Daniel Kurfirst

Daniel Kurfirst- - 10107 Portland Road Silver Spring, MD 20901 Profile Full Stack web developer experienced with small businesses seeking cost-efficient solutions, agencies requiring exact replication from art direction and corporate clients in need of complex, customized solutions. Well versed in many different programming languages and web technologies including Wordpress, Shopify, Contentful, Javascript(jQuery, KeystoneJS, Node.JS, ReactJS), PHP, Liquid, SQL, MongoDB Experience SENIOR DEVELOPER/PROJECT MANAGER, BLUELINER MARKETING, JERSEY CITY, NJ SEPT 2017-PRESENT Responsible for design, development and maintenance of various Wordpress and Shopify websites as well as project management and client interfacing. Also responsible for project management, design and development of several in-house startup applications. • Designed and developed an e-commerce web app to sell ‘On-Demand’ marketing services, complete with a project management system for clients and vendors to communicate and track progress. • Developed and maintained a Shopify site for a start up all-natural pet food company with complex needs requiring lots of 3rd party integrations and extension of out-of-the-box functionality i.e. custom scripts for order fulfillment, complex shipping methods, pre-orders, tiered pricing, etc. • Designer and Project manager of an off-shore team developing a React Native application containing a 30 step life management program with various tools including goal tracking, time management, and a meditation timer. Also contributed to JS development. • Designed and Developed custom Shopify apps and themes for sale in Shopify marketplace. FREELANCE DEVELOPER, SELF EMPLOYED, NEW YORK, NY/WASHINGTON DC 2015 - PRESENT Design, develop and maintain various web applications for clients in a variety of industries ranging from fashion to music. CONTENT MANAGER/DEVELOPER, NUR ASHKI JERRAHI COMMUNITY, NEW YORK, NY FEBRUARY 2017 - MARCH 2018 Responsible for Wordpress content management and related web-development. • Developed programatic solutions to ensure consistent, automated tagging and categorizing for 1000s of posts imported from various sources. SOLUTIONS EXPERT, CODACITY, BROOKLYN, NY AUGUST 2015- SEPTEMBER 2017 Full stack web developer working with lead developer to design and implement web based solutions primarily for small businesses, entrepreneurs and non-profits. • As a contracted developer in a marketing agency, turned PDFs received from art-director into dynamic, responsive websites. • Developed and maintained KeystoneJS application meant to store, track, and update data on NYC parking violations utilizing NYC Open Data API, and subsequently handle billing for clients using Freshbooks API. • Developed custom Wordpress solutions for various clients – i.e. Woocommerce catering order forms, custom Woocommerce filtering based on complex product attributes and custom Wordpress masonry gallery output. • Developed custom Shopify solutions for various clients – i.e. custom filtering based on complex product attributes. Education CODACITY JANUARY 2015 - AUGUST 2015 Full stack web development 'bootcamp' style training program. CUNY HUNTER FEB 2005 - JUNE 2009 B.A. Sociology and Comparative Religion References and portfolio available upon request