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Grant Beard

Front-End Engineer
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About me

I am Front End Engineer with a deep appreciation for the arts focused on changing the world of tech for a better, more accessible future. My passion for art and design give my unique perspective as a developer when it comes to creating a user experience. I love learning new things and then learning how to do them better. I also value working in a group setting because for me hearing another persons perspective helps me understand things better myself.

I am a dedicated father to a son with special needs. Through my experiences with him I am constantly approaching things with empathy and understanding so I can help him the best I can. I have brought this with me into my experiences growing as a developer.

Preferred locations

  • Denver, CO
Open to remote work

Previous industries

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Restaurants
  • Retail

Skills

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Chai
  • CSS3
  • Cypress
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • HTML5
  • JavaScript
  • Mocha
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Slack
  • TypeScript

Currently learning

  • Express
  • Heroku

Projects

Foodive

Foodive

Project scope time 35 hours
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Tools Used

  • Cypress
  • Heroku
  • HTML5
  • JavaScript
  • PWA
  • React
  • Sass

Take the thinking out of picking a restaurant and use Foodive! Select a specific cuisine, e.g. Mexican, and you're one click away from getting a random Mexican restaurant in your city. When the restaurant is selected, business details are provided such as rating, price, and food category! This is a front-end Progressive Web Application with a partner repo.

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Card Party

Card Party

Project scope time 35 hours
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Tools Used

  • CSS3
  • Cypress
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Heroku
  • Npm
  • React
  • TypeScript

Card Party allows you to create a card with a compliment or joke. Once you are finished writing your card, you can save it for your reference. Or, print out a PDF with your card message and send it to the intended recipient. Once you’re finished with a saved card, you can delete it with the click of a button. Enjoy making all sorts of cards to thrill and delight the people in your life!

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Personal Site

Personal Site

Project scope time 30 hours
Collaborators

Tools Used

  • CSS3
  • Cypress
  • Express
  • HTML5
  • React

For my showcase project I decided to build myself a personal artist website. I wanted to create a space to view some of my selected works as well as offer more detail into the processes and mediums that I work with. I also wanted to provide some basic information about myself as an artist and present ways of contacting or interacting with me.

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IdeaBox

IdeaBox

Project scope time 20 hours
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Tools Used

  • CSS3
  • HTML5
  • JavaScript

Visit IdeaBox to store all your useful and not so useful ideas. Ideas to impress your friends with, ideas with purpose for later use, or just random thoughts; you've got a one stop shop for future reference.

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