Eric Smith
Head Of Technology at Reach Pathways
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Smith is a Head of Technology and versatile software engineer with 11 years of experience building interactive, accessible products across FinTech, gaming, and education. He combines strong UX and visual design fundamentals with hands-on engineering—shipping MVPs reliably from concept to production. His background includes API support at Braintree/PayPal and building educational game experiences at Twin Cities PBS, reflecting fluency across backend integrations and game/UX-driven front-ends. Eric has led small teams and maintained multi-environment workflows (Dev/Test/Prod), often improving retention and usability through iterative design and real user feedback. Based in Chicago, he brings a pragmatic, user-centered approach to technology leadership and a track record of turning complex requirements into engaging, polished products.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science and History, Bachelors of Science, Computer Science and History at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Github Skills (18)
fabric7
react-native-library6
chrome6
local-notifications6
browser-extension6
firebase5
firefox5
ios4
react-native-module4
android4
triangular4
firebase-cloud-messaging3
perfect3
react-native3
ruler3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
8BitRain/EcoWorld
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:15 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
8BitRain/LabExperiments
Jan 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:156 pushes, 3 branches in 9 months
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