Anthony Pinzone

Empowering adult learners to create websites and software through technical instruction, fostering a positive and professional learning environment, and actively contributing to curriculum design.

• Develop and deliver dynamic technical instruction encompassing React, CSS, and the complete PERN stack (Postgres, Express, React, Node), enabling experiential learning through impactful lectures, insightful code reviews, and collaborative project initiatives.
• Collaborate with curriculum teams to enrich learning experiences by offering constructive feedback, innovative concepts, enhancements, engaging activities, and valuable learning resources.
• Foster an inclusive and vibrant learning community, transcending the classroom and inspiring participants to confidently create software solutions using diverse coding languages and technologies.
• Mentor and guide students through personalized learning pathways, tailoring instruction to individual needs and assisting in the successful execution of challenging coding projects.

Led and optimized the performance of a dynamic team of 10-20 engineers and tech leads, overseeing team structure, resource allocation, project planning, assignment clarity, coaching, and career advancement.

• Collaborated across departments to revitalize new employee onboarding, producing a comprehensive guide that expedited integration and enhanced project effectiveness.
• Optimized hiring processes by refining job descriptions, clarifying role expectations, and conducting culturally-aligned interviews to attract top talent.
• Nurtured professional development pathways, partnering with Practice Leads to identify tailored growth opportunities and chart personalized career trajectories for team members.

Translated web and mobile application designs into accessible, interactive, and responsive experiences utilizing HTML, CSS/SASS, Javascript, Typescript, React, and React Native.

• Corbion: Developed a data-heavy website on top of Sitecore using Bootstrap, Javascript, and Storybook. Enhanced user experience with features including mega-menu navigation, parallax visuals, reveal animations, data-rich card carousels, dynamic content filtering, and component-specific theming.
• Buckeye Broadband: Created a feature-rich mobile app using React Native and Typescript. Implemented functionalities such as payment processing, scheduling, tracking, autopay, profiles, TV channel guide, user rewards, installation scheduling, data usage monitoring, internet speed testing, modem management, and live support.
• Your Hearing Network: Constructed a dynamic web application for audiologists utilizing React and Typescript. Features included user roles, seamless integration of digital commerce capabilities, optimization of scheduling workflows, enabling service opt-in processes, and creation of comprehensive reporting functionalities.

Collaborated with the in-house design agency to craft dynamic landing pages, banner ads, and interactive digital touch screens, enriching user experiences through captivating animations and visual appeal.

• Cablivi Visopedia: Engineered an animated interactive touch-screen display for a prominent pharmaceutical conference. Leveraged GSAP animation and React to create an engaging and informative experience for attendees.
• Established a strategic partnership with the in-house design agency to reimagine and enhance user interfaces across mobile and desktop platforms. Led the development of redesigned displays using HTML, CSS, SASS, Javascript, Bootstrap, Handlebars, and YAML, delivering modern and visually striking user experiences.

Played an integral role in optimizing a cloud-based web application that streamlines event management for various organizations, utilizing responsive design, improved user experiences, and innovative touch-screen solutions.

• Transformed desktop design concepts into responsive web applications and designed layouts for optimal mobile performance.
• Collaborated with the Director of Product to research and implement best UI and UX practices, resulting in enhanced information architecture, navigation, and user experience.
• Led the design and development of a versatile sign-up kiosk for recreation facilities, adaptable to different touch-screen sizes. This initiative significantly boosted audience engagement. Employed Coldfusion, jQuery, JSON, and Ajax.
• Engineered an e-commerce platform for efficient event registration, featuring search, filtering, and user feedback functionalities that expedited checkouts. Utilized Coldfusion, jQuery, JSON, and Ajax.
• Partnered with pharmaceutical clients to create drug sample request forms with validation and user feedback, utilizing Javascript and jQuery.
• Established and maintained a digital style guide, yielding a repository of reusable UI components and streamlining page construction processes.

• Actively contribute to organizing and coordinating local street fairs, including Rockland County Pride and the annual Rockland County Out of the Darkness walk, to raise awareness and promote mental health and suicide prevention.

Contributed to a dynamic fantasy football podcast, engaging fans through lively audio and video discussions while producing insightful articles.

• Hosted, produced, and edited a weekly YouTube podcast, offering expert insights during NFL events using tools such as Voicemeeter, Audacity, OBS, and Hitfilm.
• Led training initiatives on SEO for writers, resulting in consecutive annual site traffic growth of over 100% (2015-2017).
• Revitalized branding by redesigning logos for The Fantasy Authority and Fantasy Authority Podcast, and created captivating social media graphics and content.
• Played a key role in transitioning the website from Squarespace to Wordpress, improving accessibility for new team members.
• Strengthened the website's functionality by implementing and managing new plugins and conducting routine updates on the Wordpress platform.