Facts about Justin Reese,
web developer & stuff.

Bio

Born in 1982, graduated high school in 1997, first exposed to Pearl Jam by way of the “Wishlist” single my sister’s boyfriend (now husband) gave her in 1998, eyes opened to film by George Lucas, eyes closed to series exploitation by George Lucas, interest in the Internet first piqued by Tim Berners-Lee, then more so by Håkon Wium Lie, then most recently by DHH.

First left the country for real in 2004, first married in 2005, first scowled at by my wife for saying “first” married in 2005, first lived in Europe for a bit in 2006, first fell in love with train travel in 2006, first bought a house in 2007, first visited Asia in 2008, first welcomed a son into the world in 2008.

Hire me?

I'm an experienced front-end codemonkey (HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back-end app developer (PHP, Ruby on Rails). I like pretty and usable interfaces atop reliable, speedy, and secure back-ends. I am very attentive to the goals of the entire project, not just my corner.

Contact

• (903) 316-5696
• justin@justinreese.com
• @reefdog

Profiles

• Twitter
• Flickr
• LinkedIn

Projects

• Administrative Benefits Inc.
• The Bill Cochran
• HR Fix
• Flavor Finish
• Ad-Libs
• Get Floored Inc.
• For The Silent
• Soma Tyler
• HRD Services of East Texas
• Sinclair Law Tyler
• K&K Inspections
• Braintech
• Jonathan Marchbanks
• Current Energy
• ELOA PracticeBuilder
• DHS Class of 1988
• GameStop RewardStop
• Granite Loc
• Bird Wings Beat
• Phil Giebler
• People Forte

All of those sites were designed by someone else, but I developed them (sometimes on a team) and usually influenced the information architecture. The highlighted ones are especially keen. The ones in bold were produced while at Farstar.

Tools

• Apple Macintosh
• TextMate
• iTerm
• Subversion
• Git
• gitnub
• Photoshop
• Transmit
• Sequel Pro
• Ruby on Rails
• Phusion Passenger

Desert island / top 5 books

• The Bible
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
• Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Countries visited

• Haiti (1 day)
• Jamaica (1 day)
• Grand Cayman Islands (1 day)
• Mexico (2 weeks)
• Romania (2 months)
• Italy (4 days)
• France (2 months)
• Switzerland (3 days)
• England (2 days)
• South Korea (12 hours)
• Cambodia (2 weeks)

Work history

• Owner/Developer @ Busker Web (2008–)
• Developer @ Farstar (2006–2008)
• Developer @ VLG (2005–2006)
• Waiter @ The Olive Garden (2003–2005)
• Administrative Assistant @ Software Builders Inc. (2001–2003)
• Editor @ Van Zandt Newspapers (2001)
• Owner/Editor @ First Monday Directory (1999–2001)
• Lifeguard @ Van Zandt Country Club (1998–1999)
• Telemarketer @ Winning Strategies (1997–1998)
• Actor @ Wishbone (1994–1995)

Edumacation

• BA in English/Journalism from University of Texas at Tyler (2005)
• AA in Business Administration from Tyler Junior College (1999)
• Homeschooled (1982–1997)

Conscience cleansing

This site design is a bald rip-off of an old Emigre site. To Emigre: Thank you, and I’m sorry.