Kyle Gaffney's Portfolio

It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers.
You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again.
- Sonny Rollins

I sincerely appreciate your willingness to learn more about my background and experience.

Mountains from New Zealand's South Island

Dedicated to solving complex problems and elevating projects.

Crafting responsive, user-centric front-ends with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Engineering efficient and scalable back-end logic using Python

Developing robust enterprise solutions with C#, .NET, and MVC

Managing data integrity through Database Design and SQL

Leveraging high-performance systems with C and C++

Picture after running, rollerblading, and riding bicycles from the Santa Monica Pier to Times Square

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About

Lifelong student, engineer, and seeker of arduous paths. I flow most during the climb. And that often includes trekking through mountains, riding the twisties on a motorcycle, or overanalyzing the possible applications of jazz theory that may "improve" my saxophone improvisation abilities.

I come to software development by way of professional audio engineering for music and television. In the studio, I specialized in hands-on, live problem solving. This process built a deep foundation in signal flow, troubleshooting, and remaining detail-oriented in spite of the chaos in the environment.

I am a graduate of The Tech Academy's Software Developer Boot Camp. I learned the following web and programming languages and frameworks: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, C#/.NET Core, Python, C/C++, and Django.

I strive to clearly communicate, effectively problem solve, manage and respect time, and build durable relationships. I'm comfortable leading complex projects from planning through execution and consistently meeting deadlines. I am a full-stack developer focused on building tools that support people and production workflows. Contact me below.

GitHub

Some projects I gained the most from include:

Guidelines Compressor — A labor of love, and work in progress designed to share more of my experience with vocal compression. Built using JUCE and my recording engineer background, this plugin aims to pull the user towards more predictable decision making in the mix.

Django — A Python and Django project that allowed me to actually try and effectively solve a problem in my life; money and saxophones. I found scraping live market data and wrangling it into something useful offers more engaging hurdles to overcome than I anticipated.

.NET Core/MVC — A C# and .NET Core MVC project built as part of a collaborative Agile team, this full-stack CMS gave me real ownership over a client-facing product. And the process presented a few problems worth talking about.

My portfolio: Kyle Gaffney GitHub