Experience
High Touch Technologies
Front-End Developer
Remote
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Present
Kansas State University, Division of Information Technology
Front-End Web Developer
Manhattan, Kansas and Remote
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- Primarily responsible for front-end development for Python/Django applications
- Provided front-end support and expertise to other teams and departments within the university
- Wrote and refactored code for 23 websites, applications, and libraries, ensuring the code met accessibility requirements and worked in all major browsers
- Collaborated with team members and stakeholders to design layouts and new application features
- Worked in an Agile environment with both local and remote employees, using various project management and communication tools, such as Jira, LeanKit, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams
- Built a departmental style guide with coding guidelines, university template colors, and patterns
New Boston Creative Group, LLC
Web Developer
Manhattan, Kansas
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- Worked with clients and team members to design and build 23 Drupal websites
- Produced designs and templates for HTML e-mail campaigns with Campaign Monitor
- Built the company’s boilerplate Drupal installation, used for jump-starting new projects
- Researched and learned new tools and techniques and shared knowledge with co-workers
Kansas State University, College of Human Ecology
Webmaster
Manhattan, Kansas
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- Designed, built, and maintained websites using PHP and standards-compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Consolidated individual departmental websites and content into a cohesive college web presence
- Created templates for use with Adobe Contribute and WordPress
- Reviewed content changes submitted by faculty and staff for accessibility and coding consistency
Kansas State University, Career and Employment Services
Video Intern
Manhattan, Kansas
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- Produced 16 videos for guest speakers and career-related events at Kansas State University
- Edited videos and authored DVDs using Sony Vegas, Sony Sound Forge, Adobe Audition, and Sony DVD Architect
Kansas State University, Orion Online
Web Designer
Manhattan, Kansas
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- Updated website content for existing clients and created layouts for new clients
- Designed and built a new website for the K-State College of Arts & Sciences
Campus Crusade for Christ
Web Design Intern
Orlando, Florida
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- Worked as an intern for the Web Consulting Team at the Campus Crusade World Headquarters
- Designed and developed the Orlando Summer Project 2002 website
Skills
- Standards-compliant and semantic HTML
- CSS (Sass, Less, BEM)
- JavaScript (ES6+, jQuery, Vue)
- Mobile-first responsive web design
- Progressive enhancement
- Accessibility
- Progressive Web Apps
- Content management systems (Drupal, WordPress)
- Static site generators (Jekyll, Eleventy)
- Template languages (Liquid, Twig, Django)
- Frameworks and design systems (Bootstrap)
- Build tools (npm, Grunt, Babel, PostCSS, webpack)
- Version control (Git, GitHub)
- Design tools (Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite)
Education
Kansas State University
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications, Radio-Television sequence
Manhattan, Kansas