Dave Rodriguez
Managing Director, Design & Development at Hanson Inc
Toledo, Ohio
Summary
Experienced front-end developer and technical leader who has progressed to managing director roles within an agency, focusing on aligning development work with design and business strategy. topline+1
Maintains an active personal project practice—especially Project BirdMap—applying data processing, mapping, and web technologies (Mapbox, Vue.js) to visualize eBird observational data. ohiodave+2
Contributes to open-source tooling and developer productivity through utility libraries and generators, indicating a focus on tooling, workflows, and reproducible build processes. github+1
Writes and speaks about practical front-end topics and human-centered technology adoption, advocating for responsible, human-centered approaches to AI and design. hansoninc+1
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Project BirdMap: All The Nerdy Details
December 1, 2020Long-form blog post detailing the data acquisition, processing, database modeling, and sampling techniques used to build Project BirdMap.
Adobe Generator: Best Thing Since Sliced GIFs
October 1, 2013Explains how Adobe Photoshop's Generator feature simplifies exporting design assets and why front-end developers found it transformative.
On Mobile Forms and Homer Simpson Fingers
June 1, 2013Discusses mobile form design strategies—gradual engagement, leveraging social login, and input optimization—to improve mobile usability.