Kevin Belford

Front-End Developer

A little about me

Kevin Belford, his wife, daughter and son sitting on their livingroom floor.

My name is Kevin Belford and I am a front-end developer from the Pacific Northwest. My background is primarily in commercial photography and photo studio leadership, but after several years in the field, I found myself looking for a new challenge and decided to change the course of my career. Being a visual and creative person, I was naturally drawn to front-end development. My naturally calm personality compliments the skills I have found to be invaluable to front-end development including my keen attention to detail and my perseverance when it comes to problem-solving. One thing that excites me about the developer world is the never-ending advancements in technology requiring a constant need to keep learning.

A bit about my personal life: I’ve been playing drums most of my life (a while back, I was honored to play in the Sounders FC band, Soundwave, for a couple years). I’m a big soccer fan and support Sounders FC and Liverpool FC. I love pizza and have been mastering the art of home-made pizza for the past eight years.

Projects

Find My Brewery

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Every craft beer enthusiast should have a brewery they can call their own. This site was created to aid in that discovery. With the use of the Open Brewery DB API, users can search via keyword, city or brewery name to find their new favorite brewery.

Technologies Used:

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Nuxt.js, Open Brewery DB API

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Drum Machine

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Being a drummer myself, I know what it’s like to lug your kit around everywhere. Sometimes you just want to experiment with some beat ideas without having to set everything up. This drum machine, styled after the infamous Roland TR-808, lets the user tinker and have fun without the fuss.

Technologies Used:

HTML, CSS, jQuery

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Pizza

screen shot of pizza website

Any pizza lover will appreciate this site. It includes a brief history of pizza, an overview of different styles of pizza and a list of some of the best pizzerias in the USA.

Technologies Used:

HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap, Node.js, Vue.js, VueRouter

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Virtual Cheers

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In the current climate of work-from-home and virtual happy hours, this “virtual cheers” can be sent to friends, family and coworkers to celebrate the hard work getting done; both at work and in life. Cheers!

Technologies Used:

HTML, SCSS, jQuery

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