Kyle Gaffney's Portfolio

It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers.
You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again.
- Sonny Rollins

I sincerely appreciate your willingness to learn more about my background and experience.

Mountains from New Zealand's South Island

Dedicated to solving complex problems and elevating projects.

Crafting responsive, user-centric front-ends with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Engineering efficient and scalable back-end logic using Python

Developing robust enterprise solutions with C#, .NET, and MVC

Managing data integrity through Database Design and SQL

Leveraging high-performance systems with C and C++

Picture after running, rollerblading, and riding bicycles from the Santa Monica Pier to Times Square

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About

Lifelong student, engineer, and seeker of arduous paths. I find my flow in the climb. And that often includes trekking through mountains, riding the twisties on a motorcycle, or overanalyzing the possible applications of jazz theory that may "improve" my saxophone improvisation abilities.

I come to software development by way of professional audio engineering for music and television. In the studio, I specialized in hands-on, live problem solving. This process built a deep foundation in signal flow, troubleshooting, and remaining detail-oriented in spite of the chaos in the environment.

I am a graduate of The Tech Academy's Software Developer Boot Camp. I learned the following web and programming languages and frameworks: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, C#/.NET Core, Python, C/C++, and Django.

I strive to clearly communication, effectively problem solving, manage and respect everyone's time, and build relationships throughout the process. I'm comfortable leading complex projects from planning through execution and consistently meeting deadlines. I am a full-stack developer focused on building tools that support people and production workflows. Contact me below.

GitHub

Some projects I gained the most from include:

Guidelines Compressor — A work in progress designed to help less experienced audio folks with vocal compression. Built on JUCE with my audio background, this plugin aims to lead the user towards better decion making in the mix.

Django Project — A Python course project that gave me the space and time to sit with Django's syntax and develop a more complete understanding of how the individual components interact in order to serve the user.

.NET Core/MVC — A C# and .NET Core MVC class project that became as much a study in comparative language design as anything else. It allowed me to appreciate how C#, Python, and C++ each tackle the same fundamental problems.

My full profile can be found here:

Kyle Gaffney GitHub