Joe Morgan Email and Phone Number

Various presentations to user groups or others

I started the Kansas City React Meetup group and co-organize with a few other developers. We have between 30-50 regular attendees.

- Original team member hired to rebuild a legacy banking application. The project is live and is going to be promoted as the flagship banking project-Leads development as a member of the architect council- Lead cross-corporate efforts to convert projects to a microfrontend architecture-Work closely with design team to create a UX-driven web experience that puts users first- Led eight-member task force to create a technical plan for converting projects to microfrontends- Leading efforts to create a new architecture that will reduce build times by 50 times- Improved IE11 performance by 50% on two separate occasions- Created new Continuous Integration strategies and pipelines to improve deploy times- Created architectural patterns, testing standards, API mocking protocols, and documentation methods for the project as it started and evolved- Led cross-business effort to develop and deploy a new grid component that would support multiple use cases and customization across lines of business- Trained and mentored over a dozen new developers as the UI team grew from 3 to 10- Led efforts to introduce a new architectural paradigm to shared component library. Coordinated with managers, stakeholders, and UI developers on other projects to update components to fit the new pattern- Work closely with developers to isolate tricky bugs and to improve application performance- Delivered several trainings to UI developers across multiple lines of business on topics including state machines, microfrontends, code quality, refactoring, state handling, and more

Short term contract. Worked on application interface for AMC Theaters. Built the application using React and GraphQL

- Develop user interfaces and reusable components for a variety of customers and platforms- Develop applications using React.js and plain JavaScript- Led effort to integrate pull requests and testing into standard development practices- Trained staff in developing reusable React components

- Developed architecture for two large Single Page Applications for a Fortune 1000 company- Developed code in React and Angular 2- Led team in establishing coding process by developing a ticket flow and integrating code reviews- Led team in integrating modern JavaScript tooling such as Webpack, ES6, and ESLint- Led team in developing coding standards

Develop web applications and web pages for the University of Kansas Marketing and Communications department.- Introduced modern javascript frameworks to IT department: Developed web apps using React and worked with other programmers developing Angular apps.- Led instruction on integrating build tools and other modern web development tools: Presented on incorporating Gulp, Sass, Mocha and other modern build tools in front end development.- Led efforts to increase team participation by incorporating code reviews into workflow: Added code reviews to work flows. Led efforts to incorporate git into daily projects. Incorporated git into team Slack channel.- Collaborated with Analytics team to incorporate Google Event tracker to campaign sites.

Full stack developer/Team Lead/Sometime Project Manager. I've done everything from code rich single page applications for managing product information, to restructuring architecture, to building automation tools and upgrading business intelligence systems. If it can be done, I've done it.- Updated the server infrastructure. Reduced cost by 30% and increased page load by 20%.- Introduced modern javascript frameworks: Built inventory management system using Angular. Built customizable modals for coupons, contact forms and other points of customer contact with Angular.- Introduced test driven development to legacy products.- Led efforts to increase code quality while adding new features as the product grew 500%.

I make the website awesome. I've written several scripts to create dynamic web pages by integrating data from our web catalog. I develop new pages, conduct usability studies and patron interviews, create marketing reports using web analytics and help coordinate social media efforts.

I taught classes on Adobe Products, classroom technology, and information literacy to high school students, college students, and professionals. I initiated a team to create a game-based learning module I helped supervise and mentor student workers.

I directed the library at the Center for Limnology, a very active department that studies inland waters. While at the Center for Limnology, I developed a digital collection of center-generated publications, and was part of a team that developed an electronic photo archive. I hired, trained, and supervised two staff members.