Gee (Jiwon) Kang

NAME
Gee Kang

CONTACT
Email: gee.w.kang@gmail.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/geekang
Portfolio: http://ngmaster.ml

DESIRED JOB TITLES
Web Developer, Front-End Engineer, IT Specialist

SUMMARY
Looking to bridge people skills with knowledge in front-end development to create beautiful and easy-to-use web applications to the real world with over two years of customer and client service experience in both technical and non-technical industries. Continuing education at Udemy after interning at SkyKick in software engineering. Graduated from a coding bootcamp, Epicodus (1000 hours of hands-on coding in pair-programming).

SKILLS
Technical: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, jQuery, C#, .NET, Angular, WordPress, Bootstrap, Firebase
Non-technical: Pair-programming, Bilingual (English, Korean), Teamwork, Communication

CAPSTONE PROJECT
ngMaster: A single-page web application that helps users learn Angular framework effectively through documentation, video tutorials, and books. Other features include Google search bar and user authentication (2017) / Technologies Used: Angular 2, TypeScript, YouTube API, Google Custom Search, Bootstrap, and Firebase

EXPERIENCE
Developer Consultant (Short-Term Contractor): Data I/O (Paladin), Remonte (2018)
? Successfully fixed a bug in C# file that parsed XML texts to a CSV file where it populated null values instead of the actual values.
? Accurately updated sales part numbers, inventory part numbers, and item prices in the XML configuration files.
? Cleaned up some features in the Microsoft Word templates for various product models including changing text sizes and spacing, updating client proposals, and adding headers.

Software Engineering Intern: SkyKick, Seattle, WA (2017)
? Intern Group Project: Re-created/designed SkyKick internal web support tool that allowed users to search GUI for employment data. Technologies Used: Angular 2, Microsoft Azure, SQL database, and Sails.
? Debugging (DevOps): Pair-programmed with a mentor to identify bugs in the SkyKick migration system, set new conditional statements to overwrite and fix code errors, and created bug reports on error messages, bug locations, debugging processes, and solutions. Technologies Used: C# and .NET.
? Attended weekly stand-up meetings for any updates, plans, and blockers or impediments on software development or debugging process, and SCRUM meetings learning about Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and sprints.

Insurance Account Assistant: Wells Fargo (Robert Half International), Seattle, WA (2016)

Web Producer: Optimal Web Solutions, Seattle, WA (2015 – 2016)
? Managed over 100 small business owner clients by instructing them on navigating their websites, encouraging clients to use social media effectively to market their businesses and helping them set their own marketing goals every week.
? Customized business websites with designs/general layout/aesthetics clients requested to represent their businesses better. Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, WordPress, Adobe Photoshop.

EDUCATION
Computer Programming (Coding Bootcamp): Epicodus, Seattle, WA (2017)
? 27-week (1000 hours of hands-on coding) intensive program.
? Pair-programmed with a different partner everyday building various dynamic and interactive web
applications.
? Shared creative and interesting ideas to, and also collaborated well with the team during group projects.

Web Application Development (Certificate): Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA (2014 – 2016)
? Certificate: CIW Site Development Associate (2015)

Sociology (B.A): University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2009 – 2014)