Jeffrey Winkler
Founder Director Of Operations, Cates Concepts LLC
Denton, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJeffrey Winkler is a results-driven founder and creative director blending entrepreneurship, product design, and education to build brands that connect with people. As founder of Cates Concepts LLC, he grew a handmade earring business into a national brand — top 4% on Etsy, with 179 wholesale partners and 40–50 national events annually, while leading a five-person team across sales, marketing, logistics, and design. He combines hands-on product development with customer-facing relationship building and event sales, underpinned by a decade of theater and education work that sharpened storytelling, communication, and stakeholder buy-in. His technical experience includes frontend UI/UX development for Rhino Fleet Tracking using React, Node, GraphQL and Redux, illustrating a rare blend of creative direction and software execution. He is based in Denton, Texas, and currently pursues opportunities in business development, partnerships, or event sales where authentic, people-first connections drive growth. He also launched Winkler Party of Three Travel LLC to support families with travel insights, reflecting his knack for building engaged communities.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Secondary Education and Teaching, 4.0, Master's degree, Secondary Education and Teaching, 4.0 at Texas Woman's UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Speech Communication and Rhetoric, Bachelor of Science - BS, Speech Communication and Rhetoric at Kansas State University
Github Skills (32)
laravel-admin9
voyager9
laravel-package8
laravel8
admin7
php7
letter5
imap4
linux4
windows4
electron3
smtp3
mail-client2
macos2
sketchup2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ikiru/ikiru.github.io
Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:151 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
ikiru/costume
Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:78 PRs, 99 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
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