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Hi, I’m Kevin Smith. I’m a full-stack engineer with 24 years of professional web development experience, specializing in Django, Python, WordPress, JavaScript, and CSS across high-traffic publishing, financial services, and marketing platforms. I’ve led teams of up to 16 and built systems that generated hundreds of millions in revenue. I thrive in remote, fast-paced environments and enjoy turning complex problems into maintainable, scalable solutions.
I’ve shipped end-to-end web applications across multiple stacks, mentored peers, and taken products from concept to production. I’m passionate about performance, SEO, accessibility, and delivering delightful user experiences while aligning technical decisions with business goals.
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Work Experience
Full Stack Engineer at Centricle
June 1, 2025 - PresentIndependent software practice. Building and shipping web applications across multiple stacks: vanilla JavaScript, Supabase, Astro, Tailwind, Vite.
Web Developer at Flywheel Publishing
May 1, 2025 - November 1, 2025Custom WordPress development for 247wallst.com, a high-traffic financial news site. Theme architecture, live blog tooling, real-time stock chart integration. Publishing infrastructure under editorial deadline pressure.
Full Stack Engineer, Marketing at Muck Rack
October 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025Marketing engineering for a SaaS PR platform. Built and maintained public-facing marketing site and lead generation systems using Wagtail CMS on Django. Django, Python, Wagtail, JavaScript, CSS.
Full Stack Developer, Customer Acquisition at The Motley Fool
June 1, 2021 - May 1, 2023End-to-end site redesign focused on SEO, page speed, A/B testing, lead generation, and ad placements. Built on the Fool's Django CMS and custom Wagtail implementation. Started as a two-person dev team; evolved to doubling the tech resources.
Full Stack Developer, Affiliate Marketing at The Blueprint
May 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021Built the front-end architecture for an internal startup producing unbiased business software reviews. Two-developer team that shipped what I consider the most performant, high-quality website I've worked on.
Full Stack Developer at The Blueprint
May 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021Built the front-end architecture for an internal startup producing unbiased business software reviews. Two-developer team delivering highly performant, high-quality websites.
Marketing Engineer, Lead Generation at Wealth Management
June 1, 2016 - May 1, 2019Built an entire marketing technology stack from scratch for a SEC-regulated wealth management division. Two-person team, startup environment within a large organization.
Marketing Engineer, Lead Generation at Motley Fool Wealth Management
May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2019Built an entire marketing technology stack from scratch for a SEC wealth management division. Two-person team; startup environment within a large organization.
Marketing Engineer, Upsell/Cross-sell
April 1, 2015 - June 1, 2016High-pressure direct-response marketing engineering. Part of a team of six to eight that generated approximately $100M in revenue over two years.
Marketing Engineer, Upsell/Cross-sell at Wealth Management
April 1, 2015 - June 1, 2016Part of a marketing engineering team delivering upsell and cross-sell capabilities.
Director, User Interface at The Motley Fool
January 1, 2011 - April 1, 2015Led a team of 16 front-end developers and UX designers across company properties.
Director, Front End Web Development at The Motley Fool
March 1, 2006 - January 1, 2011Hired as the company’s first front-end web developer; built and led the front-end development team.
Designer / Developer at Freelance / AOL
March 1, 2005 - June 1, 2006Small local clients and front-end contract work for AOL.
Designer / Developer at The Motley Fool
March 1, 2005 - March 1, 2006Front-end design and development contributions.
Freelance Designer/Developer at AOL (various clients)
January 1, 2004 - June 1, 2005Front-end contract work for AOL and other small clients.
Designer / Developer at tatnet.com
April 1, 2000 - June 1, 2004Small- to mid-sized websites for clients of an early web design and hosting agency.
FEMA (Contract) Designer / Developer at FEMA
March 31, 2000 - May 31, 2004Accessible, standards-compliant templates for a Java/WebSphere GIS application providing unified access to federal flood mapping data.
Education
Bachelor of Arts at Salisbury University
July 1, 1996 - May 1, 1998Graphic Design / Photography
Qualifications
Self-taught with a background in Graphic Design / Photography
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Professional Services
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