Founder
Coffee & Fun
My company where I build apps and browser extensions. We focus on making software that's actually useful and accessible to everyone.
JavaScript Node.js Vue.js Tailwind CSS PostgreSQL AWS
Present
My Work History
Places I've worked, things I've built, and the people I've been lucky to work with along the way.
Founder
Helperbird.com
Started Helperbird as a side project and grew it into an accessibility app used by over a million people across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Google Docs.
JavaScript Chrome APIs Firefox WebExtensions Vue.js Node.js MongoDB Stripe API Google Analytics
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Owner and Author
robertgabriel.ninja
Freelance consulting work, helping companies with JavaScript, Node.js, Golang, and PHP projects. A mix of frontend and backend work.
JavaScript Node.js Golang PHP React Angular MySQL PostgreSQL
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Team Lead and Software Engineer
Teamwork.com
Led a team of six devs rebuilding the frontend and backend of the Teamwork.com websites. Also built analytics tools to personalise the experience for new and returning users.
Gulp Webpack CoffeeScript Require.js Pug Travis Jest Node.js SASS Babel Kubernetes Golang ColdFusion AWS
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Software Engineer
Teamwork.com
Built a bunch of data importers for Teamwork Projects. Added Google sign-up and login support and worked on new features and UX improvements.
Knockout.js Require.js CoffeeScript ColdFusion Golang MySQL PostgreSQL AWS
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Software Engineer (Part-time)
Teamwork.com
Worked part-time on the Teamwork.com websites while finishing my CS degree. Mostly frontend work — sign-up flows, new features, and UX improvements.
ColdFusion Golang CoffeeScript JavaScript CSS SEO
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Web Engineer (Internship)
Teamwork.com
My first proper job in tech. Built new pages and features for the Teamwork.com marketing site and CMS. This is where I really learned the ropes.
ColdFusion Golang JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 jQuery
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Software Engineer
Learn Code
Built custom encryption for password resets and worked on new features. Also did a lot of code reviews.
PHP MySQL JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 Encryption
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Software Engineer
Autism Start
Built a social website for Autism Start from scratch — a community platform with original content, social features, and tools for their users.
PHP MySQL JavaScript jQuery HTML5 CSS3 Social APIs
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Software Developer (Internship)
EMC/DELL
Built an internal website for EMC employees with account creation, search, and a mentor matching feature.
PHP HTML5 CSS3 Microsoft SQL Server JavaScript
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Software Developer (Internship)
EMC/DELL
Learned a lot about networking and servers. Redesigned the Visitors Portal website and added social sharing and video features.
HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript PHP Networking Server Administration
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Web Developer (Internship)
Microsoft
Got invited to the Microsoft workshop after the National Young Scientist competition. Short but I learned a ton about how things work at a company like Microsoft.
C# .NET HTML CSS JavaScript
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Web Developer (Internship)
Horner Automation
Built circuit boards and wrote C++ code for chips. My first taste of hardware and R&D — very different from web dev but I loved it.
C++ Embedded Systems Circuit Design Hardware
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