👾About Me
a.k.a. Keith Ort, the human behind the marquee
I'm a web developer based in Central Florida, building fast, accessible interfaces with TypeScript and React. Over two decades I've shipped everything from enterprise checkout flows to hand-crafted WordPress & WooCommerce themes — always with a soft spot for clean UI design principles and the occasional spinning star.
🎲Useless Information
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Hobbies & Interests
AstronomyCar tuningCodingCookingDad jokesFishingPro wrestlingReadingXbox gamingVinyl recordsWoodworking
Favorites
ActorNicolas Cage
AnimalPenguin
Animated MovieLilo & Stitch
ArtistM.C. Escher
AuthorMatt Dinniman
BandLinkin Park
BookAnxious People by Fredrik Backman
Book SeriesDungeon Crawler Carl
CandyReese’s Cups
Card GameCards Against Humanity
Communication MethodMemes
Fast FoodTaco Bell
FoodPeanut Butter & Jelly
MovieDumb & Dumber
SongFaint by Linkin Park
Sorting MethodAlphabetical
SportsOrlando Magic
TV SeriesGame of Thrones
Video Games
NintendoSuper Mario Brothers 3
Sega GenesisShining Force 2
Super NintendoChrono Trigger
Nintendo 64Conker’s Bad Fur Day
GamecubeMario Kart: Double Dash!!
XboxStar Wars: Republic Commando
Xbox 360Portal series
Xbox OneAssassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Xbox SeriesClair Obscure: Expedition 33
Nintendo Switch 2Mario Kart World
💾Work History
🚧 always under construction · updated 2026
PayPalSep 2022 — Present
Staff Software Engineer · Remote
- ▸Build reusable React/TypeScript components for global checkout on Next.js.
- ▸Drive performance & accessibility standards across product teams.
- ▸Author Playwright E2E suites and mentor engineers on testing.
Vertical LatencyJul 2009 — 2022
Owner / Principal Developer · Remote
- ▸Founded a boutique studio serving national brands & Florida homebuilders.
- ▸Designed & shipped custom WordPress & WooCommerce themes end-to-end.
- ▸Partnered with clients on UX, branding, and ongoing support.
HopinAug 2021 — Jul 2022
Staff Engineer · Remote
- ▸Joined the analytics pod during hyper-growth scaling.
- ▸Built data-dense dashboards in React & TypeScript.
- ▸Shaped component library and front-end conventions.
StoneX GroupJan 2019 — Aug 2021
Front End Developer · Winter Park, FL
- ▸Developed UI for trading and account-management platforms.
- ▸Migrated legacy interfaces to React + TypeScript.
- ▸Collaborated with design on a shared component system.
Digitec InteractiveFeb — Aug 2018
Senior Developer · Orlando, FL
- ▸Built responsive course UIs for the Knowledge Direct LMS.
- ▸Improved page performance and cross-browser support.
- ▸Delivered admin tooling for content authors.
— earlier missions, 2005–2018 —
Digital Closing DocsFull Stack · Orlando
2017–2018
2017–2018
Vacation InnovationsPHP Web Dev · Orlando
2016–2017
2016–2017
NBCUniversalFront End · Orlando
2014–2015
2014–2015
Westgate ResortsFront End · Orlando
2013–2014
2013–2014
Bonnier CorpFront End · Winter Park
2011–2013
2011–2013
Eleet TechnologiesIT / Web · Oviedo
2008–2011
2008–2011
WebSolversSEO / Server · Winter Park
2005–2008
2005–2008
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