Christa Dickson is a full-stack web developer, graphic designer, circus performer, & all-around nerd.

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Who Am I?

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I'm a Full-Stack Web Ninja

I have 20+ years of experience in designing, developing and maintaining all aspects of website code. I've worked on everything from massively scaled content-driven sites like allrecipes.com, ew.com and parents.com, to state-wide public television networks like iptv.org, to minimalist web sites for individuals and small businesses. You name it; I've probably played with it.

I’ve spent much of the last decade working primarily in Javascript, NodeJS, Python, and head-down in the world of deployment automation. I have experience in a number of different front and back-end technologies, and I enjoy adapting to newer frameworks and methodologies. I prioritize performance, accessibility, test coverage, and scalability in my code.

I have years of experience working with display advertising, online video, third-party web services and their APIs, and popular content management systems like Drupal and WordPress as well as building custom ones from scratch. I learn quickly, adapt to new technologies with ease and enjoy mentoring others.

Special Powers

I break things, then fix them... usually in that order.

Me, describing what I do

I Got Skills

Long before the phrase "full-stack developer" was a thing, I got my start on the web doing it all. I've floated between front and back-end development for most of my career.

Mad Skillz: a word cloud of the skills listed below expand skills
  • HTML
    • XHTML
    • HTML5
    • XML
    • Handlebars
    • Freemarker
  • Javascript
    • ES6
    • NodeJS
    • NPM
    • React
    • Vue
    • Webpack
    • Babel
    • Yarn
    • Backbone
    • jQuery
  • CSS
    • CSS3
    • Flexbox
    • SASS
    • Bootstrap
  • Back-end
    • AWS S3
    • Python
    • Java
    • SQL
    • GraphQL
    • Apollo
    • PHP
    • Drupal
    • Wordpress
    • BigQuery/GCP
    • RESTful APIs (of all flavors)
  • Automation
    • Bash
    • Github Actions
    • Docker
    • Jenkins
    • Selenium
    • Puppeteer
  • Design
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • UX
    • Spontaneous meme generation

I've flown from one side of this Internet to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff. Whatever you've got, I betcha can handle it.

Me, badly quoting Han Solo
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Websites I've Worked On

A truncated sampling of the 100+ websites I've worked on in my career.

AllRecipes.com People.com Entertainment Weekly Sports Illustrated Time Parents Magazine Better Homes & Gardens Iowa Public Television

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Oh Yeah, the Circus Thing...

In my spare time, I hang upside down on things. I've been performing and teaching as a professional aerialist in the Midwest since 2015. My specialty is static or dance trapeze, but I also perform on silks, sling, and lyra.

I'm also the creator of An Aerialist's Agenda, a notebook/planner designed for aerialists.

The Aerialist's Agenda
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