Hack Reactor

Sabio School of Software Engineering

Startup School Online

Harvard University

Treehouse

freeCodeCamp

Codecademy

Software Developer / Polyglot  ???????? / Startup Enthusiast

♦ Defined the product vision and roadmap for the PopVia MVP, aligning features and development priorities with the needs of ADHD users, ensuring a user-centric approach to task management and memory augmentation.
♦ Led cross-functional collaboration between engineering, design, and marketing teams, driving the successful delivery of a fully functional MVP within a 6 week timeline, while maintaining focus on user experience and scalability.
♦ Conducted market research and gathered user feedback to prioritize key features, including gamification elements and customizable interfaces, resulting in a product that effectively engages and retains users in the ADHD community.

PopVia

Product Manager

♦ Assembled a team of 6 designer and 7 developer volunteers to help build out PopVia's Chrome Browser extensions. 
♦ Acted as an full-stack web development individual contributor to build out the task management MVP with the MERN stack and JWT auth.

Software Engineering Manager

Attended Hack Reactor for software engineering upskilling.

Career Break

Professional development

Managed client websites and projects with WordPress, PHP 7, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, and select Javascript frameworks (React, Vue).

Full Stack Web Developer

♦ Created and maintained ADA-compliant landing pages and career websites for talent acquisition campaigns with WordPress (CMS), PHP7, SASS, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, and Javascript (ES5. ES6).
♦ Created new developer onboarding documentation and training videos to help jr developers joining the team.
♦ Assisted Sr developer with implementing security headers and CSP for attack vector reduction.

Used: PHP 5 & 7. Wordpress ACF (Advanced Custom Fields), Bootstrap, SCSS, HTML 5, GitHub, Lity.js, Slick.js, Asana, Monday, jQuery, Gulp, Hub Spot CMS, CSP, HubL, ADA-compliant web development, site speed optimization.

Bayard Advertising, Inc.

Attended Sabio to study software engineering at this time.

♦ Worked with PHP 7, the Yii Framework, CSS, HTML, and Bootstrap to redesign, and develop the internal facing staff portal user interface (UI). 
♦ Identified, troubleshot, and fixed numerous bugs affecting the operation of the online school, such as student trimester GPAs that were miscalculated.
♦ Administered, and maintained containerized Docker instances hosted on an Azure dev environment.

Worked with:
HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, PHP 7, SQL, Docker (Usage), GitHub, Jira, Yii 1.1 and Yii 2.

Colorado State University Global

Full Stack Web Development Contractor

Technically the founder, but most of my day to day responsibilities were in the scope of a MERN stack developer, software manager & scrum master.

♦ Sourced, interviewed, and mentored a core team of 3 fully remote, multi-time zone, jr developers, many of whom landed better full-time roles after working on the project.
♦ Developed a REST API in Express (Node JS) for the job board CRUD actions with a MongoDB backend.
♦ Coordinated the design, and development of the React-based responsive UI components with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript ES6. 
♦ Provided product & sprint planning leadership using Agile Methodology, and SCRUM best practices. 

Used: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6/7, Bootstrap, Node.js, Discord.js, Data Mining(Puppeteer API), Headless Chrome, MongoDB, React JS, Agile Methodology, SCRUM, User Interviews, UX Research.

For more information about CodeCareer's former team composition Ajea Smith eloquently describes it in detail: https://medium.com/dev-genius/working-with-a-startup-like-dev-team-b7037c18a78b

CodeCareer

Founder

Web application consulting & contracting.

♦ Worked with notable companies: Red Clay Interactive, Park National Bank. 
♦ Performed: UI/UX reviews, website maintenance, front-end development, MVP creation, technical SEO (Site speed and indexing), IT leadership, team building and Digital marketing

Used: Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Wordpress, Slack, Trello, BitBucket, Agile/Scrum, Jira, jQuery, PHP.

Sorko

Front-end Web Development Consultant

Startup experience. Worked with clients: Mr Scratch Off, 4 Rivers & Gallaher Edge & Iron Hack.

♦ Performed SEO & UX audits to address site speed & SEO performance issues.
♦ Performed Front-end development for Gallaher Edge’s new join & home pages. 
♦ Created Facebook & PPC advertising campaigns to generate new leads for clients.

Used: Asana, Funelytics, SERP Book, SEMRush, Mail Chimp, Zeplin.io, Bootstrap, Gulp, HTML, CSS, Wordpress (PHP), Slack.

OM: Performance Marketing Agency

Digital Marketing/Web Development/Client Services Contractor

Managed the transition project from a pre-existing buggy code base to a production ready e-commerce website that assists the company in earning millions per year. 

♦ Sourced potential outside contractors for the subsequent phases of the project.
♦ Managed development sprints with outside contractors & reported to key stakeholders.
♦ Wireframed and redesigned the front-end UI to be more user-friendly & with a higher conversion rate.

Used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Django, Angular, Python, Beautiful Soup, Digital Ocean, Apache, Nginx, PHP 7, Wordpress, WooCommerce, VSCode, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Ubuntu (16.04, 18.04), AWS.

Daniels Manufacturing Corporation

Technical Project Management Contractor

Contracted to help with a backlog of updates for employee-facing e-learning systems.

♦ Troubleshot & created workarounds for legacy -  Internet Explorer 11 compliant - browser support.
♦ Transitioned legacy Flash content to HTML5.

Used: XML, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Powershell, Greensock Js, Adobe Captivate, Federal Financial Regulations, DSLC, Internet Explorer 11, Legacy Browser Support, GIMP, Inkscape, OneNote, Notepad++, VSCode, Skype for Business, Outlook.

Wells Fargo

Web Development Contractor

Contracted to help setup & run A/B split tests with Adobe Target and JavaScript.

♦ Extensive experience writing & troubleshooting Javascript, DOM manipulation, cross-browser CSS, XHR response timing for Adobe Target tests.
♦ Developed object-oriented JavaScript web applications for high transactional sites that earn over $17 Million in revenue per week.
♦ Knowledge in performance profiling & tuning of OO Asynchronous JavaScript & network responses with Google Lighthouse.

Used: Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), A/B Testing, Vanilla Javascript (ES5 - ES6) jQuery, HTML 5, CSS 3, Webpack 4, Adobe Target, Adobe Tag Manager, Jira, SmartSVN, Virtualbox VM, Red Hat Linux, User Interface Design, Usability Testing (Sauce Labs & Browserstack), Adobe Photoshop, Project Management.

Entertainment Benefits Group

UI/UX Development Contractor

Contracted to setup externally developed Smucker app in a GoCo staging & development environments. Additionally, performed front-end web development for several GoCo clients.

♦ Front-end & Django (Python) development support & maintenance for clients: KMI International, Karma Automotive, Smucker, & Signature Flight Support. 
♦ DevOps - Created an internal development pipeline & set up a CD/CI using GitLab CI to automate the staging, QA & production workflows. 

Worked with: BitBucket, GitHub, Django (Python), HTML5, jQuery, SCSS, Gulp, vanilla JavaScript (ES5), jQuery, NPM. CSS3, InVision, Photoshop, Slack & Wrike.

GoConvergence

Support.com

Remote Tech Support - Tier 2

Ellucian

Remote Technical Support - Tier 2

Worked closely with the graphics department to design, program & implement interactive Wordpress websites.

Projects: Serchii, Bertica Cabrera Morris, Realtime Commercial.

Creative Powerhouse

Freelance Front-end Web Developer

Strategized with the head of Wiley's Chicago Search Engine Optimization Office, to market masters degree programs for our clients; Ivy League & nationally known universities.

Wiley

Search Engine Optimization Contractor

Enhanced communications at the Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL) for CASIS. Created a 6-computer communications center to facilitate transmission of mission-critical information to the International Space Station (ISS).

International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory

Systems Administrator Contractor

Utilized HTML, CSS & HP Teamsite CMS to update multimedia, copy, events & email templates.

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Web Content Coordinator

Worked closely with the director of IT to implement user friendly website design changes, built backlinks, performed traffic analysis & projections.

DealPoint Merrill

♦ Managed and provided hands-on training for a team of 3 jr level technicians.
♦ AF veteran entrusted with troubleshooting and maintaining a fleet of aircraft valued at $283.1 million, each. 
♦ Honorable discharge.

Ben Spak