About

Last Updated on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021

Motivated by a need to craft great experiences that honor content across all devices and viewports I am a true product of the time we live in—the digital age. I have a background in visual design with the coding skills to boot. I feel my duty goes far beyond elegant typography and fine tuned grid systems. My job foremost is to align project goals with the experiences I create.

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Paul Kinchla
134 Heath St. Unit 2
Somerville, MA 02145
[email protected]

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Skill: I am a developer/designer well versed in responsive design. I am proficient in CSS, HTML, SCSS, and JavaScript. I am fluent in ReactJS with a strong focus on adhering to web standards. As an all-around creative problem solver, I am also experienced in Node scripting and tooling.
Work: Front-end Engineer 2021–present
Harvard Business Publishing
JavaScript Development on Harvard Mentor Manager, Harvard Business Publishing's corporate learning platform.harvardbusiness.org; Senior Front-end Developer 2020–2021 2016–2019
GBH
Mentored front-end developers. Orchestrated team to work more efficiently with implementation of mocking content API's using JSON Schema. Guided best practices for writing front-end code and accessibility. gbh.org; Front-end Engineer 2019–2020
O'Reilly Media
Executed front-end integration of Katacoda scenarios and Jupyter notebooks into O’Reilly’s learning platform. oreilly.com; Interactive Developer 2015–2016
Neoscape
Improved developer and user experience by advocating for transition to inline SVG for interactive architectural drawings.neoscape.com; Front-end Designer 2011–2014
Internet Marketing Ninjas
End to end design and coding on a diverse variety of client sites and internal applications. CSS, WordPress, and JavaScript development. imninjas.com; Graphic Designer 2010–2011
amplifyme (volunteer position)
Website maintenance and design. Design and coding of email blasts.www.amplifyme.us
Internship: Artist Assistant and Designer 2005
Do While Studio; Live Animal Center Intern 1999
Museum of Science Boston
Education: Montserrat College of Art Graphic Design BFA

Middlesex Community College Liberal Arts

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