I am a passionate full stack web developer with expertise in Ruby, Rails, API integration, Javascript, Angular.js, CSS, HTML, responsive design, object oriented design, Postgres, testing, Git, and agile methodologies. In my past, I worked as a full stack developer at Access Care Technology building an app that helps doctors better serve their patients through video conferencing, scheduling, and medical record tools. I am committed to writing well-designed, extendible code and I love learning and taking on challenging problems.
Applications Developer @ http://www.accesscare.com/platform
- Helped to develop a browser-based video conferencing solution for doctors with integrated calendar, scheduling, and medical record tools.
- Participated in the design, development and maintenance of database objects, models, and code. Write clean HTML, CSS, and Javascript to create a seamless user experience.
- Designed and built restful internal and external web APIs.
- Additional responsibilities included devOps, such as changing Chef configurations and deploying code.
- Researched and provided guidance on best technologies.
- Wrote KB documentation to reduce repetitively solving the same problems.
- Committed to implementing best practices when writing code.
Technologies: Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Angular.js, CSS, HTML, Postgres, GItHub, Chef, Jasmine,
RSpec, Capybara, WebRTC, Heroku, Bootstrap, Pivotal Tracker, Amazon AWS, Devise, New Relic From December 2014 to September 2015 (10 months) Web Developer @ Personal Projects
Living Constellations
https://living-constellations.herokuapp.com/
https://github.com/jessicadanaowens/living-constellations
- An app inspired by the game of life.
- Technologies: vanilla Javascript, Rails
ArtMap
https://github.com/jessicadanaowens/artmap
https://gentle-stream-9433.herokuapp.com
- A map tool that enables users to search for art collections all over the world and tag their art collections on a google map.
- Designed the architecture to be extendable and maintainable with highly organized code, appropriately named functions, and thorough test coverage.
- Technologies: Angular.js, Ruby on Rails, Jasmine, RSpec, Google Maps API
Alchemy API Analyzer
https://github.com/jessicadanaowens/alchemy_api
https://evening-woodland-3154.herokuapp.com/
- Built an app that collects recent data from the Twitter and StackOverflow APIs and analyzes the data with the Alchemy API to reveal customer sentiment.
- Technologies: Angular.js, Ruby on Rails, Twitter API, StackOverflow API, Alchemy API From May 2015 to August 2015 (4 months) student @ Trained in object oriented programming, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, SQL, Postgres, API integration, Github, Heroku, testing, and agile processes. In addition to instructors, mentored by three developers with 9-20 years of experience.
gSchool Projects
Technologies for the following projects included Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Ajax, Bootstrap, CSS, Haml, Github, RSpec, Capybara, Amazon AWS, Keen.io, Devise
EdgeRocket
Production code - Pair programmed with CTO to build several features for an educational platform
https://edgerocket-stage.herokuapp.com/
Demo app for Go Spot Check
Production code - Contributed to a mobile-first app that pulls and presents data from Go Spot
Check’s new API
https://github.com/gospotcheck/gSchool
Frame-It
gSchool Personal Project - Built a browser application for visualizing art in different spaces
https://github.com/jessicadanaowens/frameit_rails_app
Rant.ly
gSchool Final Class Project - Built a social platform where users can share and explore content
https://github.com/jessicadanaowens/rantly From June 2014 to November 2014 (6 months) Freelancer @ - Projects included web development, design, and writing
- Designed sales collateral with InDesign and Illustrator for the Root Group, an I.T. company
- Built website and graphics for a landscaping company, called Best In Town Landscape, using Bootstrap and Illustrator
- Wrote online articles for LIVESTRONG.com with over 350,000 online views.
- Commissioned for writing services that included website copy, blogs, and grants From March 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 4 months) Web Development Intern @ - Interned at a top 20 mobile app company where I executed wireframes for the website using Bootstrap, CSS, HTML From January 2014 to February 2014 (2 months)
gSchoolBachelor of Arts, Art, History @ Hamilton College From 2005 to 2009 200 Hour Teacher Certification, Yoga @ CorePower Yoga From 2011 to 2011 Study Abroad @ New York University From 2008 to 2008 Jessica Owens is skilled in: Software Development, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, SQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Test Driven Development, Angular, Responsive Web Design, HTML Canvas, CSS, HTML5, Sinatra, APIs