Sten Ridley
Co-Founder at DetransVoices.org
California, United States
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Top SchoolSten Ridley is a versatile full-stack developer and co-founder with a decade of hands-on experience building web products, nonprofits, and creative projects from California. He blends practical engineering (Python, PHP, WordPress, Django, React) with visual storytelling and production skills honed as a director of photography and lead editor. At Automattic and through the Recurse Center he deepened systems, deployment, and frontend chops, while co-founding DetransVoices.org to apply technical skills to advocacy and community support. His background spans startup webops, ecommerce and forum development, and even videogame QA—reflecting a rare mix of engineering, design, and operational grit. Known for intellectual curiosity and a maker’s approach, he frequently bridges art and code to deliver user-focused, resilient sites and media.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Fine Arts at Carson-Newman College
Spanish
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Github Skills (35)
javascript10
wordpress10
redux10
plugin10
php10
api10
wordpress-plugin10
nodejs10
traffic10
react10
jetpack9
woocommerce9
security9
marketing9
js9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
grassfedfarmboi/wp-calypso
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
wordpressjavascriptapi
grassfedfarmboi/fermatslastmargin
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
tool for creating and sharing annotations, using github for storage and social network
Contributions:3 pushes, 5 branches in 14 days
social-networksharingannotationsstorage
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