About

Roy Kolak is a highly experienced programmer and interface developer with expertise in a wide variety of languages and platforms. With over 15 years of relevant experience, he has a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions that meet the needs of his clients. Currently, he is the Chief Technology Officer at Detective, where he oversees the development of cutting-edge software products. Roy's specialties include frontend development, semantic HTML, reusable CSS, unobtrusive JavaScript, progressive enhancement, object-oriented programming, TDD, BDD, Objective-C, iPhone development, Palm Pre development, and dashboard widgets. He has worked on a variety of projects throughout his career, ranging from Chrome extensions to guided tour experiences for internal tools. In his previous role as Senior Software Engineer at Detective, Roy played a critical role in the development of the company's main product, a Chrome Extension that automates sales prospecting. He also took the lead on developing a new product for building and running guided tour experiences on internal tools. Additionally, he has experience working as a Senior Frontend Engineer at Curiosity.com, where he led the development of the company's website and worked closely with app developers to maintain feature parity across all Curiosity properties. Roy holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems: Web Development from Illinois State University. His tech stack includes senior software engineer, frontend, Objective-C, JavaScript, software engineer, TypeScript, research scientist, NoSQL, web, Ruby, and mobile. With his extensive knowledge and experience, Roy is a valuable asset to any team looking to develop cutting-edge software solutions.