As the founder of IronGlove Studio, he acts in a senior capacity for client project management, web development, and strategic growth. Derek holds a Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, focusing on Business, Communication and Psychology.
Derek started his journey as a freelance developer focused on PHP, WordPress, DevOps, JavaScript, and Android development and has never stopped learning, earning a myriad of programming certificates through the Northwest Reboot program from 2016 – 2019.
He is skilled in development for WordPress, static HTML sites, dynamic PHP sites, Laravel and Symfony application frameworks, Sass and front-end mobile responsive styling, complex Integrated Development Environment setups, and can work with databases, name servers, and various hosting configurations as the main point of contact for all client projects, managing internal IT and production processes.
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