Taylor Schimek

A Work in Progress

Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.

- Mohatma Gandhi

About Me

Never index your own book.

- Kurt Vonnegut

Background in music and medieval history.

Passion for fantasy literature and real baseball.

Have 2 daughters, 1 son and 1 wife.

Worked in the music industry for 15 years.

Tasted coding at my last job; you could say I caught the bug.

Started teaching myself python, django and supporting tools.

Haven't stopped despite a new baby, a move and building a new lavender farm.

Love the seemingly endless learning.

Taylor Schimek

Experiences

Not all those who wander are lost.

- JRR Tolkien

Education

BA in History
The University of Texas at Austin
Graduated 2008

Online Courses

Treehouse       Jan - now

  • Python
  • Django
  • HTML
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • JQuery
  • CSS
  • SASS

My Treehouse Profile

Udemy       Completed March, 2017
Python Mega Course
Certificate of Completion

Employment

Self Employed    2018 - present

iOS/TvOS Developer:
Created TvOS client, designed as family tree and media portal
Created Django server and database for family member info and connection to Plex Video Server
Developed solutions to organize and filter family media files upon search

Your Personal MD    2015 - present

General IT; website design; website admin

Music Lab    2000 - 2015

Edited video; maintained databases; produced soundscapes and film soundtracks; produced as-built plans in SketchUp for AV installations; managed duplication department; managed retail department; created logos, branding and album artwork and liner notes; personal assistant to owner

Skills

What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does.

- Gene Wolfe

Python
Django
Swift
PostgreSQL
HTML(5)
CSS(3)
JavaScript
Jquery
Ajax
SASS
Bootstrap(4)
Git
FileZilla
AWS
Gravit
Photoshop
Sketchup
Office
Python
Django
Swift
Postgres
HTML(5)
CSS(3)
JavaScript
JQuery
Ajax
SASS
Bootstrap(4)
Git
FileZilla
AWS
Gravit
Photoshop
SketchUp
MS Office

Projects

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. This is in fact true. It's called living.

- Terry Pratchett

Your Personal MD project

Your Personal MD

YPMD is a direct primary care doctor's office.

Tech:
Squarespace, My first website ever.

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What A Chore project

What A Chore

What A Chore, a django webapp designed to help families distribute household tasks.

Tech:
Python, Django, CSS, SASS, JavaScript, JQuery, Heroku, Postgres

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Your Personal MD project

Media Server

TvOS client to walk through family tree and view family media. Connected to Django backend and Plex media server.

Tech:
Swift, Django, DjangoREST, PostGreSQL, AWS

Contact

I have no problem with any question.

- Roger Waters