Hi, I'm Chris! In twenty-seven years as a web developer, I've done everything from graphics to maintaining servers, but mostly what I do these days is build APIs with TypeScript and Node.js, build front-ends with React and Next.js, then connect the two together. I also manage teams of people doing this. I've been fully remote since 2010 and spent ten of those years freelancing, so I'm extremely versed in contributing to a wide variety of projects remotely and asynchronously.
If you're wondering why my Github graph looks a little sparse, it's because my current job uses a self-hosted version control solution, so none of my work for the past two years shows up here. 😄
I'm moving to France! In July, 2024, I'll be relocating to Paris (well, Boulogne-Billancourt) full-time. I've spent more than a year of my life in France, including a six-month stint in Paris in 2016, and I'm looking forward to this new adventure. It'll also be fun to be closer to my in-laws after almost two decades of having to fly across an ocean to see them.
I manage a team of five web developers raning from juniors to seniors for College of the Holy Cross. I'll be departing this role at the end of June and am currently looking for new opportunities.
You can hit me up on LinkedIn or at cwbuecheler.com, both of which have links to my socials and other ways to contact me.
TypeScript · ES6 + · React.js · Next.js · SWR · Redux · GraphQL · Apollo · Vanilla JS · HTML · CSS · CSS-in-JS · Mantine · Material UI · Bootstrap/Reactstrap
Serverless · AWS API Gateway/Lambda/DynamoDB · Node.js · Express · REST · GraphQL · Prisma · MongoDB · MySQL · PostgreSQL
Jest · Mocha · Jasmine · Testing Library
Git · Github/Gitlab · Jira · Asana · Trello · Premiere Pro · Photoshop · Illustrator
I write novels (eleven so far, five self-published) and am working with my literary agent to land my first publishing deal. I play guitar and bass (and the drums, but I haven't had a kit in years), and I also sing. I noodle around on Garage Band a bunch but have never really released anything. I also draw, and regularly post my illustrations to my Instagram. I used to write a nightly cocktail blog and still enjoying making high-quality cocktails. I play too many video games. I like to follow the NBA, particularly the Boston Celtics.
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