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John Polacek
John Polacek, Chicago Web Developer.
John Polacek's Bio:
John Polacek is a Web Developer from Chicago. Currently he is Lead Web Developer at Gesture, a technology company dedicated to helping charities raise more money at fundraising events primarily through mobile bidding. He is the creator of many popular open source projects including Scrollorama, Responsivator, Extra Strength Responsive Grids, BigVideo.js and ControlDeck.js. His work has been featured in Hacker News, Awwwards, Wired Magazine’s Webmonkey, JavaScript Weekly, HTML5 Weekly, Codrops, The JavaScript Show, The Next Web, Impressive Webs, The Verge, The Treehouse Show, Active Tuts+, DailyJS and more. His JavaScript code has been used to help build award-winning websites all over the world.
“I love building web stuff. I do it for a living. I do it in my spare time. Sometimes I do it in my sleep. I do client work. I do side projects. I do websites. I do apps. I do open source. I write about the stuff I do.”
John Polacek's Experience:
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Lead Web Developer at AuctionsByCellular (ABC)
August 2013 - Present | Westmont, ILI lead the front end team at ABC, where we are building technology that fosters generosity and helps charities raise more money. We specialize in moving silent auctions from pen and paper to people smartphones with mobile bidding.
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Comic Book Illustrator at Various
1995 - 2010 -
Freelance Graphic Design, Print Production and Illustration at Self Employed
December 1997 - November 1999 -
Caricature Artist at Six Flags Great America
1995 - 1996 -
Senior Developer at Draftfcb
November 1999Build cool stuff. Really, really cool stuff.
John Polacek's Education:
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Northern Illinois University
1991 – 1995BFA
John Polacek's Interests & Activities:
Web Design and Development, JavaScript, Technology, Charity Fundraising Events, Travel
