Middleman (Ruby Gem) Adobe (Photoshop) Git GitHub Pivotal Tracker From May 2014 to July 2014 (3 months) Chicago, ILFront End Web Developer (Contractor) @ • Lead Front End Web Developer for Discovery Education. • Introduced a modern development stack allowing the use of framework collaboration and mandatory unit testing. • Developed and maintained interactive digital textbooks which evaluated and collected student activity throughout US school districts. // DEVELOPMENT STACK Backbone.js Require.js Less Bootstrap 3 Jasmine BDD Grunt.js Subversion Git Adobe (ColdFusion, Photoshop, Illustrator) Atlassian (Jira, Stash, Confluence) From September 2013 to May 2014 (9 months) Chicago, ILSenior Associate Developer @ • Introduced new development practices including MVC patterns and front-end boilerplating which were projected to increase engineering productivity and creativity by 20%. • Constructed a GUI for data filtering to increase site performance and usability amongst mobile devices. • Replaced legacy Flash modules with JavaScript/SVG renditions. // DEVELOPMENT STACK jQuery Raphael.js CSS HTML5 PHP Jasmine BDD Subversion Trac SCM From May 2012 to September 2013 (1 year 5 months) Lake Zurich, ILSoftware Engineer @ • Lead developer on the Groupon front end standardization project; It was projected to reduce development time 30% in the first year. • Created internal A/B testing frameworks and collected/distributed experiment-specific user data to consistently improve site usability. • Produced modular email templates for Groupon and Groupon Now! which were configurable with the Groupon CMS. // DEVELOPMENT STACK CoffeeScript Backbone.js Require.js Node.js Ruby on Rails HTML5 Haml Sass RSpec Jasmine BDD Git Pivotal Tracker Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator) From June 2011 to May 2012 (1 year) Greater Chicago AreaUX Core / Social Front End Developer (Contractor) @ • Developed UI/UX prototypes for SEARS, Kmart, Kenmore, and SEARS social brands. • User tested and performed proxy integration for debugging all brands under the SHC umbrella. // DEVELOPMENT STACK jQuery HTML CSS Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator) Atlassian (Jira) From April 2011 to June 2011 (3 months) Front End Web Developer @ • Created a front end site build process which increased daily productivity by 75%. • Worked closely with the design department to establish a better brand for Celect’s corporate image and client facing software. // DEVELOPMENT STACK Sass PHP Adobe (Photoshop, Flash) From October 2010 to March 2011 (6 months) Vice President of Creative Development @ Management of commercial projects requiring planning, follow-through, and achieving results that met client objectives. // DEVELOPMENT STACK JavaScript PHP HTML CSS Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator) From March 2010 to January 2011 (11 months) Gymnastics Instructor @ • Supervised classes of up to seven kids while teaching discipline and dedication through the art of gymnastics. From March 2009 to August 2010 (1 year 6 months) Creative Director @ • Monitored team work progress and managed concerns for client maintenance requests. // DEVELOPMENT STACK HTML CSS Joomla! Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) From December 2009 to March 2010 (4 months) Digital Designer / Photographer @ • Created client advertisement materials and product photography utilizing the Adobe CS. // EQUIPMENT Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Canon Digital Rebel XSi From October 2009 to December 2009 (3 months) Intern @ • Complete web updates and SEO improvements for Herbalife and other TP clients. • Design web layouts and modify Flash advertisements using the Adobe software. • Build web interfaces using a tableless CSS format. • Create status reports for clients using Google Analytics and other analytics software. From February 2009 to July 2009 (6 months) Assistant Intern @ • Hand-coded SHTML pages for avsupply.com. • Quality control and updates of the AVS site to meet SEO requirements. • Created promotional online display ads using Adobe software. • Lead Intern - required to take on more responsibilities than a typical intern. From September 2008 to December 2008 (4 months)

Professional Certification, Digital Design, Web Design for Graphics Professional Design @ University of California, San Diego From 2008 to 2009 Web Design and Interactive Media @ Art Institute of California - San Diego From 2007 to 2008 Kurt Peters is skilled in: JavaScript, AngularJS, Backbone.js, Marionette, jQuery, Git, CoffeeScript, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, SASS, HTML 5, HTML5, CSS3, Front-end Development, Ruby on Rails, SEO, Front-end, MVC Architecture, Illustrator, Node.js, TDD, MVC, PHP, Web Design, MySQL, Digital Photography, OOP, AJAX, Object Oriented Design, Google Analytics, Agile Project Management, XML, Spec testing, DNS management, Flash, CMS, JSON, Project Planning, Project Management, Digital Design, RSS, Analytics, Jade - Template Engine, HAML, Stylus, Polymer