Jacob Bearden
Lead Web Developer at Inventive-Group
Boise, Idaho, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Bearden is a Lead Web Developer based in Boise, Idaho, with 11 years of hands-on experience building web applications and internal tooling that improve efficiency and accountability in manufacturing. He combines front-end craftsmanship with practical product focus, contributing notable UI enhancements and bug fixes to the popular refined-github extension—demonstrating attention to developer UX and maintainable code. At Inventive-Group he leads development of internal systems that reduce waste across production workflows, translating complex operational needs into reliable software. Trained in computer science from Meridian Technical Charter High School, he pairs long-term, practical experience with a knack for small but impactful improvements that streamline day-to-day engineering.
11 years of coding experience
Professional Technical Diploma, Computer Science, Professional Technical Diploma, Computer Science at Meridian Technical Charter High School
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (12)
opera-extension10
google-chrome-extension10
javascript10
webextension10
user-interface10
firefox-addon10
github10
chrome-extension10
browser-extension10
css8
php6
react3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
refined-github/refined-github
May 2016 - Nov 2016
:octocat: Browser extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 11 PRs, 50 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Jacob primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the "refined-github" browser extension. Their commits demonstrate work on UI enhancements, including modifications to the monospace font stack and the addition of features like a "Delete fork" link. Furthermore, the user addressed bugs, such as fixing the Readme edit button and the trending menu item functionality. They also made improvements to the display of diffs and extracted icons into a separate file.
browserchromefirefox-addonbrowser-extensionsafari-extension
saasacademy/saas-template
Sep 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:38 commits, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 7 months
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