Zane Taylor

Senior Web DeveloperNov 2018 - Dec 2024

Alta Planning & DesignPortland, OR

Led development and support of public-facing web applications, services, and internal tools for distributed multidisciplinary project teams across 20+ offices. Established and managed the Web team and implemented a sustainable growth strategy for its infrastructure and services.

• Developed, deployed, and supported dozens of JS/TS (Vue, Svelte, React), PHP (Laravel), and Python (FastAPI) web applications and services on self-managed infrastructure
• Established modern devops workflows, deployed scalable services, and implemented automation, reducing overall deployment and administration time by over 60%
• Produced and maintained comprehensive technical documentation and best practices guidance for the team's systems and workflows, improving documentation coverage by over 40%
• Spearheaded and managed the organization's first ever growth initiative for the Web team
• Collaborated with project managers to produce proposal, scope, and budget documents for 30+ projects per year
• Provided technical team leadership, ensuring the highest quality of deliverables through effective QA processes and coaching

Cofounder & Technical DirectorAug 2014 - Aug 2018

TotallyPortland, OR

As the technical cofounder of a small creative agency, conceptualized, scoped, planned, and executed digital identity and web projects for a wide variety of brands, businesses, and non-profits.

• Implemented a project approach emphasizing content strategy and user experience, crafting branded platforms to further business, marketing, and culture goals of diverse clients
• Collaborated with stakeholders from concept through final delivery, coordinating content development, production, deliverable review, and launch
• Managed local and remote development staff, outlined project requirements and delivery standards, performed code and QA reviews, and coached junior developers to address project needs and client feedback

Web Developer & DesignerSep 2011 - Nov 2018

Total Design ShopPortland, OR

Designed, developed, and maintained award-winning custom websites and applications for a variety of commercial and non-profit clients, leveraging modern frameworks, CMS platforms, devops workflows, and cloud infrastructure.

Creative Full Stack Web EngineerMay 2009 - Nov 2018

Freelance

Developed comprehensive web experiences with an emphasis on user experience, responsive design, API integration, content strategy, and multichannel engagement. Engineered custom web products with full stack frameworks and content management systems.

Full Stack Web DeveloperFeb 2009 - Jan 2012

Quill Design

Designed and developed custom commercial and enterprise e-commerce solutions, integrating modern front end components with an in-house backend stack.

Lead Web DeveloperAug 2007 - Dec 2008

PLS Creative Solutions

Led development of web applications for business and nonprofit clients and contributed to product development of a proprietary content management framework.