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I'm comfortable in all parts of the web stack and like advising people on their stack. I write in JavaScript, CSS, Python, and PHP. I also can speak to databases and make servers do stuff. I like working on scalability, performance, design, and great user experiences.
Close.com
• Led our initial 3-person Product+Engineering team, where I wore many hats. I was the our primary Frontend/JavaScript developer and architected and built most of our initial Backbone.js (later, React) single page app / UI. I also served as our Product Manager and Product Designer, and contributed with on the Backend (Python/Flask/MongoDB/Elasticsearch) and in DevOps (AWS/Puppet/CI/CD).
Quizlet.com
• I was the first Engineering hire at Quizlet.com, a study website used by 6M students (60M page views) monthly. I worked closely with the company's founders and led Engineering/Product.
• Focused on designing/developing new features (PHP, JavaScript), backend scalability (MySQL, Memcached, devops), improving UX/UI, Engineering Recruiting, and Product Management.
PhilFreo.com
Portfolio: https://philfreo.com/
• Designed and developed websites for dozens of happy clients. Included project management, custom design work, custom development, CMS integration, eCommerce, and more.
• Tech: JavaScript (Ajax, jQuery), PHP 5 (Zend Certified), SQL / MySQL, HTML5, CSS
• Photoshop / Design, HTML, User interface design (UI), usability, SEO, ExpressionEngine CMS, WordPress themes and plugins
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Phil Freo
St Augustine, FL
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I'm a product person, a programmer, and an engineering leader. I ❤ creating scalable web apps with amazingly great UI/UX. I'm interested in startups and entrepreneurship, and especially B2B SaaS. After nearly 7 years working in Silicon Valley, I'm now back in Florida where remote work is my jam. I’m currently Director of Engineering & Product at Close.com (which I helped start), building a product people love and growing our SaaS business to be something great. Previously I spent two years leading the Engineering team at Quizlet, building study tools that millions of students relied upon. I’ve also interned at Google and Yahoo! as a software engineer, and did lots of freelance website design while at the University of Florida. I write in JavaScript, CSS, Python, and PHP. I also can speak to databases and make servers do stuff. I like working on scalability, performance, design, and great user experiences. https://philfreo.com/ https://twitter.com/philfreo
Reviews (14)
Very helpful.
Source: Clarity Sach Chaudhari Dec 23, 2021Phil was very knowledgable and very helpful.
Source: Clarity Greg DeVore Apr 29, 2019Phil's the man, very knowledgeable about product and getting to the core things creators/entrepreneurs need to focus on at their current stage of development. Thanks Phil!
Source: Clarity Dan Schwartz Jan 16, 2017Phil and I talked about our companies needs to consolidate our leads, customers, projects and opportunities. He was very helpful in bouncing ideas and recommending things that our company should consider. He made numerous recommendations to companies I should investigate that could serve our companies needs. I felt he gave me more clarity in some things to investigate and ways to solve our companies current issues. Thank you Phil!
Source: Clarity Jacob Hyten Jun 9, 2014knowledgeable guy, but wasnt 100% impartial as he is biased towards his own product.
Source: Clarity James Woolley Mar 25, 2014Phil was the only full-time developer and PM on Quizlet at a time when the site and team was growing rapidly. In addition to juggling his many other responsibilities, Phil was a great mentor to the interns on the team. Helping with git issues, suggesting Javascript code optimizations, brainstorming and spec'ing out new product features, Phil did it all and did it with a smile. He was a pleasure to work with and I'd happily work with him again.
Source: LinkedIn Arkajit Dey Jan 11, 2014Phil is a great engineer and has good approaches to solving problems. He's always hungry to learn new things and meet new people and I admire that. Phil has already accomplished a lot and I predict great things in his future.
Source: LinkedIn Dimitry Bentsionov Jan 11, 2014I hired Phil as a freelance web developer for several of my clients projects. He is professional, very knowledgable, a quick worker and always does the job well. I would definitely recommend him and will be hiring him in the future for more work. :)
Source: LinkedIn Karrie Mueller Jan 11, 2014Phil is someone you can trust to do a thorough job and is very reliable and bright. He has met all deadlines and has exceeded expectation on every job hired. Highly recommended.
Source: LinkedIn Jon Livingston Jan 11, 2014Phil did some programming for a product my company created (www.ClassConnection.org) He set up all the payment processing through our sign up page. Throughout the process, he took a very proactive role making sure every necessary steps were taken to complete the project quickly and effectively.
I was very impressed with all of his documentation and recommendations at each step. He offered many ways I was able to improve the system process that I feel ended in a better and more efficient product.
From my experience with Phil Freo, I offer a very high recommendation for any project or job. He is not only an expert in his field, but he takes control in a project which proves he is a motivated leader."
Source: LinkedIn Chris Bultman Jan 11, 2014the startups.com platform
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