Dan Essien

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I'm a software engineer and writer based in New York.

Dan Essien

Bio

Hi, I'm Dan and I enjoy building unique experiences on the web. I've been a developer since 2012 when I got asked to modernize an old church website. Over time, I fell in love with scheming innovative web experiences into spaces that are often without. Since then I've grown a ton in a number of roles and I've gotten to experience how tech works in a variety of industries. I wear a few different hats outside of the tech space. They tend to involve words, music, sports or some type of combination of those.

Areas of Expertise

Web Development

Need help bringing your idea(s) to the web? Web development, particularly on the front-end, is my main area of expertise. I pride myself in my ability to quickly prototype and deliver engaging and clean user interfaces. I have 10+ years of working experience building out web experience in a variety of domains.

SEO

I've managed Search Engine Optimization for several companies and non-profits. I've handled analysis, reporting, education and front-end code improvements and I've seen through improvements with search impressions and click through rate.

Skills

Languages

GraphQL

Node.js

Javascript

Typescript

Frameworks

Firebase

React

Storybook

Gatsby

Next.js

MongoDB

CI/CD

Github

AWS

Vercel

Netlify

Digital Ocean

Jenkins

Testing

Jest

Mocha

Percy

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