David Abel
About David Abel
David Abel is a Learning Portal Developer at Milestone Systems, where he has worked since 2018. He has a background in curriculum development and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and a Master of Arts in English.
Work at Milestone
David Abel has been employed at Milestone Systems as a Learning Portal Developer since 2018. In this role, he is responsible for maintaining the online course catalog and providing scripting to enhance the functionalities of course applications. He also assists instructional developers in creating and delivering online courses, contributing to the overall learning experience within the organization.
Previous Experience in Curriculum Development
Before joining Milestone Systems, David worked as a Curriculum Developer for a contractor from 2015 to 2017 in the Portland, Oregon area. He also held the position of Production Lead for the Curriculum Development Team at ProSchools from 2005 to 2015, where he spent a decade focusing on curriculum development and production.
Education and Expertise
David Abel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He furthered his education with a Master of Arts in English from San Francisco State University. Additionally, he studied JavaScript Foundations, ReactJS, and Applied Data Visualization at Hack Oregon from 2016 to 2017, and completed a program at Epicodus where he learned Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and Ember.JS.
Early Career in Web Development
David began his journey in web development as a student at Epicodus in 2015, where he studied for five months. His early exposure to web development laid the groundwork for his subsequent roles in curriculum development and his current position at Milestone Systems.