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Technical Skills

JavaScript + jQuery, HTML/CSS, SASS+LESS+Bootstrap, Jade, Node, Express + Mongoose, MongoDB, Python, responsive design, git and github. Familiarity with Angular, Django, SQL

Education

Work Experience

Full Stack JavaScript Program Specialist/Guest Teacher/Mentor

Treehouse

Oct 2015 - present
  • Subject matter expert in the Techdegree program's 12 Full Stack JavaScript projects, covering topics in object oriented programming, third-party APIs, RESTful APIs, Gulp, node, Express, Mongoose, MongoDB, Angular
  • Taught Introduction to HTML and CSS course: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/introduction-to-html-and-css
  • Manage and facilitate online learning community of 300+ students: help students work through coding problems, learn best practices, conduct research and ask the right questions
  • Conduct detailed coding project reviews and mentor coding students
  • Project management and logistics for a rapidly growing code school program
  • Developed a training program for 20+ independent contractors (Mentors and Project Reviewers)
  • Authored and performed two online courses on effective code reviewing

Front End and UI Developer

Cinder Solutions

Oct 2015 - March 2016
  • Responsible for all things front end as part of a small agile team building web-based business management software with Python/Django.
  • As the sole front end developer on the project, became an expert in Reading Documentation and Figuring It Out.
  • Taught myself Angular and implemented it into the project.
  • Also used JavaScript/jQuery, HTML, SASS + Bootstrap, git, Django
  • Converted entire project to SASS

Front End Web Developer

JAST Media

April 2015 - Oct 2015
  • Wore many hats at growing startup web agency. Build out fully responsive websites for small and mid-sized businesses using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, LESS
  • Created complex and dynamic custom HTML forms
  • Designed and build content page templates
  • Worked with senior developers to implement elegant solutions to complex client requests
  • Researched UX Design principals and work with management to improve UX in our designs

Specimen Processing and Data Entry Specialist

ZRT Laboratory

October 2012 - December 2014
  • Quickly and accurately processed laboratory samples and client files for 50+ patients per day.
  • Collaborated with coworkers to plan and implement company-wide recreational events for 80 employees.

Curriculum Specialist and Instructor

Portland Community Media

February 2010 - February 2012

  • Researched and designed a curriculum aimed at developing career and college skills through filmmaking and other multimedia projects. The curriculum was recently adopted by Street Level Youth Media in Chicago
  • Worked with a wide variety of culturally and economically diverse students to develop basic technology, multimedia and employment skills.