SKILLS | EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE | DRAWING
After five years of living and working abroad, I wanted a new challenge, and as a creative individual, becoming a developer really appealed to me. I love working on projects and seeing them come to life, whether that's a scribble that becomes a storyboard, or a JavaScript snippet that inspires a fully fledged web app.
Since June 2016, I have been studying at Makers Academy, a developer bootcamp, where I have been learning fundamentals of software development through making fun projects (like this one). My experience at Makers Academy has engrained in me the importance of best coding practices, and this is my biggest priority in looking for a junior developer role. I'd love to work in a supportive environment where those practices are followed.
After university, I was offered a job as an English teacher in Moscow. Despite initially having had no contacts there, within a year I was working as a self-employed tutor. My professionalism and hard-work meant I was able to build and maintain a large network of students.
I have the ability to find what is exciting about a project, and bring this enthusiasm to a whole team. My final project team-mates credited my positive influence as being a crucial aspect to our project success(see video). I also have the perseverance to get things done and to keep going with a problem until it is solved.
Curiosity and hungry passion for code
Independent learner and problem-solver
OOP, TDD, SOLID, MVC, DDD
Software Craftsmanship
Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Node.js, Angular.js
Rspec, Jasmine, Mocha
PROJECTS:
| Name | Description | Technologies | Testing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road to Code | A game to help teach children the foundations of programming. | JavaScript, Jquery | Jasmine, Zombie, Mocha, Chai |
| Codey Gonzales | A speed type racer for code. | JavaScript, Rails, Postgres | Rspec, Capybara |
| Stay Cool | A clone of AirBnb which allows you to view, request and book places to stay. | Node, Rethink DB, Thinky | Jasmine, Zombie, Mocha, Chai |
You can see all of work thus far on my github profile.
Politics with French: BA(Hons) 2:1
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Photography specialism
A Levels: Geography(A), Graphic Design(A), Photography(A)
Full-time governess for girls aged 7 and 10, working in a private household with Russian-speaking staff. Responsible for the girls' welfare as well as their English education - taught 7 year-old girl English from complete beginner to basic fluency, as well as teaching her to read and write in English.
Self-employed English tutor for individual Russian students aged between four and eighteen. Travelling to their homes in Moscow to deliver lessons.
Responsible for teaching English classes and running conversation sessions for a group of sixty students. Involved in the organisation of cultural events for larger groups of students.
- Tech meet-ups, including those hosted by Twitter and Codecademy
- Drawing, recently did a distance learning course with London College of Art in Cartooning
- Running several times a week and participating in 5K races
- Degree-level French and a B2 (upper-intermediate) level certificate in Russian