Stephen Kurshner

Front-end & UX Developer

Based in Southern CA

Stephen Kurshner headshot

Projects


seatable screenshot
React
Node
Express
PostgreSQL
Knex
Bootstrap
CSS

Seatable

Seatable is a PERN-stack CRUD web app built to help restaurants manage their reservations. Users can create, update, and search reservations and add tables to seat parties when they arrive.

I built both the Node/Express back-end RESTful API and the React front-end while keeping usability and simplicity in mind.

flashcards screenshot
React
Tailwind CSS

Flash!

Flash! is an app to help students learn by allowing them to create decks of 2-sided flashcards. Once created, users can study the cards in the deck one at a time to test their knowledge.

I built the React front-end and styled it using Tailwind CSS. It is using a static JSON server at the moment, but I plan to create a functioning back-end.

we love movies screenshot
Node
Express
PostgreSQL
Knex

We Love Movies

We Love Movies is a site to look up movies, reviews, and theaters. Users can look up movies, see the reviews, and determine which theaters are currently showing each film.

I was responsible for the back-end RESTful API, server middleware, and writing database migrations.

decoder ring screenshot
HTML
CSS
Javascript

Decoder Ring

Decoder Ring is a fun little app that allows users to create coded messages using three cipher methods. Once encoded, users can also use the app to decode the messages again.

I built this using vanilla Javascript, and I created the algorithms to encode and decode messages.

About Me


Hi! Thank you for checking out my portfolio.

Since 2015, I’ve been working as a user experience and product designer. In that time, I worked on large web projects at agencies and SaaS products at early-stage startups.

As a young designer, I was always intimidated by code. However, as I grew and gained experience, my interest and curiosity in software development ballooned. Finally, in the last few years of my design career, I started yearning for the ability to go into a codebase and add things or make changes myself, but I didn’t have the skills.

Midway through 2021, I decided to make a change and become a developer. So, I took some time off and focused on learning everything I could about web development. Through a program at Thinkful, I learned a ton. However, I know it’s only the beginning of my journey, and I have so much more to learn.

My passion for technology burns strong, and I have a deep desire to be a part of a team that builds fantastic products. At this time, I’m seeking that first opportunity, so if you like what you’ve seen, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

More facts about me

sun Grew up and lived in Los Angeles for most of my life
baby cribRecently became a first-time dad and coffee-drinker
drumsetBeen a drummer for over 20 years and love performing
racecarHuge car enthusiast and enjoy watching Formula 1