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My name is Chase Ohlson. I’m a frontend software engineer & freelance web developer in Los Angeles -- with roots in digital marketing & SEO. I'm passionate about music, technology and basically everything that makes the internet tick.
My work currently consists of a full time engineering role at The Noun Project (working on Lingo) & managing ongoing freelance clients and side projects. I find this balancing act to be super resourceful in terms my learning as a web developer, as well as for keeping up with the rapid expansion of developer tools, libraries, frameworks, etc.
My freelance web development roots are in Wordpress & Shopify, of which I'm self taught. In 2017, I started at UCLA to broaden my knowledge of the Node.js ecosystem. Since then, I fell in love with & have been primarily using React & Redux in web applications. For static sites, I love using Gatsby for creating blazing fast, SEO-driven headless frontend user interfaces.
Whether you're a business owner looking to get started on a app or web development project with a freelance web developer, a developer looking to collaborate on something cool, or just wanting to say hi, shoot me a message and let's work together.
The Noun Project is a global marketplace for design assets serving millions. I work on the web application & Sketch plugin for their digital asset manager, Lingo (lingoapp.com). The tech stack at the Noun Project consist primarily of:
Wondersauce is a digitally led integrated advertising agency. At Wondersauce, I've worked on and led projects using a variety of web development technologies, including:
Sens.ai was a social media companion hybrid application. I worked on various parts of the business:
South Mission is a small collection of freelance web developers, designers & digital marketers I founded with a partner. I run the web development for all projects handled through our team of 3-4 freelancers. We offer:
Coalition Technologies is a premier digital agency offering web development in Los Angeles, California. I was responsible for the timely and efficient coordination of the following:
The Noun Project is a global marketplace for design assets serving millions. I work on the web application & Sketch plugin for their digital asset manager, Lingo (lingoapp.com). The tech stack at the Noun Project consist primarily of:
Wondersauce is a digitally led integrated advertising agency. At Wondersauce, I've worked on and led projects using a variety of web development technologies, including:
Sens.ai was a social media companion hybrid application. I worked on various parts of the business:
South Mission is a small collection of freelance web developers, designers & digital marketers I founded with a partner. I run the web development for all projects handled through our team of 3-4 freelancers. We offer:
Coalition Technologies is a premier digital agency offering web development in Los Angeles, California. I was responsible for the timely and efficient coordination of the following:
Full marketing website with custom animations for Penrose Grand Del Mar. Built with React & Gatsby. Design by Wedge.
Sleek dark-themed site for an LA-based artist management, touring & studio collective -- Beehive. Built with Gatsby, designed by Zoe. Launching soon.
An uber-hip portfolio for friend & design collaborator Zoe Rodriguez. Built with my own Gatsby DatoCMS Starter. Designed by, of course, Zoe.
A new website & lead generation tool for TriActive USA. Built with Gatsby & DatoCMS. Design by Zoe.
An light yet animation-heavy landing page experience for Penrose Grand Del Mar. Design by Wedge.
I'm really happy I found Chase. He is responsive, efficient and thorough, and makes it super easy to wrangle my Shopify website. If you're looking for a great freelance web developer, this is your guy.
Katie F.
Ori Apparel
Chase built and designed my blog for me about a year ago and I couldn't be happier with his work. He is so easy to work with, professional and always there when I need him. My business has increased immensely since hiring Chase and I will continue working with him and recommending him to my colleagues for years to come!
Carissa S.
BroccYourBody
Chase is my go-to for all things web. He has been a huge asset to my business for 3 years. Chase is reliable, honest and great at what he does. Highly recommend!
Katie W.
Hydrate IV Bar
We started looking for a freelance web developer last year and were fortunate to find Chase. He's been easy to work with since the very beginning: organized, responsive, and helpful. And always on time.
Dana N.
AUX Architecture
Chase has been the freelance web developer for our feature film from the pitch stage, through production, to the marketing/distribution stage. Whenever a change has to be made, he always jumps on it. His design is fantastic and user-friendly and he is extremely collaborative. I won't use anyone else moving forward. WORK WITH HIM.
Kelly B.
Writer/Director
I just wrapped up my first project using Wordpress as a headless CMS with React (well, Gatsby). It was pretty nice going back to using Wor…
Update: I ended up the building Gatsby smooth scroll anchor link functionality from this post into a Gatsby plugin. Check it out on Github…