Jeff Sabarese
Product Designer / Web Developer
State College, PA
linkedin.com/in/jeffreysabarese | github.com/ajaxStardust
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Summary
Developer-designer with 20+ years shipping production web software. Designs in code as naturally as in Figma. Accessibility
advocate (WCAG / WAI-ARIA). Currently building AI-assisted tooling and a derivation-first interactive music trainer with hand-coded
SVG UI components.
Skills
Design & Frontend
Figma · HTML5 · CSS / SCSS / SASS · JavaScript · TypeScript · SVG · Bootstrap · Responsive Web Design · WCAG / WAI-ARIA · WAI
Accessibility · UX · UI · Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Illustrator
Development
PHP · React · Vue.js · Node.js · jQuery · AJAX · REST / RESTful APIs · GraphQL · JSON · XML · MVC · OOP · Full-Stack Development ·
ECMAScript
Infrastructure & Tooling
Linux · NGINX · Apache · Docker · Git · GitHub · cPanel / WHM · SSH / SFTP · DNS · SSL · AWS · Google Cloud Platform · CI/CD · Jira
Databases
MySQL · MariaDB · PostgreSQL · Microsoft SQL Server · PDO
AI / ML
Prompt Engineering · LLM Evaluation · Content Drift Mitigation · Multi-Modal AI · Generative AI · Python
Other
SEO · Google Analytics · Google Tag Manager · Google Search Console · WordPress · Drupal · Joomla · ColdFusion / CFML ·
PowerShell
Work Experience
Generative AI — LLM Evaluation & Prompt Engineering
Outlier AI · State College, PA · March 2024 – Present
Design multi-modal prompts to evaluate and train large language model (LLM) capabilities in creative problem solving, pattern
recognition, OCR, image-based data extraction, and structured table parsing.
Generative AI — Content Drift Mitigation
Pareto.ai · State College, PA · February 2024 – Present
Design single-turn prompts to detect and correct content drift in LLM responses. Evaluate model adherence to intent under varied
input conditions.
WordPress Developer / Web Administrator
Fisch Solutions, Inc. · Newburgh, NY · May 2022 – June 2023
Developed custom WordPress plugins based on client requirements
Implemented GraphQL, REST, and RESTful API integrations
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Administered servers via SSH / SFTP; performed MariaDB and MySQL database migrations
Maintained theme and plugin integrity; applied generative AI and SEO tooling
Universal Banker
PNC Bank · Bellefonte, PA · September 2023 – December 2023
Customer service and financial product sales including deposit accounts, HELOC, credit cards, CDs, and money market accounts.
Loan Counselor
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
State College, PA · April 2017 – March 2022
Federal clearance; inbound and outbound call center
Peer mentor for new trainees
Processed email, live chat, and loan verification correspondence
Web Host Administrator / Web Developer
WSO.HOST · State College, PA · October 2005 – September 2017
Built and managed client hosting accounts on CentOS VPS infrastructure using WHM, cPanel, and SSH. Developed and maintained
websites from scratch in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and AWS. Deployed, customized, and maintained CMS
platforms including WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla.
Professional Musician
Sonamusic, LLC · State College, PA · September 1998 – August 2005
Performing musician; office manager; entertainment coordinator; venue liaison.
Manager / Corporate Trainer
MBNA Marketing Systems · State College, PA · June 1996 – October 1998
Managed the Education Department for new hire employees. Trained staff on call center software (OCM). Reduced turnover through
structured onboarding and hands-on practice. Ensured team compliance with federal call center regulations.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Curriculum and Instruction
Pennsylvania State University — University Park, PA · 1991 – 1997
Portfolio
Interactive Guitar & Piano Trainer
training.statecollegeguitarlessons.site
Hand-coded SVG UI; derivation-first music theory engine; custom design system enforced via CONTRACT.md specification.
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