Zach McArtor who?

TL;DR

  • iOS, Javascript developer and product designer in Colorado.
  • Organizer of the Boulder iOS Meetup
  • Currently Cocoa Engineer at MartianCraft
  • Previously CTO of Taivara; a digital development firm in Columbus, OH.

Twitter: @zmcartor

Github: https://github.com/zmcartor

What I’m Looking For

I’m seeking the company of motivated developers and creative individuals. I think source code is written for humans to read, machine execution is incidental. I hold myself accountable and my work to a high standard. I seek a place where others have the same passion for high quality creativity.

About Myself

I’m a pragmatic thinker who believes there is no such thing as a perfect program, just some are more optimal than others. When it comes to a problem I’m having trouble solving, I feel it’s better to take a walk in the park and let my subconscious have a crack at it. My wide technical skill range includes work in web hacking, reverse engineering and mentorship. I love teaching. Each student brings their own point of view which makes me approach the subject matter in ways I would have never considered.

Why I love Programming

Curiosity, the thirst for new knowledge frontiers and the primal urge to create, do and explore is my main passion. As a young child, I spent most of my child arm deep in a tub of Legos. I never read the instructions that came with the kits, opt-ing instead to make my own creation and indulge my own creativity. There is a piece of me inside every one of those half built Lego moon-bases and robotic tanks. This passion of designing and constructing is what has drawn me to programming. Writing a program creates a tiny universe with its own laws, structure, and limitations. The experience of creating a vast new universe with a team of talented, dedicated developers is what I most enjoy.

What I do when I’m not programming

Regarding myself outside of technology, I’ve taken up a number of different hobbies to occupy my time between git commits. I love learning new things and breaking ground in uncharted territory. I taught myself the basics of music theory and piano in my free time and honed my skills through instruction. I have been playing for 5 years, mostly bebop. Combining music and programming, I also indulge in creating glitchy, circuit bent instruments, synth programming and sound design.