Summary
Harlo Holmes is a mobile and web developer based in New York City with 15 years of experience building LAMP-stack sites, RESTful APIs, and mobile apps for Android, BlackBerry and J2ME devices. She currently develops privacy-focused mobile tools at The Guardian Project and has a strong background creating community-driven platforms and multimedia experiences. Harlo combines front-end skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and server-side work (PHP, Python) with a creative toolset that includes OpenCV, Max/MSP, and Adobe Creative Suite. Her work at Community Music Center showcases an ability to translate social needs into technical solutions—like a Google Maps-powered carpool platform and a Facebook app to strengthen community ties. Comfortable both as a hands-on builder and educator, she has taught HTML and created training media to bridge the digital divide. Multilingual and academically grounded in comparative literature and media studies, she brings a human-centered, interdisciplinary perspective to technical problems.
15 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced studies; comparative literature, Advanced studies; comparative literature at Paris III Nouvelle Sorbonne
MA, Media, Cultre and Communication, MA, Media, Cultre and Communication at New York University
BA, French; Comparative Literature, BA, French; Comparative Literature at Oberlin College
French