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  • Frankie Jarrett 9:12 pm on April 27, 2012 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: heroized, , x-team   

    I’ve been HEROized as The Solution! 

    Last night was a very memorable night for me as my friends at X-Team unveiled my inner superhero, dubbing me as The Solution!

    The Solution

    When Frankie Jarrett isn’t living his passion for working in WordPress or making music, he’s the problem solving hero known as, The Solution!

    He was born with the amazing cerebral super power to solve any problem. Frankie can always figure out a way to communicate clearly with anyone. He is often there to listen and offer support to others, no matter how difficult their situation. Often Frankie only needs to say, “I’ll have to think about this problem a little”, and soon he has an exciting solution!

    No situation is too big or too small and there is no danger too great for him to face. Whether you are having a tough time remembering trigonometry for your math test, or you are stranded on the roof of a burning building, The Solution can always figure out the best way to rescue someone.

    Our hero also has the natural ability to inspire others, whether leading musical worship in his church or jamming with friends, Frankie uses his voice and musical talents to uplift and inspire those around him.

    When not saving the innocent, Frankie spends his time watching the History channel with his wife, whom he absolutely adores.

    Being HEROized is a true honor, and I am grateful to Dave and the rest of the team for recognizing me in this way.

    Now to create more solutions! :)

     

    • levininja 6:24 pm on June 20, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Nice. I’ve always wanted to be known as a friendly (not necessarily neighborhood) problem-solver. It’s the servant-heart of a Christian software engineer. :-) Glad to see I’m not the only one.

      • Frankie Jarrett 9:35 am on June 21, 2012 Permalink | Reply

        Thanks, Levi!

  • Frankie Jarrett 1:02 am on October 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , x-team   

    Joining X-Team 

    Not long ago I was contacted by Dave Rosen, the CEO of X-Team, who had stumbled across my blog (this one). He was looking for a WordPress guru who could help wrangle up their many projects on the technical/development side of things.

    After just three days of communicating back and forth (and one Skype call) he offered me a full-time position, and I wholeheartedly accepted! He flew me to Los Angeles a few days later to sync up with his top developers, Weston and Josh, who have been temporarily living here while working at FOX Broadcasting.

    Needless to say, it’s been an outstanding experience working with these two. They’re not only top notch programmers but also great guys who are a blast to hang out with and have become good friends of mine. Since I’ve been here I’ve really enjoyed soaking up all the new information and techniques X-Team uses, specifically learning to incorporate version control with Git via command line into my workflow. I’m very happy to say I’m no longer Cowboy Coding! :)

    My next big task (apart from client projects) is to bring a WordPress framework into fruition for X-Team that we’re calling: WPized. Weston Ruter has laid a ton of groundwork for the WPized framework already, so I’ll be taking a lot of what he’s started and simplifying it into a tool for creating themes rapidly. I’ll also be writing a lot of documentation for our other WP developers so they will know how to use the custom helper functions the framework will offer and all of this will hopefully make the process of theming much more unified within X-Team.

    It’s an extreme privilege to be doing what I love for a company that boasts some very big clients, has a long history of doing extraordinary things and has a lot of fun doing it! I am very fortunate to not only be running my own theme shop but now also working with a superb international team on WordPress projects full-time…from home!

     

    • Stan 1:15 am on October 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Way to go Frankie! Our WP team is pushed into next level with you on board. Happy to have you in team.

    • Joe 1:27 am on October 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Welcome onboard Frankie!

    • Luís Fonseca 4:13 am on October 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Welcome to the greatest team of all Frankie! ;)

    • Seth Hoffman 6:33 am on October 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Congratulations Frankie! Really glad to hear it!

    • Dave Rosen 7:48 am on October 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      It’s AMAZING having you on board Frankie!

    • John 5:25 pm on November 2, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Congrats, Frankie! What a cool project to be working on. Good luck!

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