Summary
- Passionate about programming, web standards, and inline documentation
- Constantly learning and improving skills
- Characterized by peers as a detailed and excellent programmer
- Creative and efficient in devising solutions to problems
- Personable with great communication skills among peers and clients
Experience
10up
Senior Web Engineer
June 2014 – December 2016
- Worked remotely for 2.5 years
- Adhered to strict coding standards, required docblocks and code reviews
- Worked on VIP projects for roughly half a year
- Helped implement a complex National + Local website experience, driven by Geo IP and ElasticPress
- Developed the backend portion of a profile image generator that allowed users to upload an image, change the position of an overlay logo, and then share it on social media
- Helped troubleshoot a race condition with a WP Cron that resulted in crons being replicated and run multiple times
- Defined requirements for a new 3rd party API and implemented code to use that API while waiting for it to be developed
Orion Group
Web Developer
May 2012 – June 2014
- Kept track of projects and tasks using Basecamp
- Moved legacy websites into Bitbucket repositories and wrote documentation on how to use Git for making updates to those legacy websites
- Created site-specific WordPress plugins using custom post types, hooks, and templates.
- Migrated websites and Databases from legacy Linux, Windows, MySQL and SQL servers to cloud servers using FTP and Command Line Terminal
- Modified styling for new sites, while keeping it responsive
City of Waukesha
iProgrammer Analyst Intern
January 2012 – May 2012
- Worked in a shared development environment to accomplish goals
- Co-developed a standardized, cross-browser compatible, and easy to use JavaScript object for building AJAX capable web forms
- Developed web applications that used JavaScript, PHP, and SQL Server 2005
- Documented internal JavaScript and PHP Libraries
- Updated the City of Waukesha website to meet internal web standards
- Developed a custom PHP application framework for internal use
Education
Waukesha County Technical College
Associate’s Degree: IT Web & Software Developer
August 2010 – May 2012
- Graduated with Distinction
- Focused on learning industry standard design patterns and principles in order to better make efficient and reusable code that adapts to change
- Excelled in Java, Visual Basic, Objective-C, and .NET classes
- Managed an Information Systems Project team that created a real world solution
Experience (Other)
Kim’s Garden
Host
August 2010 – May 2012
- (Also 2006 - 2009)
- Attended to customers in person and on the phone while keeping a mental log on the status of orders and the calls on hold
- Took on tasks beyond my assigned responsibilities
Escalon Medical
Customer Service Representative
June 2010 – August 2010
- (Also the Fall of 2009 and 2007 - 2008)
- Received and processed phone and fax orders from medical practices across the country
- Mailed dozens of invoices daily
- Ensured that mission critical documents were up to date and in the right place
- Set up printing procedures to easily and automatically print user manuals
Asset Recovery Solutions LLC
Collector’s Assistant
February 2010 – April 2010
- Used resources on the Internet to retrieve debtor contact information
- Worked with confidential and private information while abiding to strict federal laws
- Used an automated dialing pool to connect with random debtors
- Quickly examined debtor information in order to be an efficient assistant
Vesta
Injection Molder
January 2009 – August 2009
- Operated various injection molding machinery
- Followed standard procedures and ensured produced parts were acceptable