Hello, My Name is Elisha Terada

Specialties

• Build Server-Side Rendered (SSR) web apps that scales with Next.js, React, Mobx, Express/Koa, JavaScript, and more.
• Design and Develop Interactive UI / Data Visualization with optimal usability, accessibility, and responsiveness with D3.js, Greensock, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and more.
• Solve complex problems associated with Datetime and Geolocation using tools such as Luxon, Moment, Mapbox, Google Maps, Leaflet, Turf, and more.

Complementary Skills

• Design / Develop Native iOS Apps with Swift, CoreML, and more.
• Train Machine Learning Models to build intelligent apps with Turi Create, Jupyter Notebook, Python, and more.
• Build Back-End Microservices with Node, Express/Koa, Flask, Docker, MongoDB, and more.

Experiences

• Co-Founder at Zapiary

  Aug 2018 - Present

  Zapiary is a software platform designed to reduce the time we spend in “bad” meetings.

  As a Co-Founder, I'm responsible for Strategy, Front-End Engineering, Branding, and UI/UX Design of our services.

• Front-End Developer Lead at Fresh Consulting

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2018 (8 yrs 6 mos)

  Fresh Consulting is an integrated consulting team of designers, developers, and engineers that builds fresh experiences people love.

  As a Front-End Developer Lead, I led and developed Single-Page Web Apps (SPA) for clients including Fortune 250 company.

  • Developed 5 enterprise SPAs and 100+ marketing/lead-gen websites
  • Spoke at conferences, meet-ups, and code camps on topics including programming, creativity, and career development.
  • Led a team of developers (30+) including technical training sessions, career development planning, performance reviews, and more.

Open Source

My open source projects are result of scratching my own itch, a bi-product of learning something new.

• Turi Create Starter

  A simple setup for Turi Create with Jupyter Notebook on macOS to build custom ML models.

• D3.js Area Chart Example

  A simple D3.js area chart example with tooltip written in ES6+ and using latest D3.js API.

• Google Application Credential Buildpack for Heroku

  Load Google Service Account JSON file at build time to workaround Heroku's ephemeral filesystem.

My Tastes

• Books & Audiobooks

  Learn from others, leverage their experience, and change how you live.

• Design & Development Quotes

  Keep a record of important lessons from legends in your field.

• Developer Humors

  Take a break, realize that your problems are not unique.

Hobbies

• Photography of people, objects, and nature. Some of them are released as commercially-free stock photos via Unsplash.
• Wedding videography with my wife, check out Terada Films for the portfolio.

My Story

I was born and raised in Japan until I moved to Seattle at the age of 12. After being exposed to a few programmers around the area, I got excited to learn how to write programs. I hacked a few programs in C, Visual Basic 6, CGI, Action Script, etc. But what got me excited the most were the JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. I was fascinated with the idea of being able to build something useful for anybody around the world without asking them to install anything on their computer.

Over the last 8 years, I've been building front-end website and web apps professionally. I played key roles in producing 100+ websites and 5 enterprise web apps for 60+ businesses including a Fortune 200 company. I work closely with stakeholders / users to understand their problems, listen to their feedback, and bring back solutions to the table.

Today, I continue to solve real-world problems with Front-End Engineering, UI / UX Design, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Mobile App Development, and more.

What’s Your Story?

What problems are you trying to solve? Do you need someone who can solve real-world problems with design, programming, and critical business thinking?

If so, let’s have a conversation: