Resumé
I am a creative UI / UX Developer with a passion for building powerful user experiences for the web.
I create attractive, user-friendly websites and applications to help businesses generate leads, increase sales, and maintain happy customers.
My background and proficiencies span the latest web technologies, tools and best practices including HTML5, CSS3, LESS, SASS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, WordPress, SQL, Photoshop, Mockups and Wireframes, Responsive Web Design, Git / GitHub, Cross-browser Compatibility, SEO, Google Analytics, and Web Standards.
Experience
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius

Founder, UI/UX Developer
Top String Consulting, LLC
November 2014 – Present
We partner with companies of all sizes across multiple locations to develop top-quality web solutions and deliver lasting results. Our specialties are user experience (UX) design, user interface (UI) development and digital marketing, with laser-focus on our clients’ needs from a project’s concept to launch.
Head over to www.topstring.com to see more of what I’ve been up to lately.

Freelance UI/UX Developer
Sarah Gaskins
May 2009 – Present
Focus on concept, strategy, user experience and accessibility from multiple devices with responsive design.
Specialize in creating and implementing search engine optimization strategies to improve search results and increase web site traffic.

UI Engineer
Kabbage, Inc.
January 2013 – November 2014
Built and extended custom modules within Orchard CMS (C#) to support website and back end application.
Developed in three-week sprints using Scrum in an agile environment to deliver iterative software
releases, including thorough cross-browser testing to support all major browsers.

Front End Web Developer
WebMD
September 2010 – December 2012

Front End Web Developer
Apogee Interactive
March 2010 – September 2010

Front End Web Developer
Kerigan Marketing Associates
March 2006 – May 2009
Maintained approximately 50 sites and played a key role in the creation and rapid growth of in-house web hosting department leading to increased revenue within the company.
Collaborated in developing and managing marketing and media plans including web, radio, print, and outdoor advertising campaigns for multiple clients; Implemented targeted online campaigns such as pay-per-click keyword advertising (Google AdWords), annual email surveys, SEO and banner ads.
Designed and distributed email marketing campaigns for clients ranging from bi-weekly to quarterly distribution of HTML e-newsletters.
Education
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela


University of Georgia
Terry College of Business
Master of Internet Technology
2011


University of Georgia
Grady College of Journalism
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Public Relations
2004
My Skills

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

jQuery

Bootstrap

less

Sass

MySQL

Visual Studio

Microsoft IIS

Microsoft .NET

Microsoft ASP

Scrum

Agile

Jira

Bamboo

NodeJS

NPM

Bower

Gulp

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Flash

Font Awesome

Google Analytics

Git

Github

Bitbucket

WordPress
