Hi, I'm Jonathan.
I'm a full-stack web developer based in Boston.

I have experience with a variety of technologies.

Feel free to check out some of my projects,
read about my education and experience,
or download my resume.

I also make music and sometimes help out around Boston's music scene.

Get in touch! jwauhkonen@gmail.com

A picture of myself

Top Technologies

JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, Ruby/Rails, Python/Django, React, Angular, Backbone, SQL, Git

Personal Projects

Scatterbrain

Lyric tagging app. Users can select and tag lyrics with emotional responses, which are aggregated and displayed. Backbone app consuming RESTful API built with Rails. Custom built tagging functionality.
Github

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Screenshot of scatterbrain website

BASSteroids

A bass themed Asteroids-inspired adventure! Shoot erratically timed bass bullets with the spacebar and navigate using WASD. Built using JavaScript and Canvas, uses vector math to calculate angles of movement.
Github

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Screenshot of BASSteroids game

Hangman on Rails

A simple graphical hangman game. Business logic is executed on the backend to prevent cheating. Uses JQuery on the front end.
Github

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Screenshot of hangman game

Github for this site

Education...

Oberlin College: Oberlin, OH — Sep 2008 - May 2012

Philosophy, Deductive Logic, Python, Java

B.A. in Philosophy, GPA: 3.6. Also took Deductive Logic, Intro to Python, Intro to Java, and a bunch of Music Theory.

App Academy: San Francisco, CA — Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

Ruby/Rails, Javascript/Jquery/Backbone, HTML5/CSS3, SQL

Intensive full-stack web development course with emphasis on code quality and best practices. Acceptance rate under 5%.

...And Employment

Luvo: Boston, MA — June 2015 - Feb 2016

Python/Django, Angular.js, Git, Scrum

Full-stack developer for education-oriented e-commerce site. Closely involved in buildout of major features including online tutoring platform and integration of new payment system.

Everquote: Cambridge, MA — May 2016 - May 2017

Ruby/Rails, Node.js, Git, Scrum

Back-end developer for insurance aggregation site. Worked on consumer facing site and insurance partner integration service, and helped build out the backend for mobile drive tracking app.

PatientsLikeMe: Cambridge, MA — Nov 2017 - Feb 2019

Ruby/Rails, React.js, Git, Scrum

Full-stack developer for chronic condition oriented social network and data collection platform. Built out new data visualization page and made significant changes to survey library.

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