Resume

EDUCATION

NASHVILLE SOFTWARE SCHOOL

FRONT END DEVELOPMENT
UI/UX DESIGN

SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

MASTER OF FINE ART DEGREE
PHOTOGRAPHY

CLARK UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
COMMUNICATIONS AND CULTURE
STUDIO ART

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • WEB DEVELOPMENT
  • UI/UX DESIGN
  • GRAPHIC DESIGN
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
  • BRAND DESIGN
  • IMAGE EDITING
  • DESIGN SYSTEMS
  • PROTOTYPING

DEVELOPMENT SKILLS

  • REACT JS
  • JAVASCRIPT
  • JQUERY
  • HTML5/CSS3
  • BOOTSTRAP
  • GIT/GITHUB
  • NODE.JS
  • GRUNT
  • SASS/SCSS
  • VSCODE
  • FIREBASE
  • API REQUESTS
  • PHOTOSHOP
  • ILLUSTRATOR
  • INDESIGN
  • XD
  • SKETCH
  • WORDPRESS
  • SQUARESPACE
  • TERMINAL

    • EXPERIENCE

    NASHVILLE SOFTWARE SCHOOL

    APPRENTICE FRONT END DEVELOPER AND UI/UX DESIGNER, 2018
    • Participated in hands on application of development fundamentals through group and individual projects reflecting real business problems
    • Implemented source code version control with Git/GitHub
    • Utilized project management/tracking with Github Projects and Issue Tracking
    • Wrote DRY, modular, readable code and reusable components
    • Performed DOM manipulation and AJAX calls with jQuery
    • Built applications in the React framework with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
    • Used task Automation with Grunt: Linting with JSHint, module bundling with Browserify, and SASS compilation
    • Styled and animated apps with CSS and SASS, using Bootstrap, Flexbox, and CSS Grid
    • Created user stories based on assessment of user experience and workflow
    • Conveyed interactive story ideas and complex interactions with wireframes and prototypes
    • Applied corporate style guides and pattern libraries to applications and websites
    • Focused on user experience with intentional design focused on optimizing speed, efficiency and smooth functionality

    WATSON STUDIOS

    OWNER AND PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER, 2007-2018
    • Founder, owner, lead photographer, and designer responsible for all marketing and design multiple brands, websites, SEO, digital advertising, and print media
    • Designed and built and open-air photo booth, The Photo Blaster, with an integrated touchscreen and interactive kiosk that allows users to print images on site as well as text images and gifs to themselves via Twilio

    WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY

    TEACHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 2005-2007
    • Acquired funding for, designed, and built a digital darkroom and imaging lab
    • Taught all photography courses, developed new curriculum, and introduced Advanced/Digital Photography courses
    • Served as Dorm Parent, Coach, Student Advisor, and Yearbook Faculty Advisor

    DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

    MY CAMERA BAGSwww.MyCameraBags.com

    • Personally created a web app for photographers to organize their equipment into lists, view important information about their equipment, and see what equipment other photographers have in their camera bags.
    • Built as a multi-page app leveraging JavaScript with Browserify, SASS, Bootstrap, JQuery, and CSS Grid
    • Users can login and authenticate via Firebase as well as create, update, edit, and delete items from their user inventories

    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUTHERFORD COUNTYVIEW DEMO

    • Personally created a web app for photographers to organize their equipment into lists, view important information about their equipment, and see what equipment other photographers have in their camera bags.
    • Built as a multi-page app leveraging JavaScript with Browserify, SASS, Bootstrap, JQuery, and CSS Grid
    • Users can login and authenticate via Firebase as well as create, update, edit, and delete items from their user inventories