Fort Lauderdale, FL | deven@makecodenotwar.co | +1.954.348.7293 | Linkedin | GitHub 
Front End Development: CSS, CSS3, SCSS, SASS, BEM, ReactJS, PreactJS, JSX, jQuery, HTML, HTML5, Bootstrap, Bourbon, Codepen
Languages/Dialects: Javascript, Golang (Go), Ruby, PHP, Python, ECMAScript (ES6/JSX, not a language)
Frameworks: Redux, Google Apps Script (GAS), Ruby on Rails (RoR), WordPress, Sinatra, Node.js, Express
Databases: PostgreSQL, sqlite, SQL, pgAdmin, WordPress
Other Tools: React Router, AJAX, Google Apps, Agile Methodologies, OOP, MVC, Git and GitHub, Heroku, APIs, ERP, CMS, CRM, AWS, S3, Sketch, Bash, Umbraco, Zoho, EC2, Atom, Babel, Webpack, WP Engine
| Employment History | Dates |
|---|---|
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Allied Steel Buildings ▪ Fort Lauderdale, FL Website Development: Design, program and launch websites and web apps using React, WordPress, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, ES6, Git, Golang, Google Apps Script (GAS), PHP, and Postman. CRM Integration: Seamlessly weave data from CRM to company websites, legal forms, sale documents and invoices, and reporting tools via the use of Zoho APIs, cURL, HTTP requests, PHP, PDFLayer, and Postman. Marketing & Product Development: Responsible for email marketing campaigns, general digital marketing support including SEO optimization of company websites. |
Aug 2016 – Present |
| SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association ▪ Fort Lauderdale, FL Website Development: Design, program and launch websites and web apps using React, WordPress, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, ES6, Git, Golang, Google Apps Script (GAS), PHP, and Postman. CRM Integration: Seamlessly weave data from CRM to company websites, legal forms, sale documents and invoices, and reporting tools via the use of Zoho APIs, cURL, HTTP requests, PHP, PDFLayer, and Postman. Marketing & Product Development: Responsible for email marketing campaigns, general digital marketing support including SEO optimization of company websites. |
2009–2016 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Fort Lauderdale Tech Association ▪ Fort Lauderdale, FL Formed in 2016 to build, better, and unify the growing tech industry in Broward County. Our mission was to provide a welcoming and supportive platform for the local tech community (primarily developers) to meet and collaborate, create and find incubators for technology startups, leveraging our unique community diversity to set a new precedents for inclusion, and accelerate the growth and quality of Broward County’s tech industry on an international level. |
2016 – 2017 |
| REALTOR Rainbow Realty ▪ Fort Lauderdale, FL Small business owner / Licensed Realtor®. This was a second full time job alongside IGLTA. Specialized in green, eco-friendly homes. Emphasized innovative/new marketing/tech with tracked results to market and sell multi-family properties. |
2012 - 2014 |
| EVENT ORGANIZER, “Boss” Nerd Nite Fort Lauderdale ▪ Fort Lauderdale, FL A monthly event where 3-4 presenters share insight into a topic of person interest while the audience drinks along. It’s like the Discovery Channel with booze! The drinking is just as important as the learning. Typically held at the Funky Buddha in Oakland Park on the fourth Tuesday of each month. We bring together the thinkers in Fort Lauderdale. |
2017 - present |
| Education | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| 12-Week Development Bootcamp Full Stack Immersive Developer Course, Wyncode Academy ▪ Miami, FL |
2016 |
| 12-Week React Nanodegree Program React Developer Program, Udacity |
2018 |
| Bachelor of Arts Business Economics, University of California Santa Barbara ▪ Santa Barbara, CA Archaeology, Wayne State University ▪ Detroit, MI |
2003 |