Nikolas Wise
Freelance Software Engineering at Stucco Software
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNikolas Wise is a Portland-based freelance software engineer and former engineering manager with 12 years building human-centered web products and developer tooling. He blends front-end system architecture and design sensibility—rooted in a BFA in Printmaking—with hands-on engineering leadership at companies like Vox Media and SmugMug, where he led CMS and customer-acquisition efforts. As a technical partner to startups, life-science researchers, and civic projects, he focuses on community-oriented solutions and improving agile delivery. An active open-source contributor, his front-end contributions to Esri projects improved documentation UX and responsive design for prominent geospatial toolkits. That mix of visual craft, product strategy, and scalable delivery gives him a rare ability to make complex web systems feel more humane.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
bachelor's of fine arts Printmaking, bachelor's of fine arts Printmaking at University of Oregon
Github Skills (11)
html10
css10
sass10
responsive-design10
javascript10
leaflet10
esri-leaflet10
web-development9
web-development-project9
arcgis8
documentation7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Esri/terraformer
Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
A geographic toolkit for dealing with geometry, geography, formats, and building geo databases
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:70 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Nikolas's commits primarily focus on front-end development, specifically related to the design and layout of documentation pages. They implemented a DocPad partials plugin and worked on CSS styling, including incorporating fonts, establishing a grid layout, and implementing responsive design. Furthermore, they made significant progress on the overall visual design of the project by adjusting colors, adding illustrations, and refining the header and navigation elements.
geographicdata-managementgeospatialgeographyarcgis
Esri/esri-leaflet
Jun 2014 - Oct 2015
A lightweight set of tools for working with ArcGIS services in Leaflet. :rocket:
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Nikolas primarily focused on front-end development tasks within the Esri Leaflet repository. Their contributions include updating the homepage, modifying CSS styling, and integrating JavaScript functionality. The user also added example pages showcasing leaflet features. Furthermore, they modified various files related to the website's structure and layout.
leafletarcgis-js-apiarcgisjavascriptleaflet-plugins
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