My name is Slade Watkins (though I go by Slade Rice Watkins for most writing-related things)! I’m a developer, gamer, and content creator. I graduated from the Questar III John E. Sackett Educational Center in June 2021 with a New York State High School Regents Diploma.

Want to learn more about me?

Consider reading my full CV, or get in touch!

What I’ve done:

• Developer/Website Maintainer – rverse, May 2023-present
• Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Director — Kakariko Herald, March 2022-present
• Freelance Journalist – June 2021-present

I have experience with:

• WordPress (ver. 3.0+)
• Bridgetown
• Mastodon
• Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
• HTML4+5
• PHP (ver. 5.3+)
• Ruby (ver. 3.0+)
• Ruby on Rails (ver. 7.0+)
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• SQLite
• JavaScript
• CSS
• .SVG
• Adobe Creative Suite 6/CC 2017+
• Final Cut Pro

Some accomplishments:

• Revamp of Kakariko Herald — August 2022
• Relaunch of Kakariko Herald — May 2022
• Officially formed SWM Wallymer — October 2021
• Graduated from Questar III John E. Sackett Educational Center, NYS Regents Diploma — June 2021
• Redesigned and helped maintain the Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church’s website – January 2017-October 2022