EXPERIENCE
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Sept 2020 - Present
Apr 2017 - Sept 2020 (Part-Time) 
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Ripple Learning, LLC / Zollege.com
Director of Coding, Internship Program Manager, Frontend Developer / Instructor, Contract Instructor In Feb 2023, the Austin Coding Academy and associated schools was acquired by Ripple Learning LLC. I agreed to stay on in the Director of coding role. The Director of Coding role consisted of managing the Austin Coding Academy and its affiliated training programs. This innovative online/offline, full-time/part-time coding bootcamp is producing the next generation of professional developers. Paid Internship Program Manager I was asked to create and manage a paid internship program called the MVP shop. Capable, but inexperienced grads from our coding programs were struggling to find work in the days of covid, and we came up with the idea to hire grads to work on professional projects. I am hiring, project managing, contract drafting, client managing, doing whatever needs to be done. Within 6 months of implementing the program, our student job rate went from the low 40% range to 72% of the grads getting a full-time developer job. Frontend Developer / Instructor I was asked to teach in a full-time coding program for subsidiary Austin Coding Academy (half day) and do front-end development for Zollege (half day) In the teaching role, I taught HTML, CSS, Javascript, mySql, Node, React. In the dev role, I worked with Ruby, Jekyll, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and hubspot. Contract Instructor I taught in a part-time coding program for Austin Coding Academy before, during, and after their merger with Zollege. In the teaching role, I taught HTML, CSS, Javascript, bootstrap, mySql, Node, React. |
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Sept 2016 - Sept 2020
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K & T Manufacturing
President & Founder A product development and manufacturing firm I created to prototype, produce and profit from product ideas that my partner and I generate. |
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May 2014 - Sept 2016
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Dell.com
UX Prototyper Hired initially as a contractor to develop future-state interface content, then converted to full time employee. My daily work involved bootstrap, js, jquery, angular, and whatever tech solves the problem of the day. Great team and environment working with the latest web tech. |
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
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National Instruments
Front-end Developer 4 month contract. Placed by TEKsystems staffing. During this contract I spent most of my time updating existing web content to new design specs including static (HTML5, CSS3, LESS, JS, jQuery, Twitter Bootstrap) and dynamic pages (Vignette, Freemarker). |
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Oct 2012 - Aug 2013
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Bazaarvoice.com
Implementation Engineer Not a traditional developer position, I worked configuring the proprietary BV platform written in Freemarker, XML, HTML5, CSS3 and JS. I helped clients like Pampers, Leapfrog, Verizon, and Puma install our award winning SAAS products to their web and social environments. |
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Dec 2010 - Dec 2012
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Consulting Solutions.net
Software Instructor Taught semester long classes to industry professionals. (Adobe Create Suite, HTML5, CSS3, wordpress, joomla) The focus of this class was on designing and developing media rich web content. |
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Oct 2008 - Jul 2010
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Design Mill Inc.
Storyboard Team Lead, Programmer Created online SCORM compliant training content for the U.S. Marines. Developed detailed storyboards and prototypes used in animation and interactive development. Managed and directed up to 5 animators and programmers. (Photoshop, Flash, 3DS Max, After Effects, .NET, Visio, HTML5, CSS3) |
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Jan 1994 - Oct 2008
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Independent Contractor
Multimedia Consultant As an independent contractor, I worked with both start-up and established companies develop and deliver interactive and web content. Services included: 3D animation, web, interactive and video production. Clients included: Rayovac Inc., Computer Services Corp., Cornerstone Securities, Sunset Direct, Texas Humanities Resource Center, Adscreens, G.S.D.&M., Landmark Inc., Texas Department of Tourism, and Motorola Inc. |
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Jan 2004 - Jul 2008
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Multimedia Enterprise, Inc.
Software Instructor Freelance Software training. Taught week-long classes in Macromedia/Adobe Director to business and military professionals. |
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Sep 2000 - May 2003
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Austin Community College
Adjunct Faculty Applications taught Included: Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia SoundEdit16, & Adobe Premiere. I taught classes in beginning and advanced coding & multimedia production. |
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Jul 1998 - Sep 1999
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Kor Media, Inc
Multimedia Producer A management position at Kor Media where I directed a team of three in-house designers and programmers. We produced a dozen interactive and video projects. Clients included: GSD&M, Cornerstone Securities, Don't Mess with Texas, Shopamerica.com, Coke, BellSouth, and BellSouth.net. |