Summary
Zach Garwood is a full-stack web developer based in Chicago with 12 years of experience building everything from small brochure sites to large enterprise applications. Comfortable across Python, PHP, and JavaScript, he also explores Ruby, Elixir, Erlang, and Dart—reflecting a genuine curiosity for languages and tooling that informs pragmatic design choices. He has hands-on experience with greenfield projects and legacy refactors, including database migrations, server configuration, automated testing, and CI implementation. Currently developing web experiences at the Art Institute of Chicago, Zach blends technical leadership with day-to-day coding to deliver robust APIs and user-facing features. An engineer who enjoys diving into unfamiliar stacks, he thrives when turning complex requirements into maintainable, production-ready systems.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at Truman State University