Hello Hello
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UI/UX Design
- Research
- Wireframes
- Prototypes
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Typography
- User testing
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Front-End
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- Semantic DOM
- Markdown
- HAML,YAML
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- Sass/Scss
- Less
- BEM
- OOCSS
- SVG
- Animations
- Transitions
- Perspective
- Browser support
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- AJAX
- JSON
- Animations
- Validations
- Coffeescript
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- jQuery
- Modernizr
- Gulp
- Grunt
- Angular
- Backbone
- Ember
- D3
- Underscore
- Handlebars
- Moustache
- Gulp/Grunt
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- npm
- Homebrew
- Ruby Gems
- Composer
- Bower
- Performance
- Accessibility
- Responsive Web Design
- Analytics
- SEO
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Back-End
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- Rails
- Sinatra
- Rspec
- Active Record
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- Laravel
- Wordpress
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- Designing schema
- SQL/NoSQL
- SQLite
- Postgres
- MongoDB
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- Gulp
- Grunt
- Vagrant
- TravisCI
- OAuth integration
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Additional
- Agile Workflow
- OO Programming
- Version Control
- Git/SVN
- APIs/REST
- Unit Testing/TDD
- VMWare
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Personal
- Highly empathetic, inclusive, team-oriented
- Value integrity and transparency
- Easily distill key information from diverse sources
- Creative, artistic, fun-loving
How'd you get here?
These skills span 10+ years of personal exploration and professional employment. They reflect my ability to seek out, learn, and perform complicated tasks; my ability to adapt to change, and to persevere during difficult stages; and the level of integrity, carefulness, and responsibility that I put into my work. I value informed, quality, research-based data and creative solutions to problems. All of this grew from:
- 5 years professional experience with JavaScript and advanced Front-End Web Principles
- 15 years with HTML, CSS, Web Design, Wordpress, Web Hosting, Graphic Design, Fine Arts
- 6 years in Biodefense Research, with DOD Secret clearance and DOJ Select Agent clearance
Personal Skills and Strengths
- Highly empathetic, inclusive, team-oriented
- Value integrity and honesty over politics
- Can look at complex information and distill key points
- Creative, artistic, fun-loving
The Ideal Position
I have worked on projects throughout the stack, but Front-End Development and UX Design is my happy place and where my greatest strengths lie. I'm passionate about using Front-End languages and technology to create useful, interesting products that meet user needs.
- Front-End Development, Full Stack with focus on Front-End, or Front-End/UX Design combination
- Local to Columbus, OH -or-
- Support remote employees / distributed offices
- Direct hire (not contracting)
About You
Chosing companies based on best fit is a luxury that many, particularly women, don't often get. I value this opportunity and am taking my search with care and consideration. The most important things I'm looking for in a company are:
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Culture
I'm looking for places that actively foster:
- Collaboration and Respect - across roles, departments, and job titles
- Employee Health - including work/life balance and mental health
- Continued Education - be it through mentoring, attending conferences, paying for classes, hosting groups, etc
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Mission
In "job listing" speak: Bonus points if your company:
- Does good in the world through product or philanthropy
- Focuses on the Users through active research and feedback loops
- Makes fairness and transparency company values
Contact Me
As I mentioned, if you think my skills and your needs are a great fit, send me an email! jldennison.contact@gmail.com
No recruiters or contracting positions, please.