Clearlink

Software Engineer•Jul 2018 – Present

I work on the CMS team within Marketing Technologies department, building the system that content editors and frontend developers will use to create and update consumer facing websites. The current tech-stack we are using consists of: React, Gatsby, Gutenberg, Golang, Lerna for the Monorepo, Jest for testing, and Docz for the living styleguide.

Net Media Group

Frontend Web Developer•Dec 2013 - May 2018

At NMG I have worked on a small team, building and maintaining websites for over 14 companies, using various frameworks such as Magento, Wordpress, Ruby on Rails, and most recently Shopify. Some were simple, single product, landing pages while the majority were larger E-commerce sites.

With such a wide variety of clients I've had the opportunity to learn many tools while rapidly increasing my troubleshooting skills. I work closely with our backend developer and our designer, allowing me to become very familiar with the needs of other departments.

I'm no stranger to urgent last minute deadlines, and I am skilled at coming up with solutions to keep the project on track. I'm very comfortable explaining technical limitations and risks to my superiors and clients, while working through alternatives to accomplish their objectives.

Intern, Frontend Web Developer•Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

Starting out, most of my hours were spent on A/B tests using Optimizely for existing sites with some minor changes while I learned the company's process. Once I got my bearings, I started asking if we could test into more responsive designs, as the company only built for desktop at the time.

In my off hours I worked on mockups to show how we could make our sites mobile-friendly, among other general improvements to our worfklow. For example, I spent a week learning more about Git and scheduled a demonstration for the developers to show how it was most commonly used in the industry and how we could benefit from adapting best practices. When I was hired on fulltime, I was told that my enthusiasm for pushing new ideas was a major factor in being hired.

United States Air Force

Munitions Systems & Safety Expert•Jul 2004 – Jan 2009

The military did not directly contribute to my development skills, but it tought me self-discipline when following orders, and how to lead. It is often an extremely stressful career, and a lot of character development occurs during the consistant difficulties you face. This made me well-equipped to deal with the challenges I've faced in programming.