About

Himy name is Mike Kennedy. I work as web developer and I enjoy writing about various topics that include the coding, technology, finance topics and health.

As a web developer, I am always looking for ways to improve my website projects and to keep my employer and clients happy. I meticulously focus on user experience, usability, web standards, browser behaviors, SEO strategies, web accessibility and semantically-correct best practices.


Technical Expertise

HTML, CSS, JavaScript | Web Design

Most of my career I have worked as mainly a front‐end web developer. But towards the past 5 years I have been working actively as a web manager. This involves collaborating with different teams to ensure that websites align with compliance, regulations and WCAG ADA requirements. Altogether I have more than with 20 years of experience maintaining web sites, emails and intranet environments for various organizations large and small. I am generally employed, but I do keep my options open in case a company who crosses my path would like to would like to hire a professional to push them forward technologically.

  • Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTML for Emails

  • Experience: SEO strategy, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

  • Software: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Microsoft Clarity, Adobe Creative Suite: (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Fonts), Microsoft Office: (Word, Excel), WordPress, Concrete CMS, FileZilla, Screaming Frog SEO Spider, SourceTree, Prepros, Github, Gitlab, SiteImprove, Eloqua, Mailchimp

  • Specialties: Website design, Landing pages, Email design, UX design

  • Extras: Image Optimization, Web standards, Wikipedia writing, Usability, Best practices

Work experience

  • Web Manager
  • Web & SEO Specialist
  • Web Developer
  • Digital Marketing Specialist
  • eCommerce Manager

Personal details

  • Location: Northern California
  • Drinks: Water, Green Tea
  • Diet: Nutritarian (Vegan)
  • Favorite pastime: Karaoke
  • Health: Very good

Availability

I am authorized to work in the US, and can work for any employer. I’m currently employed full-time but will consider relocation options in the Portland/Vancouver WA area, Japan/Singapore, or remote options.


Recommended Reading

  • Atomic Habits – written by James Clear
  • Creature from Jekyll Island, The – written by G. Edward Griffin
  • End of Diabetes, The – written by Dr Joel Fuhrman
  • FAKE (Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake Assets) – written by Robert Kiyosaki
  • How to Talk to Anyone (92 Little Tricks for Big Success) – written by Leil Lowndes
  • Permanent Record – written by Edward Snowden
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad – written by Robert Kiyosaki
  • Three Signs of a Miserable Job, The – written by Patrick Lencioni
  • WHOLE (Rethinking the Science of Nutrition) – written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD