Web Developer in Minneapolis, MN

Web development has been a passion of mine since 1996. As early as 16 years old, it was clear to me that this is what I wanted to make a career out of. Much of what I know today has been acquired through the many evenings spent banging away on the keyboard. Web development has never felt like work to me. Rather, it feels comfortable, something that I constantly strive to find out more about.

Professional Experience

Senior Front-End Developer

Gage Marketing (03/2017 - Present)

• Review existing HTML and rewrite to conform to standards and ensure that it validates.
• Extensive use of Bootstrap 3.
• Constructed a custom CSS framework to support site templating using SASS.
• Leveraged GULP for SASS compilation, CSS minification, JavaScript concatenation and minification.
• Used AJAX for web service integration.
• Used jQuery/jQuery UI regularly.
• Developed modular JavaScript components. Contributed to the development of a widget library.
• Introduced to TypeScript.
• Worked with AngularJS in one-off projects and legacy platforms.
• Wrote HTML using Razor templating engine.
• Reviewed existing JavaScript code and rewrote it from top to bottom when necessary.
• Introduced accessibility concepts to the team and championed designs that promoted accessibility.
• Visual Studio 2017, SQL Server 2016 Management Studio, Adobe Photoshop CC 2017.

Owner / Sole-Proprietor

Affiliate Exec (08/2014 - Present)

• Created a light-weight comparison shopping site that integrates with an administrative API.
• Created RESTful API to expose admin site data to the shopping cart site (i.e. site category data and product data)
• Built admin site that allows users to manage all aspects of their comparison shopping site as well as merchandise their store.
• Integrated admin site with numerous retailer and affiliate aggregator API's. (Amazon, CJ Affiliate, Rakuten, VigLink, and Pepperjam)
• Heavily leveraged server side caching in order to boost site performance of comparison shopping site.
• Coded websites using mobile first design.
• Utilized Rich Snippets (Microdata schema from Schema.org)
• Back-end developed using Zend Framework 2
• Front-end written in AngularJS
• Configured custom Ant build to concat and minify CSS and JavaScript.
• CSS authored using SASS (adhering to ITCSS methodology)
• Set-up MySQL databases. Defined schema and administered local, development, and product deployments.
• Created auto-mated jobs to update advertiser status and product pricing data multiple times per day.
• Set-up remote GIT repository, and created release/deployment scripts for development and production environments.
• Configured local environment for Linux stack development using Zend Studio, xDebug, PHP5, Apache, and MySQL.
• Performed ongoing SEO audits and implemented improvements as needed.

Front-End Web Developer

Connexions Loyalty (12/2012 - 03/2017)

• Developed responsive, mobile-first, travel rewards website for the largest financial institutions in the United States.
• Write standards compliant HTML5
• Author CSS3 using SASS. Participate in writing custom framework.
• Leverage Grunt task runner for SASS compilation and style guide creation.
• Developed a library of widgets that handle all aspects of a travel website from search to booking.
• Widgets authored in JavaScript using jQuery and Backbone.js. Utilizted Pub/Sub design pattern.
• Created back-office applications and sales demo sites using Angular JS.
• Strong emphasis on accessibility with everything that was delivered. Achieved WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance as mandated by our clients.
• Worked on production support and hyper-care defects.
• Worked with cross-functional teams in agile(ish) environment.
• Provied time estimates for product enhancements for front-end team.
• On-board new developers.
• Conduct training, write documentation, and partipate in code reviews.
• On-call resource for code releases.
• Work with internal and external UX designers and project stakeholders to see a project to it's successful conclusion.

Ecommerce Manager

Signature Concepts (02/2004 - 12/2012)

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of over 25 ecommerce websites.
• Wrote custom Classic ASP and PHP code to address specific functionality requirements for our ecommerce sites as needed.
• Developed intranet site using PHP/MySQL for our sales department to use in managing customer prospects, leads, and contacts.
• Created account management tools for our customer service deparment using PHP/MySQL. Tools allowed customer service to better manage employer sponsored uniform programs.
• Produce monthly reports showing web site traffic trends, sales trends, and statistics using Google Analytics.
• Develop and manage advertising campaigns using Google AdWords, Facebook, and Yahoo Search Marketing.
• Continuously conduct Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• IIS 7 Administration
• Acted as the PCI Compliance Officer and guided the company through PCI DSS Self-Questionnaire D.
• Responsible for identifying areas of non-compliance and seeking resolution.
• Manage POS system that served 25 retail locations.
• Authored custom reports in R&R Report Writer. Created custom exports of customer, sales, and inventory data.
• Perform regular major upgrades to our enterprise software, servers, and workstations.
• Acted as the lead person for all technology concerns. Was central in making purchasing decisions as well as project coordination.

Education

St. Cloud State University (1999 - 2004).
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Computer Information Systems (BCIS).

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