Geek and hacker by heart. I've been a front end developer for 20 years with a proven track record of being an excellent problem solver, demonstrating an ability to communicate with clients at all levels, whilst working under pressure to meet strict deadlines. I'm highly passionate about JavaScript, web standards, mobile technologies and engaging user experiences, so you'll likely find me speaking at conferences, presenting online seminars, or just enjoying the chance to share ideas and brainstorm with other fellow developers. I'm a true believer of open source and I've been contributor for well known projects like PhoneGap (now cordova), Appcelerator Titanium and I'm creator and contributor of other not-so-famous libraries and tools, most of them available in github. I like to research on new ways to make web applications, read sci-fi, play backgammon and drink coffee like there's no tomorrow.
Edify Software Consulting 2021-09-01 — Current
In this role, as the Head of Technology at Edify, I am at the forefront of driving technological advancement and fostering innovation within the organization. Responsible for the strategic vision of technology, research, development, and innovation efforts, I lead a dynamic team in creating a cohesive and engaging employee experience. From addressing daily operational challenges to shaping external partnerships, I play a pivotal role in identifying, implementing, and optimizing cutting-edge solutions that not only meet current needs but also align with Edify's long-term objectives.
Edify Software Consulting 2010-04-01 — 2021-09-01
Edify is a software consultancy firm dedicated to furthering the empowerment of knowledge through innovation.
Highlights
- Lumerit - LOOP (2 years): LOOP is an integration hub designed to allow communication between mutually interacting internal applications, based on a PUB/SUB software architecture and using MongoDB as a document-oriented database, a NodeJS server-side app and a CloudAMQP pub/sub service.
- Hotchalk - Course Library (1 year): Hotchalk is a leading provider of educational services and solutions. They needed to create a complete suite of applications for all phases of the online learning process: a learning management system, an educational content management system and student/teacher data analytics.
- Nervanix - Clarity (1 year): A study tool to help students focus on a video or audio clip. Watch or listen while recording attention levels, and then review the attention scores. Using advanced brainwave monitoring technology, Nervanix Clarity helps students learn more about how they focus from moment to moment.
- Macmillan Labs - Quizzify (1 year): Quizzify is a browser extension that, by using advanced algorithms, allows instructors to easily create and assign quizzes for any content on the Web. Quizzify was rolled into a larger product suite at Macmillan Hight Education in 2014.
- Hotchalk - Data Analytics (1 year): A Web-based data visualization and reporting application that provides Hotchalk and institutional staff with a better understanding of student and instructor performance. Information is provided via an online reporting UI, periodic email notifications and raw data exports.
- Burstorm - Insights report (1 year): Data visualization and reporting for their infrastructure management tool that would provide Burstorm users a better understanding of usage and availability of resources, build using d3.js.
- Knowledge Elements - LMS and SIS (2 years): Build and maintained Knowledge Elements proprietary learning management system, assessment engine and student information system.
RoundBox Global 2008-11-01 — 2010-04-01
Roundbox Global is an enterprise technology and professional services consultancy focused on the business of education. My job here consisted on leading the design and development of PoC projects that would become high profile e-learning products.
El Domo Comunicación 2005-01-01 — 2009-04-01
Developed and designed solutions for corporate e-Learning, interaction and new media for NGO's.
Highlights
Event Technologies 2007-04-01 — 2008-11-01
Designed and developed fully interactive UI's for video streaming technologies.
Silver Arrow Marketing 2005-04-01 — 2007-04-01
Web interface and interaction design.Usability and functionality development
Web Design Awards
Gold Award
Standard of Excellence
Programming Languages
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Python
- Java
- Ruby
Databases
- PostgresSQL
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- CouchDB
- MSSQL
Front End Technologies
- JavaScript
- CSS
- HTML5
- Ember.js
- jQuery
- AngularJS
- Backbone.js
- CanJS
Mobile Technologies
- Cordova
- Ionic
- Titanium
- Alloy
- Corona
Version Control
- GIT
- Subversion
- Mercurial
Professional
- Instructional technology
- Interaction design
- User experience
- Accesibility
- Usability research
Personal
- Quantum mechanics
- Music composition
- Sci-fi
- Contemporary arts
- Philosophy of culture
Jasson brings incredible technical ability to every opportunity. This is further fueled by his curiosity and for his passion to work efficiently and use the best tool for the job. In his work at Roundbox he quickly met every challenges placed before him, even when the challenges originated in foreign codebases brought by clients coming to us in need of rescue from failed code by previous vendors.
— Brian Hochhalter
Jasson is one of the brightest people I know. He is continually creative and innovative in solving issues related to interactive web-based user interfaces. He has one of the strongest design abilities I've ever seen when it comes to the user's experience with the systems he helps create.
— Brian Shaw
Working with Jasson -Yeco- is one of the easiest and most exciting things that I've done. He is incredibly good and committed to the projects and the company. You can always find great technical and leading support from Yeco. He has so much knowledge, and he's been always willing to share it. All in all, one of the smartest persons I've worked with.
— George Zoghaib
A brilliant front-end technologist with a passion for his art, Yeco will do what it takes to make it happen. I will never turn down an opportunity to work with him.
— David Coe
Jasson Cascante is truly a rock star when it comes to open source architecture and web-based software development. He did a phenomenal job of crafting an architectural structure for our web-based learning system ... a system with a lot of moving parts and multiple layers of permissions and functionality. In many instances, he would build entire capabilities on the fly during brainstorm meetings, while others in the room discussed functional possibilities ... and faster than we could write the specs. I would say that Jasson is one of those brainiac kinds of guys you have to have on your team if you need to work outside the box and are intent on achieving incredible results!
— Doug Blumhardt
Jasson is a natural software scientist with true passion for technology and innovation. A highly knowledgable guy with excellent team work and project management skills. Definitively a role model professional that I highly recommend and that I look forward to work with in the future.
— Jairo Barahona
Jasson was one of our senior engineers in our near shore office in Costa Rica. We would assign high profile, high revenue projects and POC's to Jasson to accomplish. Jasson's ability to to conceptualize and implement clients wishes and goals on time and with a strategy that would allow us to deliver the project under budget was a great asset. While working with Jasson it is clear that he shares the companies goals, vision and work ethic to go above and beyond to ensure a happy client.
— Joshua Sutherland
Smart, polite, very detail oriented, excellent sense of visual design and a very high level of technological expertise... this is how I would defined Jasson. When Jasson started on my team, he provided the knowledge we were lacking in web development, fresh ideas and a deep understanding of the web. It was a pleasure working alongside such a bright developer. I do hope we will cross paths again in the future.
— Javier Cerdas
I continue to have the up most confidence in Jasson Cascante as a knowledgeable and professional programmer as well as a talented interactive web designer. The most impressive quality about Jasson is how he continues to stay on top of the technology evolution and how he has the passion to continue to learn these new applications. I know that when I am satisfied with a project that Jasson continues to communicate with additional ideas, thinking how to tweak the project to make it more user friendly, and/or visually enhanced. I am glad to have a continued working relationship/ friendship with Jasson. If you have the opportunity to work with him, I am confident in the same conclusion. Bryan Lanza, President of IMC&TS, Inc. New York, NY.
— Bryan Lanza
I have worked with Jasson on several different occasions in different positions he has held. When it came time to redesign my web site, he was the first person I contacted. I outlined what I had in mind, and what I needed. He came up with several options within my guidelines and presented them to me. What I ended up with surpassed my original idea and has won me praise from my clients on how wonderful my website is.
— Frank Duffy
Jasson has provided web development services that have been superlative. He provided exceptional design and above-and-beyond service. For the budet we had available, we received 10x the service, technology and service we paid for.I would gladly work with Jasson again. For a remote working relationship, and never talking face-to-face, our communication was strong, and his ability to take direction and accomplish the work was excellent.
— Timothy Kincaid
Jason was an outstanding designer to work with. He proved to have excellent design capabilities and suggested many creative solutions to making our projects come alive. He contributes at all stages of the design process, from concept to completion, and works well with in house staff and contractors; working on all aspects of a project. I highly recommend him, overall a great guy.
— Robert Szmigiel