Summary
Jeffrey Barke is a front-end developer based in New York with eight years of experience building standards-compliant HTML, CSS, and unobtrusive JavaScript for consumer-facing products. Currently at The Knot, he brings deep practical knowledge of HTML5/XHTML, legacy HTML flavors, CSS, and JavaScript (Prototype and jQuery) alongside backend familiarity with PHP and SQL. His background spans senior front-end and information-architecture work at theMechanism, freelance projects, and CMS/WordPress development, showing an ability to ship both polished UIs and custom content management solutions. Jeffrey’s commitment to W3C standards and cross-browser robustness often surfaces in projects that integrate APIs like Google Maps and Flickr for richer user experiences. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic front-end engineering that respects accessibility and maintainability without sacrificing interactive features.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee