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About

Ash

Hi, I am Ashley a Digital Artist and Full Stack Web Developer. I have always loved to create something beautiful be it visual, musical, or technical. I believe that we should use our talents to improve the world around us and improve the lives of others.

As a web developer, I hope to use my skills to pursue meaningful work with opportunities to grow and learn.

I work with React, Next.js, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, Node.js, RESTful API, Python, SQL, and LESS/SASS.

Contact:

Please feel free to contact me with any questions :)
CocoOliveCats@gmail.com

Tech Stack

HTML5

Experience using HTML to separate web elements into appropriate HTML tags and display data

CSS3

Experience in using CSS to make UI with and without an UX designer. And also have experience with SASS and LESS frameworks

JavaScript

Experience writing JavaScript es6, DOM manipulation, writing functions, and built in methods

REACT

The bulk of my experience in building frontend applications is using the React framework utilizing popular libraries like Redux

Node.js

Experience building Node servers with Express framework

REST

RESTful Api

Experience in working with and building RESTful API endpoints to build full CRUD functionality

Github

Experience working with online cloud version control utilizing separate production, staging, development, and feature branches

Python

Basic understanding of Python, Flask, and Django

Squarespace

Well versed in setting up dynamic and unique websites through Squarespace. Excellent at setting up Commerce sites and handling payments via Stripe

SQL

SQL

Experience using SQL databases tables, queries, and joins

Heroku

Heroku

Experience with live deployment/ configuration using Heroku linked with a Github repository main branch

LESS

Extensive experience using LESS/SASS compiler to easily control variables, Mixins, and Namespaces to organize and simplify style sheets

Styled Components

Styled Components

Experience using styled components to not only create themes and easy to handle dynamic styling, but also to create reusable custom styled components

Projects

Note Sequencer

Note Sequencer App

Note Sequencer enables users to create sequences of notes that can be saved locally, updated and played back.

Vendme

Vendme

Vendme helps bring vendors and markets together. Markets can easily display available stalls to help vendors find locations to setup shop. It also allows vendors the opportunity to showcase their goods for curious customers.

SpaceQuest9

SpaceQuest9

SpaceQuest9 is a multi-user constellation navigation game. Explore different star systems. Learn their names and read a short description of them while memorizing their different forms. Collaborated with 5 Web Developers.

Portfolio

Portfolio

Is a simple site made to display some of my past projects while being an example of something I can make.

Experience

Professional

Mindera Software Craft
Front End Developer | Feb 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Worked independently and together with team to quickly build out A/B tests and other features for client.
  • Organized, managed, planned, and built features based on client specifications.
  • Followed agile practice to in planning and executing new features and test via 2 week sprints.

Academic Analytics
Graphic Design Consultant | Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Assisted in setting up Wordpress site page templates and automated post archiving.
  • Worked with the media manager to handle Wordpress plugin migration.

Academic Analytics
Software Developer Intern | May 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Collaborated with stakeholders and VP to develop application prototypes using React frontend and MongoDB backend with Auth0 authentication and authorization services.
  • Designed and developed application UI and frontend logic.

Education

Lambda School (now BloomTech)
Full Stack Web Development & Computer Science | Sept 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Lambda School is an 18+ month accelerated program with an immersive (full-time, 20+ hours/week) hands-on curriculum with a focus on computer science, software engineering, and web development.

Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Digital Arts & Asian Studies | Aug 2006 - Dec 2011

  • Digital Arts focuses on digital imaging, 3D modeling, 3D animation, and digital photography.
  • Asian Studies focuses on Japanese and Chinese language, politics, art, history, religion, and economics.
  • Studied Design Theory and Methodology at Hiroshima Jogakuin University (広島女学院大学).