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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

I implemented a build system and migrated frontend assets from inline Vue components in Django templates to Single File Components. I introduced robust front end testing, code styles, and more efficient code segmenting and sharing. I worked closely with Product Managers and Team Leads to plan new features and prioritized front end tech debt. Additionally, I took a proactive role in standardizing UX elements and improving information consumption.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Target’s NVA, New Ventures Accelerators, team works within the Strategy pyramid to model business innovation. In my role, I developed prototypes in an accelerated environment to test new concepts. I was responsible for full-stack development using a variety of technologies including: Angular, React, Node, Python, Puppeteer, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Target Creative's mission is to be the trusted experts who create and produce content that achieves short-term marketing objectives and drives long-term brand value. In my role, I worked with producers and a variety of creative partners to bring ideas to life in rapid timelines. I developed Angular, React, Vue, and Node applications.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Target’s EGI, Enterprise Growth Initiatives, team is responsible for identifying, developing and iterating on new business opportunities. In my role I developed technical solutions, rapid prototypes, and contributed to business development.Target's RAD, Rapid/Accelerated Development, team assisted growth innovation. The small, cross-function team researched, designed, and developed to rapidly prototype new business development ideas to prove customer and business value.

Toronto, On, Ca

As a Senior Developer, I developed solutions using javascript, CSS, and HTML5. I worked with Dojo, Node, LESS, grunt, and internal libraries. As the sole UI developer on a new product, I designed the UI strategy and set development goals. I ported existing solutions from maven to gradle and implemented unit testing. I guided team growth, provided leadership and drove dramatic increases in velocity.

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

As the Senior UI Developer, I architected solutions for scalable interfaces for SaaS products employing modern javascript and css, using Dojo and SASS. I developed processes and documentation to efficiently grow the team. I worked with designers to establish user interface heuristics. I introduced functional testing with Selenium, unit testing with DOH, and developed an enterprise strategy and framework in SASS that added efficiency and robustness to the styling process.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

As a user interface developer for the Commerce Product of BestBuy.com, I developed object oriented and unit tested javascript applications using jQuery, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, and QUnit. I developed object oriented stylesheets and implemented a SASS and Compass preprocessor workflow. I maintained Subversion repositories and worked with back-end developers, user experience designers, information architects, and business analysts to deliver in an agile environment.

Centennial, Colorado, Us

As a user interface developer, I designed and implemented user interfaces for Silverlight, ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC Razor applications. I developed corporate heuristics, style guidelines and iconography that ensured usability requirements were fulfilled and defined branding expectations. I employed wireframes, personas, use cases, scenarios and task analysis to discover user experience requirements and design solutions. I used HTML, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, SASS and XAML to create user interfaces. I worked with Microsoft Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, and Expressions Blend and collaborated with business owners and back-end developers in an agile environment.

St Paul, Mn, Us

I created web applications for Discover Student Loans, Credit Unions of North America, NorthStar Educational Services and Total Higher Education. Duties included user experience design, content and image creation, and application development. Responsible for creating, implementing, and maintaining the design and front-end functionality of .NET Webforms applications with client side heavy interfaces and a Silverlight application. I developed object oriented stylesheets that supported high degrees of customization and tight integration across applications, using LESS preprocessing to create modular and scalable styles. I used Selenium, Subversion, Microsoft Visual Studio, SQL Server, Expressions Blend and the full Adobe Creative Suite regularly. I used HTML, CSS3, Javascript, Dojo Javascript Utilities, ASP, C#, XAML, and SQL to build and support web applications.

St Paul, Mn, Us

As a web and graphic designer, I created brand and product identities. I designed websites, weblogs, web applications, Flash banners, e-mail templates, trade-show displays, slide shows, marketing materials and print collateral. I regularly collaborated with engineers, copywriters and designers in a timeline-driven environment to fulfill stakeholder and user requirements through creative solutions. Responsibilities were diverse and included editing video, creating editorial illustrations and developing user interfaces. I designed and developed two WordPress themes that operated from a central administrative installation and multiple Constant Contact email templates. I used Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, Javascript, ASP, XML, XSLT, XPath, XQuery, and ActionScript. Duties included logo, graphic, print, web, typographic, and user experience design.

As the prepress supervisor, I worked closely with designers and press operators to produce high quality printed material. I created and implemented a PDF work-flow and backup procedure. Operated and maintained digital plate makers, burned vinyl plates, and prepared line and halftone negatives. Maintained Windows and Macintosh computers, a network of digital printers, and used a wide variety of graphics software.

Plano, Tx, Us

As a print technician, I served as graphic software specialist and directed Apple desktop maintenance. I efficiently produced document layouts and graphics while ensuring full productivity on digital copiers.

Aas, Visual Communications

Website And Multimedia Development