*** NOTE TO RECRUITERS/HEAD-HUNTERS: I am not the least bit interested in hearing about other opportunities, especially contract/temp-to-hire roles. I'm in an incredible position and intend to be here for a very, very long time. *** Front end web developer and architect with experience on all layers of web application development on several stacks: NodeJS, Java, Ruby and LAMP primarily. Expertise in client coding technologies, current libraries and frameworks, best practices, client unit testing, version control, iterative development cycles and working in a collaborative and agile environment. Strengths include rapid prototyping, successfully defining and training younger developers in best practices and mentoring other devs. As a client coding evangelist, I work to help architect well designed and stable enterprise level applications that are approachable, functional and maintainable. I am often found setting up build tasks and testing frameworks to enable developers to focus on the most important aspects of their job. Training and mentoring are passions that I am constantly pursuing in order to help educate others in best practices. Some proficiencies include: HTML5 JavaScript CSS NodeJS jQuery Backbone.js Twitter Bootstrap Developer Training Git PHP MySQL

Senior Software Engineer @ As a lead engineer, my role is to improve the code confidence and reliability of our global, enterprise level offerings in any way possible. Working on a shared client library with implementation across multiple international websites with millions of users, my responsibilities vary tremendously: from designing, architecting and implementing web services to assist with automated testing to defining and enforcing best practices as well as evaluating and improving build tools and processes. In addition to my responsibilities on my immediate team, I am involved with the planning and execution of our internal User Experience Conference and act in a support role across the organization for client coding expertise whenever needed. The challenges are new, and I absolutely love working with the talented team with whom I have been assigned. From April 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Web Development Engineer II @ From August 2013 to April 2014 (9 months) seattle, washingtonWeb Development Engineer II @ From October 2010 to August 2013 (2 years 11 months) Seattle, WAWeb Developer / Designer @ From August 2002 to January 2013 (10 years 6 months) Senior Software Engineer @ From July 2007 to September 2010 (3 years 3 months) Web Developer @ From July 2004 to June 2007 (3 years) Sales/Tech Support @ From October 2003 to June 2007 (3 years 9 months)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) @ Bob Jones University From 1997 to 2001 Garth Henson is skilled in: JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, HTML, AJAX, PHP, Web Development, MySQL, Git, XML, Photoshop, Apache, Object Oriented Design, User Experience, WordPress