Summary
A frontend developer, with a background in music therapy, trained at Rice University’s UX/UI bootcamp. Proficient with HTML5, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap, Angular, Vue, and Node.js. As a frontend developer in a small startup, successfully designed UI and developed both static and dynamic websites catered for scientists at various research laboratories. Strengths lie in the coexisting empathetic user oriented communication skills garnered through years of working and teaching as a music therapist, and problem solving skills as a developer to translate the design idea into real products clients are using daily. I take pride in shipping out user interfaces that clients can rely on for their daily routine.
Skills
Technical Skillset
Proficient: Javascript, HTML5, CSS, Angular, Vue, Express/Node.js, Bootstrap3 & 4, PlotlyJS, Amazon S3
Functional: Flask, python, React, Amazon DynamoDB, Illustrator, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro
Comfortable with: Docker, git, Amazon elastic beanstalk, EC2, google analytics
Soft Skillset
Persistence, non-verbal communication/observation skill, adaptability, flexibility, self-motivated learner, resilience and grit.
Work
Experience
Freelance Web Designer / Developer (current)
Design / Dev / UXUI consulting
- Working locally (in Seattle, WA) and remotely to design/develop and maintain websites for small businesses, local community and awarenesses.
- Consulting with UX/UI improvement of existing web services.
Vathes LLC / DataJoint NEURO (February 2017 - July 2021)
Frontend Developer / Design
- Responsible for designing, developing and maintaining company’s websites as well as in developing and maintaining the framework for DataJoint documentation build system.
- Work closely with the data scientists in the team to develop interactive interface for visualizing computation results from the data pipelines, using visualization libraries such as PlotlyJS.
- Responsible for user interface design, frontend development, maintenance of data visualization custom web application. These web GUI are to be used internally by multi-lab collaboration research projects.
For full list of teaching, music therapist work and field experience, please download the curriculum vitae above.
Education
Washington University in St. Louis
- B.A. in Music (September 2004 - May 2008)
- M.M. in Keyboard Performance(September 2008 - May 2010)
Sam Houston State University
- M.M. in Music Therapy (Equivalency Program: September 2010 - August 2015)
Rice University
- UX/UI Bootcamp (June 2020 - December 2020)
Training &
Certification
- Music Therapist Board Certification (July 2012 - Certification #: 10365 Expiration date: 12/31/2022)
- Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT) Certification (October 2012)
- UX/UI Bootcamp Certificate of Completion (December 2020)