Creative Engineer

👋 I'm Stephen

I make stuff with the internet of things. From web development to art, design and innovation, I solve problems creatively with technology.

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The front cover of the book titled Fullstack Web Components.

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I ✏️ for #webdev

I focus on topics front end web developers need to succeed. You can find my posts on dev.to.

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I live in Portland, OR where I work for Swimlane. As Principal Front-end Software Engineer, I architect the front end of the Swimlane and Turbine applications. I code user interfaces with Angular, maintain UI libraries, and support engineers across the company through maintanence and innovation.

📷 Is My Jam

Currently I'm documenting life in the Pacific Northwest and working on photographs about the American Dream.

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Protestors outside of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX just after President Trump announced a travel ban.

Floral colors blurred by the motion of the camera.

Futuristic look at a car traveling down Santa Monica Blvd with a motel in the background.

Underneath the Manhattan Beach Pier, looking toward a sunset that is shining through the support beams.

The Golden Gate Bridge spanning across the San Francisco Bay.

Woman talking on the phone while getting into a car. The roof of the car in the foreground, a scene in the background that could be Anywhere, America.

The facade of an office building, with sunlight reflecting off the windows.

A flare of sunlight appearing bright in between giant redwood trees in Northern California.