Professional History of Patrick Doran
1997
Takes first Graphic Design classes. Learns Quark Express and Adobe design tools.
1998
Learns HTML and CSS.
1999
Builds first freelance site: Massachusetts Horsemen’s Council
2000
Works web localization at LionBridge
2001
Finishes Batchlors of Art at Framingham State #goRams
2001
Learns and builds sites in Macromedia Flash
2002
PatrickDoran.com registered
2002
Learns Adobe InDesign and LiveMotion. Also ProTools for audio
2003
Builds websites for Premier Insurance Company of Massachusetts
2005
Advanced training in Excel and VBA
2005
Learns 3D Animation with Maya at RISD
2006
Learns advanced prepress and printing techniques at RISD
2006
Relocates to North Carolina
2006
Starts working for the News & Observer
2007
Starts working for the State of North Carolina
2008
Deep dive into jQuery and CSS driven layouts
2009
Builds WordPress sites for multiple freelance clients.
2010
Shifts to UX-only practice at Atlantic BT in Raleigh
2011
Returns to the State of North Carolina
2011
Learns and builds SharePoint
2012
Becomes Front-End lead with State of North Carolina
2014
Speaks at SharePoint Saturday Conference in Raleigh
2015
Learns Python
2015
Develops Android App for Wake County Public Libraries
2016
Speaks at SharePoint Engage Conference in Raleigh
2017
Returns to speak at SharePoint Engage Conference Raleigh
2018
Deep dive into learning JavaScript and Vue
2019
Ships first Vue apps: NCDMV Office Locations Search and NCDMV REAL ID Wizard
2019
Deep dive into Microsoft 365 and the SharePoint Online platform
2020
Writes five articles for Microsoft Community Docs for M365
2020
Rebuilds PatrickDoran.com with Node, Express, Svelte, GraphQL & React
2021
Learns React.js and spend the year making a game engine with it.
2022
Learns Tableau dashboard platform, gets Tableau Desktop Certificate.