Denver, CO | 917-477-9485 | ogroetz@gmail.com
Github | LinkedIn | Website | Medium Blog
Proficient: Javascript, ReactJS, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redux, Redux-Thunk, Axios, Adobe Ps/Ai/Id
Women Connect Tech - Github repo | Youtube
App created as a platform to raise percentages of women in tech from currently being only 25% in tech (and 12% in SE)
- Ruby on Rails backend - ReactJS/Redux frontend, PostgreSQL database
- Incorporated user login through authentication, sessions, cookies
- Made API requests using Redux-Thunk in Redux ‘Action’ files with both Axios and Fetch
- Managed state by connecting class components directly to a Redux store
Checkout - WARE - Github repo | Youtube
To become more familiar with ecomm. sites, this program hinges upon an engaging front end client communicating directly to a back end server: database schema and application models(carts and items) correspond directly to the DOM
- Single Page Application (SPA): Rails backend - Javascript frontend, PostgreSQL database
- Client & server interactions handled asynchronously (AJAX) through JSON data, GET & POST Fetch requests
- Included Object Oriented JS highlighting the significance of class models
Social Justice Events - Github repo | Youtube
Social justice movements exploded during Spring 2020, but there was no central app for ppl to find out more information on protests, meetings, etc: This app connects people and information through event posts & management
- Full back-end program employing Ruby on Rails framework with SQLite3 database
- User validation for signup & login using bcrypt - 3rd party OAuth login through Github
- Followed RESTful URLs using CRUD with a nested resource example
Institutional Change - Github repo | Youtube
Program built in response to direct need of Denver based art gallery wanting museum-goers to sign a pledge in regards to ending Institutional Racism. Blog Platform for education and conversation.
- Built an MVC Ruby application, using the Sinatra gem framework and Active Record
- Designed relational database schema using SQLite3
- Processed error message handling on forms and pages that require user login
Green Elephant Juicery, LLC
Denver & Vail, CO
Partner, COO, Executive Chef, Nov 2014-March 2020
- Grew company with 1 location and 5 people to 4 locations, 50+ people and 12+ wholesale accounts in 5 years
- Built all systems for financials, employee training, menus, growth; prepared all necessary reports for partners
Gerard Partners, LLC
New York, NY
Executive & Personal Assistant, Jan 2010-Nov 2014
- Established all systems for managing office & home personnel, work & personal calendars, correspondence, filing, bookkeeping, and travel arrangements, radically increasing efficiency
- Prepared weekly, monthly, and yearly reports
Flatiron School, Remote, April 2020 - Sept 2020
F/T Fullstack Software Engineering Bootcamp
Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, Jan 2010 - Dec 2013 AA Fashion Design