James Parkes
Senior Fullstack Engineer at Ocusell
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
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Top SchoolJames Parkes is a Senior Fullstack Engineer with a decade of experience building user-focused web applications and leading teams across startups and mid-market companies. Currently at Ocusell and co-founding Chain Gang, he blends hands-on front-end craftsmanship with full-stack systems thinking—skills sharpened earlier as a Udacity course developer contributing to front-end nanodegree content. Based in Huntsville, AL, he has a track record of shipping polished UIs and structuring educational codebases, plus senior engineering leadership at Blueprint Title and Spur. Outside work he channels curiosity into retro game collecting and disc golf, signaling a detail-oriented, community-minded approach to projects.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Diploma Honors with Focus in Computer Science and Mathematics, Advanced Diploma Honors with Focus in Computer Science and Mathematics at Bob Jones High SchoolBachelor of Science Major in Computer Science with Minor in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science Major in Computer Science with Minor in Mathematics at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Github Skills (10)
html10
css10
web-development10
user-interface8
interface-design8
ui-design8
slidetoggle6
javascript6
jquery6
backgrounds6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
udacity/fend
Jun 2016 - Sep 2016
General Front End Nanodegree Content Resources
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:84 commits, 1 push in 3 months
Contributions summary:James's commits primarily involve initializing and modifying content for the front-end nanodegree. The contributions include initializing resources for lessons and projects within the course, specifically focusing on concepts such as CSS rulesets and keyboard shortcuts. The user added and modified HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files, indicating a focus on UI and web page structure. There's also evidence of moving and organizing problem set quizzes.
front-endfront-end-nanodegreenanodegreefrontend
jamesparkes/parkesrjames-website
Mar 2016 - Jul 2019
Contributions:36 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 5 months
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