Experience

Digital Initiatives

• United States
• Marketing and Advertising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Full Stack Web Developer

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  Digital Initiatives is a PE backed startup. The main mission is to create and develop new websites aimed at price aggregation and lead generation for industries that are either fragmented, or haven't yet embraced the digital space. Claims Photo App Built an Auto Insurance Claims Web Application from scratch for Digital Initiatives' parent company, American Access Casualty Company (AACC). Technologies: PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, MySQL, Bootstrap, AmazonS3, Mailgun, Twilio, JQGrid Allows AACC employees to request information and photos from customers Customer information and photos are stored in the App for AACC employees to manage The App went live in April 2017 and has become an integral part of their claims process Move Matcher Web App that aggregates moving companies in most major cities so users can receive instant quotes from a variety of movers Learned App's existing code base in order to add features and fix bugs on a weekly basis Use Git and Bitbucket for version control Navigated MySQL Workbench and Navicate for running SQL queries and importing/exporting data Worked with user permissions and user types to allow specific access based on role Researched and implemented various API's: Zillow, Google Maps, Google Business Klipfolio Tasked with displaying a specific set of SQL data so the sales team could be more informed about daily and weekly performance Researched and chose a Business Intelligence Tool called Klipfolio to display data Worked with Klipfolio's support team to create custom dashboards Show less



Web Development

• Greater Chicago Area

• Contract Web Developer

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

  Update and redesign client's webpages by editing/adding HTML, CSS, JQuery, and JavaScript. Communicate regularly to adjust project based on change in needs. Update and redesign client's webpages by editing/adding HTML, CSS, JQuery, and JavaScript. Communicate regularly to adjust project based on change in needs.



Dev Bootcamp

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  Learned technical skills like Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS, SQL, Git and more. I also learned about interpersonal strategies to fostering optimal learning in a teamwork environment. Co-created Sift, an app that allows developers to curate code samples from their GitHub repositories. Developed with an Angular-JS front end and a Rails back end, this app leverages the GitHub API to simplify advanced search options so developers can quickly and easily sift through their code. Learned technical skills like Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS, SQL, Git and more. I also learned about interpersonal strategies to fostering optimal learning in a teamwork environment. Co-created Sift, an app that allows developers to curate code samples from their GitHub repositories. Developed with an Angular-JS front end and a Rails back end, this app leverages the GitHub API to simplify advanced search options so developers can quickly and easily sift through their code.



Miracapo Pizza Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Document Control Specialist

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

  Specialized in document control within the Quality Assurance department. Managed and implemented procedural and ingredient changes using Microsoft SharePoint (cloud-based document management system) This position gave me valuable experience and knowledge about a functional business. To perform my role properly, I needed to communicate with all parts of the business. I regularly communicated with the following departments in order to accomplish tasks at hand: R&D, supply chain, procurement, QA, QC and finance. If any department required a procedural or ingredient change, I would learn about it and begin the implementation process in SharePoint. Show less



H&W Ingredients Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Representative

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Developed nutritional presentations, spreadsheets, and marketing pieces for existing and prospective clients. Contributed to product development in client’s test kitchen as well as attending focus groups for new products. Visited farming operations to observe upcoming fruit crops. Developed nutritional presentations, spreadsheets, and marketing pieces for existing and prospective clients. Contributed to product development in client’s test kitchen as well as attending focus groups for new products. Visited farming operations to observe upcoming fruit crops.



WellBeingMD

• Palos Heights, IL

• Summer Internship

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Dr. Principe is the founder of WellBeing MD. His focus is on improving patients’ lives by healthy living via nutrition and physical activity, also known as lifestyle medicine. Along with Dr. Principe, I met with patients, interviewed them regarding their nutritional habits and consulted with patients on ways to improve their health through a healthy diet. Dr. Principe’s practice includes a teaching kitchen to assist people learn basic cooking skills. I assisted with food seminars: food preparation, presentation, and created handouts on several subjects (examples: Fish Oil, Vitamin D, Sodium). Show less