Matt Pritchard
Web Developer
Who Am I?
Hi, I'm Matt, a self taught programmer and Senior Front End Developer at D3 NYC. Over the last few years, I've worked with a variety of web technologies and programming languages across a wide range of client work and internal agency projects. As the agency has grown, I've hired and managed a team of three excellent developers, worked with our Account team to solve complex problems, and represented the agency in person with clients to assess their needs and devise novel solutions.
I have a strong interest in functional programming and typed languages (this site was built with ReasonML!) and constantly push myself to learn something new every day. If you would like to know a little about my professional experience, check out the projects below that I've worked on at D3 NYC!
Contact me: mattpritchard4@gmail.com
Languages and Technical Skills
Proficient:
JavaScript, Ruby, HTML, CSS, Grid, Bootstrap, SASS, jQuery, Pug, Pollen, Git, Bash, Emacs
Exposure:
React, OCaml, ReasonML, Reason-React, TypeScript, Angular 6/7, GatsbyJS, PHP, Racket, Scheme, C
CMS/ESP:
WordPress, Webflow, Agility Harmony, Sailthru, Braze, Oracle Respnsys, Squarespace, Active Campaign, Exact Target
Agency Projects
Project: D3 NYC Agency Website
Client: D3 NYC
Managed the development team through a full site build. The website was built using GatsbyJS, a static site generator which makes use of React and GraphQL. The site has multiple pages and several stateful components. After recognizing the benefits of type systems in modern programming languages, I converted several of the React components to ReasonML (OCaml) and leveraged the BuckleScript compiler to generate type safe JavaScript code that works in tandem with the existing ReactJS codebase.
Project: Design and Code Automation
Client: Seeker
Automated the generation of the Seeker pop-science daily newsletter. Utilizing Ruby's Mechanize gem to scrape the necessary assets from the web and leveraging Smartcrop.js in conjunction with ImageMagick to intelligently resize, overlay, and process assets, I was able to eliminate over 400 hours of manual design labor (more than $10k labor cost), annually.
Project: Email Automation
Client: Discovery Inc.
Using Racket and the library, Pollen, I created an automated templating system for generating HTML marketing email. This system has been used to generate thousands of marketing emails in the last two years and dramatically reduced rendering issues and the amount of time needed to QA the end product. This eliminated over 500 hours of manual development equivalent to over $15k in labor costs.
Project: Jet Blog
Client: Jet.com
Built and maintained the front end of Jet.com's blog in late 2017 through mid 2018 using PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS on an enterprise level WordPress system (WordPress VIP). The site was implemented based off of Zeplin design documents generated by Jet's internal design team.
Project: Landing Pages
Client: MIT Tech Review
Built custom landing pages using JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS. Design implemented from .psd files provided by the D3 NYC creative team.
Project: Site Build
Client: Spacious
Implemented new front end designs for rebranded pages on Spacious.com using a felxible and powerful CMS: Webflow. Extensive use of CSS grid was used to ensure excellent responsive behavior on all devices and screen sizes.