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Seattle, WA

Lead developer on creative team building accessible, responsive websitesCreate, update and maintain front-end user interfaces in CMS frameworkBuild scalable, reusable components for use across web applicationsTechnologies include: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Charts.js, React, SQL, Bootstrap,.NET MVC, RESTful APIs, Google Maps API, Google Analytics.

Seattle, WA

12-week immersive full-stack web development training with 480 hours of instructionBuilt responsive user-focused projects drawing on technologies that include React, Express, MongoDB, Node js, PostreSQL, JQuery, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and front-end libraries and frameworks such as Materialize, Bootstrap, CSS Grid and Chart.js.Established firm grasp of.

Seattle, WA

Oversee Seattle Tilth environmental outreach and education programs around resource conservation, stormwater management, recycling and composting, and ecological restorationWork with regional partners on environmental stewardship programs including Seattle Public Utilities, Cascade Water Alliance and King County Wastewater Treatment DivisionManage project.

Seattle, WA

Managed business development and marketing team for community outreach consulting firmLed proposal teams and supported proposal strategy and content to compete for public projects throughout the Pacific Northwest, ranging from low impact development programs to facility planning Worked closely with leadership team to craft and implement business.

Seattle, WA

Conducted research and drafted reports on the illegal trafficking of electronic waste, including the analysis of whistleblower and FOIA documents that ultimately led to a fraud arrest of a recycler Led research trip to Los Angeles to carry out surveillance of electronics recyclers and install tracking devices in computer monitors to assess where they were.

Conducting more than 10 interviews with security professionals to write “To Post or Not to Post,” a whitepaper on risk mitigation and social media policy for humanitarian organizations Synthesizing research on social media security threats and organizational social media policy

Coordinated 31 proposals up to $21million for foreign aid projects across seven technical sectors Managed teams of junior and senior staff to capture technical, cost, and staffing proposal componentsTracked and responded to requests for proposals (RFPs) through an array of federal contract vehicles Wrote and reviewed proposal pieces on sustainability.

Seattle, WA

Conducted research and drafted weekly reports on security sector reform and foreign aid expenditureProvided strategy, social media, and administrative support to private-sector and non-profit clients Developed budgets, prepared materials, and reconciled expenses for client trips worldwide

Conducted research on alternative energy providers, sustainable roads, and net-zero constructionPresented data using GIS software and prepared reports to streamline organizational initiativesSynthesized research to prepare a multi-country report for a new soil focused initiative in East Africa and South America

Arusha, Tanzania

Assisted in the research and writing of two grant proposals, including one for a solar power programCo-led the strategy design and implementation of 30-day fundraising plan that raised nearly $20,000 Designed two-page marketing brochure and internal promotional displays to highlight achievementsAnalyzed organizational strengths, weaknesses, and risks to.

Mbeya, Tanzania

Worked with community organizations and network leadership to build capacity of local groupsDesigned and wrote three proposal applications for alternative energy and education projectsRefined and implemented tools and methods to increase the efficiency of proposal designCreated a blog to raise funds in order to procure educational materials for Tanzanian.

Taught conversational English for classes of up to 10 adults and 30 children Lesson objectives included: business protocol, cultural differences, idioms, and vocabulary

Carried out research on biomass, the growth of micro-finance entities, and cancer research groupsDrafted briefs and reports

Mpa, Environment And Natural Resource Management

Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington Environmental Management Certificate Masters Project: Student.

Full Stack Web Development

Ba, International Studies, Spanish