Front End Web Developer & Designer KPBS / SDSU Research Foundation February 2023 - Current|San Diego, CA Collaborate cross-functionally with user acquisition, design, and product teams to enhance and maintain web pages and offer pages in Brightspot, our Content Management System (CMS). Assist in implementing and analyzing A/B experiments to drive improvements in website performance and user experience. Establish and manage brand photo and video libraries, ensuring internal accessibility and organization. Build and uphold high-quality, consistent content on website pages within Contentful. Provide timely and effective resolution to tickets, delivering excellent customer service to internal stakeholders.
Web Developer (Independent Consultant) Ashandelle November 2022 - February 2023|Dallas, Texas Work as part of a creative team blending design, animation, content, and code to build award winning, responsive sites Build websites on a variety of platforms but primarily Webflow and WordPress Build out content on marketing platforms, primarily HubSpot Technical consultation: how can we leverage these same platforms to better meet our clients’ goals? Structure HTML with SEO fundamentals in mind (good HTML semantics, type hierarchy, metadata, alt attributes, etc.) Collaborate with our Marketing Automation Manager to ensure solid data reporting Collaborate with remote teammates and clients
Web Developer & Designer California Institute of the Arts February 2021 - August 2022|Valencia, CA Developed responsive pages using DNN content management system, custom WordPress Themes, and landing pages built with JavaScript libraries Communicate with Directors and Managers on web projects and defining the end product Used Git and Bitbucket to organize and have version control for our internal code Support team that include designers, developers, and directors with web development support Focused on performance and scalability for CalArts website using JavaScript Worked in Marketing & Communications department to deliver value for internal clients Optimized current and past websites to increase performance, speed, and scalability Work with designers on taking a project from concept to completion Work with stake holders on web development projects to increase school admissions leads Apply SEO and ADA Compliance best practices
Frond End Web Developer & Designer Interactive Technologies July 2018 - June 2020|Calabasas, CA Translated UI/UX design wire frames to actual code, bridging the gap between graphical design and technical implementation Built websites from scratch with only Flexbox or CSS Grid Bridged the gap between the visual elements and the server-side infrastructure Assist with all its browser web applications for all internal and external sites Built landing pages with and without CSS frameworks (bootstrap, foundation, Bulma,etc.) Implemented visual elements and their behaviors with user interactions using SVG and animations Built reusable code and libraries for future use Developed websites using the latest HTML5 semantics and CSS3 animations Designed websites using Sketch and then made them into code with HTML5, CSS3, JavsScript, and PHP for high traffic sites Worked with back-end engineer using their in-house PHP framework Collaborated with other developers with many focuses including infrastructure, systems,backend, ops etc. Find solutions for cross-browser issues in both HTML/CSS and JavaScript Converted UI specifications into clean and easy to maintain responsive web pages Assist in documenting, debugging, evaluating, and unit testing projects Implement A/B testing using VWO Previous company name was “Quantum solutions”
Web Developer & Designer | Programmer/Analyst III UCLA Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 |Los Angeles, CA Developed professional, visual appealing, user friendly, and responsive websites for UCLAHousing & Hospitality Services departments Responsible for the creation, updating, maintenance, and imrovement of existing websites using and integrating new technologies, platforms, and software Developed using HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Git, JavaScript/jQuery, gulp.js, node.js, PHPand building custom WordPress theme using Sage or Understrap Developed websites using UI/UX standards, practices, and principles regarding the design and production of websites Built front end solutions using Javascript/jQuery, Gulp PHP & more within an agile software development team Iterative design prototyping, rapid development and collaborative ideation Work with HTML5 and CSS3 for new sections of all sites, slowly upgrading the code as new projects were initiated and executed Front end web development using standards based HTML5 and CSS3 working with jQuery mobile in conjunction with a proprietary PHP driven CMS Contribute to the team’s design system, including the UI toolkit (Sass and JS), documentation, and helping others use the system
Web Product Manager Intern Internet Brands Dec 2016 - Jan 2017|El Segundo, CA Work with cross-functional teams to mitigate launch blockers and dependencies, including pre-launch quality assurance testing and post-launch integration testing, and escalate when appropriate. Develop and implement project plans for launching integrations with partners of all sizes, including defining milestone and completion timelines, role definitions, and preferred communication/collaboration channels. Act as Scrum Master for one or more Engineering teams, while also helping prioritize requests from multiple stakeholders Performed SEO audits of high traffic websites Ensured that all deliverables are accounted for and completed on time Resolved conflicts and plans optimal delivery sequences for projects.
Product Designer Easypose Dec 2016 - Jan 2017|Los Angeles, CA Conduct user research and analysis to understand goals and objectives Create user-centered designs by understanding business requirements, voice of the customer, user journeys, customer feedback, and usability findings Create new designs, wireframes, user flows, mocks, and prototypes Take broad conceptual ideas and turn them into something useful and valuable Collaborate with Product and Engineering with autonomy to individually explore the most viable product experience Create a design system with guidelines, patterns, and design standardization Created wireframes and prototypes for web-based / mobile based applications Worked with front-end engineers to provide assets and web comps for development Researched marketing trends and competitor information to understand application bounce rates Created competitive analysis to understand and solve competitors’ usability strengths & weaknesses
Front End Web Developer Mistress Creative Agency Oct 2016 - Dec 2016| Santa Monica, CA Collaborate with system engineers, other front-end developers and back-end developers in an Agile environment to implement solutions that are aligned with customer needs Working with developers and designers to implement innovations and implement Mistress products Experience translating design flats and wireframes into web templates Develops user-focused solutions spanning multiple infrastructure technologies, incorporate responsive design. Collaborate with other developers with many focuses including infrastructure, systems, backend, ops etc. Analyzing data to study the usage patterns and effectiveness of the UI components Setup eCommerce store using Shopify for beverage company
User Experience Design General Assembly Oct 2016 - Oct 2016|Los Angeles Translated requirements and mockups into fully functioningwebsites using HTML/CSS/JS Assisted in the design of responsive, cross browser-compatible, high-volume websites andlanding pages Built reusable code and libraries for future use and impliment version control using Gitand Github Performed optimization of JS file size and load times by automating with Gulp and NPM Ensured cross-browser compatibility and resolve bugs where required Used Google Analytics to identify and report on statistical trends Developed custom WordPress theme using industry standard HTML5, CSS3, PHP and JavaScript
Front End Web Developer Contract at Pop The Pixel Contract at Pop The Pixel|Los Angeles, CA Solve UI/UX challenges to improve user experience for clients Use PHP to add functionality for websites Build pixel perfect HTML/CSS from PSD files Develop and design websites with the end user in mind
Front End Web Developer Intern Symplete May 2016 - Aug 2016|Los Angeles, CA Used Angular for Front-End and PHP, MySQL, LAMP, in the backend Build and maintain Front End responsiveness for Websites site and other sites with Materialize , CSS3, UX/UI development using Sass and HTML5 Implement Landing Pages and Login/Signup Forms by creating HTML/CSS from PSD files and wireframes
Web Development Immersive General Assembly Mar 2016 - May 2016|Los Angeles This was a great course where I learned many Computer Programming Languages and Frameworks. Spend over 600+ hours and coded over 8 hours a day.
B.A. in Graphic Design California State University Northridge 2010 - 2015|Northridge, CA I studied Art and Design. My fine art background was in figure drawing and figure paintings. I worked with mostly traditional mediums such as oil paint, charcoal, watercolor and pencil. My Design background was using Adobe suits for graphic design, concept art, illustration, storyboarding and editing photographs.