Resume

Work History

Freelance Web Developer

Upwork 

Oct. 2022 – Current 

  • Held discovery meetings with clients to go over project details and create a timeline
  • Created both written and visual guides for updating the client’s website
  • Provided detailed scope documents to ensure all tasks and needs are represented, and also provided a budget for the project
  • Do extensive research on plugins or custom solutions for any functionality requests
  • Create mockups for a new layout or functionality for a page
  • Provided clients with detailed daily updates to make sure they knew the progress of the project

Frontend Web Developer

Explore Digital

Feb. 2016 – Jan 2021

  • Assisted in coming up with procedures used for new projects and websites
  • Played a key role in the hiring process, including creating the web developer skill test, reviewing candidates’ skills tests, sitting in during interviews, and helping choose a candidate
  • Conducted research and made plans to build custom solutions for various projects, including a shoe customizer as well as a choose-your-meal product builder
  • Assisted the CTO with site launches, DNS updates, task management, and creating staging websites for the development team
  • Trained and assisted in onboarding new developers to ensure they understood how to complete their daily tasks as well as how to proceed with website builds.
  • With my understanding of PHP, I was able to identify that Shopify’s Liquid language is very similar to PHP, which allowed us to onboard Shopify clients
  • Consulted with the design team to ensure the designs were possible to build and assisted in coming up with functionality for different aspects of a website or project
  • Became the point person for the development team in client meetings to help give updates on projects and relay any technical updates in a way the client understands
  • Took on the role of project manager for clients, which included taking calls or responding to emails, then creating a plan to execute the project
  • Creating both visual and written guides to assist clients with updating their websites
  • Worked with the marketing team to implement AB testing and SEO updates

Skills

  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • PHP
  • jQuery
  • Javascript
  • Liquid
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Sass
  • Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro)
  • MySQL
  • Video Editing
  • Web design
  • Graphic Design

Education

  • Bachelor of Applied Science : Web Design – Platt College SD | March 2015
  • Associate of Applied Science : Graphic Design – Platt College SD | December 2013