Stephen Pollard's ProBlog (Posts about JavaScript)

Consultant to Initialview

Stephen Pollard — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:00:00 GMT

2019 - 2021

While consulting with InitialView (https://initialview.com), I helped with many different aspects of a number of their products. InitialView's main product is called an Interview in a box (IIAB). I developed a full testing page for interviewees to test their connection and hardware before the actual interview so that the interview would go as smoothly as possible. I streamlined the video editing web pages that allow editors to select the best parts of the interview to be included in the final cut, as well as adjust the brightness, color, and relative volumes of the interviewer and interviewee.

Homepage: https://initialview.com

CTO of Sway

Stephen Pollard — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:00:00 GMT

2019 - 2021

The main goal of Sway is to create a double-sided marketplace for content creators and brands to meet and execute contracts. I worked as the CTO and I was responsible for building and maintaining the full stack. I outsourced designs for the app then built the entire app using Meteor.js and Meteor-Kitchen. I took the app from prototype to final product and a soft launch with around 200 real customers.

Homepage: https://sway.stephentpollard.com

Dota Support Timer

Stephen Pollard — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:00:00 GMT

I enjoy a computer game called DotA. You play against other people online. Once a game has started, it is good habit to do things in the game at certain times. I wrote a Javascript Angular app to remind me of what to do.

Player Timer

Stephen Pollard — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:00:00 GMT

One of my friends was accused of always taking longer than the other players among my board game playing friends. I wondered if this was true, and so I built an app to keep track of how long players take for their turns. I also included a websocket backend for syncing across clients, so that anyone in the group may use their smartphones to check their turn times.