Brent Robbins
Frontend Web Developer
Colorado
Profile
I am a Colorado native with a passion for building websites since the late 1990's. I have been using Drupal for over 15 years and I have been developing custom decoupled sites using Sanity.io and Drupal for the last 4 years. I am currently a fulltime employee at Aten Design Group and continually work with my existing Variant Studios clients.
Experience
Frontend Web Developer, Aten Design Group, Inc. Denver, CO — 2018-Present
At Aten I am primarily responsible for converting designs to functional Drupal sites and also working on Decoupled (progressive and fully decoupled) projects built with React. I have published several Aten blog posts and hosted webinars regarding the topic Decoupled Drupal using React. I work on new projects, but also assist in maintaining existing sites. I have also created many screencasts for Aten clients to document how to manage their Drupal sites.
Owner/Web Developer, Variant Studios, Inc. Fort Collins, CO — 2001-Present
At Variant Studios I design and develop custom React applications and websites using the Next.js framework and Sanity.io for the content management system.
Frontend Drupal Developer, USDA Fort Collins, CO — 2014-2018
For three and a half years I was a U.S. Federal Government sub contractor for Ace Info Solutions and the Heartland Technology Group. My responsibilities were to convert designs and develop Drupal sites for the USDA and other government websites.
Part-Time Instructor, Aims Community College Greeley, CO — 2008-2012
As a part-time instructor I taught current website design standards, new and upcoming web technologies (CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, Responsive Web Design), Drupal and Search Engine Optimization at Aims Community College.
Education
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, GREELEY, CO
A.A.S, Computer Information Systems, 2001
A.A.S, Business Marketing, 1999
A.A.S, Business Management, 1999
Community Involvement
Colorado Drupal Camp Volunteer 2011, 2015-Present
I volunteer at the Colorado Drupal Camp yearly to help capture the sessions, edit and post them to the camp's youtube channel.
Organizer, Northern Colorado Drupal User Group Meetup 2010-2014
In 2010, I started up a new Meetup group for Drupal users in Northern Colorado. I have hosted and organized all of our NOCO Drupal user group meetups.
Board Member, Aims Community College 2007-2013
For six years I served on the Aims Community College - Graphic Technology Advisory Committee as a Board Member. As a board member I was able to help shape the classes and curriculum. I was also responsible for starting a new Web Design and Web Development Associate degree program.
Skills
Frontend
HTML5, CSS3 / SASS, Tailwind CSS, ES6 Javascript, Vanilla Javascript, jQuery, React, Next.js, Responsive Web Design
Drupal
Theming, Site Architecture, Site Building and Training
Programs, Apps and Sites
Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, VS Code, Terminal, Invision, Google Apps/Docs and Google Analytics
Business
Project Management, Marketing, Social Media and Search Engine Optimization
Interests
Hockey and weight lifting
References
Available upon request.