Who are you?
Hello, I'm Ian O'Dea. I'm from Chicago, Illinois, and I build websites. Specifically, I work on design and front-end development (what users see), which fuels my passion for finding creative solutions to dilemmas. Currently, I work at Groupon, where I get to flex my JS and Rails muscles in a collaborative, craftsmanship-focused environment.
From October of 2010 until its doors were closed in March of 2011, I worked for Celect as a Front End Web Developer. My primary job was to build website layouts using our proprietary CMS to provide websites to member-driven organizations such as fraternities, sororities, and faith-based organizations, among others. Outside of that scope, though, I pushed for greater use of JavaScript interactive elements, greater integration of 3rd-party applications in our system, more SEO functionality for our clients, and more consistent branding across our system.
From September of 2008 to May of 2010, I worked as a Multimedia Intern on the Education and Public Outreach team for the NASA IBEX Project at the Adler Planetarium. Within this position, I was given the opportunity to research, develop, and implement various web software (including image galleries and data collection systems). I also was given the opportunity to edit and even create original content for the IBEX website, our informal education initiatives, and our formal data products.