Elliot Forst
Full Stack Engineer at Center for an Informed Public
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolElliot Forst is a Full Stack Engineer based in Seattle with nine years of experience building scalable, accessible web applications and teaching the next generation of developers. He blends hands-on development (TypeScript, Node.js, C#, SQL, MongoDB, Azure) with thoughtful consulting—questioning architecture choices like SPA vs. server-rendered SEO needs and recommending hosting options suitable for eCommerce. Elliot has driven measurable impact for clients (including a 50% revenue uplift for Poly Entertainment) and institutional teams at the University of Washington and the Center for an Informed Public. As an instructor at NuCamp and a former VBA macro author, he pairs technical depth with a knack for communicating complex concepts and improving developer and operational efficiency. Outside of work he’s a video game and art enthusiast, which informs a strong product sensibility and attention to user experience.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Web Development, Certificate, Web Development at University of WashingtonMobile Web Specialist Nanodegree, Web Development, Mobile Web Specialist Nanodegree, Web Development at UdacityBachelor’s Degree, Illustration, Bachelor’s Degree, Illustration at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
English
Stackoverflow
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22kreached
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Github Skills (67)
html-editor10
suneditor10
bbcode9
vanilla-javascript9
contenteditable9
rich-text-editor9
text-editing9
site-builder8
editorjs8
site-generator8
ckeditor8
frontend8
ace-editor8
drag-and-drop8
page-builder8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
booellean/poly-entertainment
May 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:153 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
booellean/portfolio2.0
Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:151 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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