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Jerry Vrabel

@jerryvrabel

Senior software engineer at Forwardslash Development, building AI-powered behavior-change apps like Quest Log from product design to production.

United States

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At Forwardslash Development, I’ve delivered web applications, integrations, and UX consulting for more than 50 clients, and built React front-end features for VA.gov. I work directly with clients to scope and plan projects, then take delivery end to end.

At HIMSS, I led engineering for an enterprise digital platform serving more than 1 million monthly visitors across 128 domains. I also built an API integration connecting conference web apps to the mobile app for real-time attendee updates.

Today I build behavior-change apps with AI, end to end and solo. Quest Log is a gamified, ADHD-friendly task app I built from product design to production, with encrypted sync, Claude integration, and automated tests.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Lead Full-Stack Developer

Current

Forwardslash Development

Jan 2003 - Present (23 years 10 months)

Founded and led a development studio delivering web applications, integrations, and UX consulting for over 50 clients, including enterprise platforms. Built React front-end features for VA.gov and led cross-functional Agile teams.

React TypeScript JavaScript Python fastAPI Cloudflare Workers NodeJS PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Docker CI CD Git Agile Code Review Mentorship

Lead Engineer, Enterprise Digital Platforms

HIMSS

Oct 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Led engineering for the enterprise digital platform with over 1 million monthly visitors across 128 domains. Built API integrations for conference web apps and mobile app, added endpoints to a Python/FastAPI service, and drove performance improvements.

Python fastAPI API Integration Performance Optimization Frontend Development Coding Standards Code Review

Senior Web Developer

Farm Journal Media

Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 3 months)

Led web development across 14 media domains, building custom modules and third-party API integrations that automated data sync and reduced manual data entry. Partnered with UX/UI designers on responsive themes and owned security updates and audits.

Web Development API Integration Responsive Design Security UX UI Collaboration