Michael Small Email & Phone Number

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

The primary frontend expertise person, with a keen passion for Angular. Keeps our applications up to date in not just dependencies but also best practices and implementations.

Developed a website for local hobby farmers to blog and show off produceRoutinely sat down with clients for feedbackCreated graphics for website to give it a special look

Creating Angular 8 website for undergraduate students to submit research abstracts for reviewWorking with Spark Java & MongoDB Java Driver backend

Developed educational game for children that uses augmented reality (AR.js, THREEAR)Researched topic material (pollination in MN) to help brainstorm game mechanics with team Routinely met with team in person, over video calls for meetings, and 1 on 1 collaboration Used Angular 8, documented AR.js and Angular 2+ compatibility fixes

Fixed computer problems for editors as needed.

Collaborated with staff editors to create graphical previews of their articles using Photoshop (images available by demand)Created and distributed promotional material for newspaperRan live streams for news events

University Of Minnesota, Morris

Worked on web app focused on providing ride sharing to the Morris MN communityUsed Agile workstyle with varying peers and customers across four 1 to 2 week iterationsWorked with Angular 5+ (frontend), Java Spark (backend), MongDB (database), Angular Material Design (styling), Karma/Jasmine (unit testing), Protractor (end-to-end testing), Digital Ocean.

Morris MN

Created/managed content for UMM's website & social media for the purpose of attracting prospective international student attention. Collaborated with diverse and interdisciplinary team members. Ran meetings with team and monitored their progress on tasks.Used various third party web analytic tools to conduct market research. Coordinated with other offices.

Planed, set up and ran fun and engaging activities for students at UMM through the Office of Residential Life. Coordinated activity planning and advertising with coworkers and outside offices.Created promotional material for events such as posters and banners using photo editing software.

Morris MN

Answered questions from residents over phone and in person. Entered essential data on residents.

Worked with Adobe InDesign to create two page layouts for the Arts & Entertainment section.Coordinated what topics were covered and how by staff writers and contributors. Wrote about computer science events for News, entertainment events for A&E, and various topics for Variety.Entered website content using Grav, a versatile flat file content management.

Wadena MN

Created and managed content on the station's new WordPress website, including: "Meet the DJs" videos, turning market research into an adverting page, and a radio schedule with graphics. Delivered noon hour news on the AM stations. Remotely consults with station about website changes after internship obligations ended to ensure continuing excellence of the.

Wadena MN

Facilitated the arrangement and delivery of fresh produce to assisted living homes. Contacted farmers to ensure ample amount and diversity of produce on distribution day.Instructed farmers on how to bag produce for distribution. Drove packed produce to homes.