Don Angelillo Email Address

Web Developer

Newsela is an education technology startup dedicated to transforming the way learners access the world through words. The founding team members combine powerful technological know-how with real-world experience earned in the classroom, the newsroom, and the boardroom. Launched in June 2013, Newsela publishes high-interest news articles daily at five levels of complexity for grades 2-12 using Newsela's proprietary, rapid text-leveling process. Common Core-aligned quizzes attached to articles give educators and parents insight into their students' reading strengths and weaknesses. Newsela develops nonfiction fluency and critical-thinking skills necessary to master the Common Core standards for informational text. Contact us at readbabyread@newsela.com.

I have over 24 years total experience as a software developer with a strong focus on native iOS development. I've been an iOS developer since the iOS SDK was first released in 2008 and in the intervening years I've been fortunate to build and/or work on dozens of apps that have cumulatively reached many millions of users. I also have 20+ years of development experience as a back end developer using the LAMP stack and I specialize in designing and building APIs optimized for use in mobile apps. If your platform is built on more recent stacks (Node.js/JS/TypeScript/MongoDB/etc.) I can help on the back end there as well. Over the past year I've shifted my career towards a consulting model as I find it much more exciting to be able to be exposed to a variety of different products and teams. •Veteran Mobile/Web Architect and Developer with 24+ years experience in all phases of iOS, software, and web development •Deep, expert knowledge of all things iOS. I have been an iOS developer as long as it is possible to have been one without having actually worked for Apple •Possess a true love for programming and learning new technologies both professionally and personally •I take ownership of the products I work on and I always view them as products – not projects