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Software Development & UX/UI Design
- HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Materialize, SASS, Javascript, jQuery
- React.js, React-Router, Flux, Context API, AJAX, Fetch, Axios, Webpack
- Python, Django, Migrations, RESTful API’s, SQL, MongoDB
- HTTP Architecture, MVC, ORM, Git Version Control System
- Experience with React Native, Ruby, Java, C# , iOS/Swift 3, Firebase, Redux, Docker, AWS
- UX/UI: Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, Illustrator, Figma
- Lean & Agile Methodologies Experience
- CMS: WordPress, Magento, Joomla
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Content Creation
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, Sketch, Figma
- Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut X, Avid Editing Systems, Cinematographic Training
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Digital Marketing
- Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/Snapchat Ad Creation & Management
- MailChimp, Unbounce, SMTP2GO,
- Google Analytics, Adwords, Adsense
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Personal Highlights
- Fully fluent in English and Spanish
- Excellent ability to communicate ideas across different cultures and people
- Excell in team enviroments in all capacities
- Enjoy finding ways to teach and share new skills in a way that adapts to each individual
- Experience producing, writing, shooting, and editing original content highlighting Miami’s Tech & Start-Up Culture
- Extensive business, marketing, design, and development experience working to meet the user and business needs
- Currently in iOS 10/Swift 3 and Redux/Firebase Courses
- Taken various products through their full production and marketing cycles, ranging from an original tablet and pen-drive brand, custom soccer uniforms, and currently launching my own digital SaaS product.
- Always passionate for learning
OpenField | Founder, UX/UI Designer, Lead Developer | 2018-Present
UX/UI, Wire-framing, Prototyping, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap 4, Javascript, React.js, Flux, Python/Django, Restful API’s, MySQL
- Currently leading team in developing app for managing sporting events
- UX / UI Lead - Wireframed and prototyped all views
- Front-End Development (React) Lead, built all views Back-End Development (Python/Django)
- Currently also leading customer acquisition initiatives
- Business Model creator & Pitch Presenter
- Demo available upon request
Teacher Assistant | 4Geeks Academy, Miami, FL | Summer 2018
Mentoring, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Javascript, React.js
- Had successful one on one mentoring sessions helping students learn new concepts
- Teacher assistant on all front-end technologies
Digital Content Designer & Strategist | Red Panda Digital Marketing, Miramar, FL | 2016 - Present
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Javascript, Jquery, Magento, Wordpress & Other CMS
- This is my company where I provide web, graphic design, and digital marketing services
- Fully developed various Magento e-commerce stores for international companies
- Took clients from concept and design, all the way through their full web development
- Design and distribut responsive e-mail marketing campaigns with over 10,000 recipients
- Full Management and Design of Social Media Ad Campaigns
- Design custom snapchat filters for various organizations
- Created video animations for Instagram stories
- Screen-printing of original corporate t-shirt designs
- Provided corporate promotional items and apparel
Original Content Creator | YouTube.com/AlanThinks, Miami, FL | 2017 - Present
- Produce videos featuring Miami’s underground culture of start-ups, tech, and entrepreneurship.
- Storytelling with a creative twist and an energetic voice
- Attend and cover various weekly events, such as: pitch competitions, meet-ups, tech conferences, and hackathons
- Interview community members including social entrepreneurs, start-up founders, politicians, and community leaders
- Quick-thinking ability to carry out witty unscripted interviews
- Created a memorable brand image and recognizable persona
Social Media & Web Coordinator | ASA College, North Miami Beach, FL | 2014 - 2016
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Javascript, Some PHP, Wordpress
- UX/UI Conceptual design for updated Wordpress site which doubled the amount of leads received through webpage
- Maintained and updated the college website
- Tasked with coding responsive e-mail designs and managing the e-blast system
- Led a small team that assisted with web and design efforts
- Managed traditional and digital advertising campaigns directly generating thousands of meaningful leads to the admissions team
- Responsible for photography, copy, landing pages, and e-mails for advertising campaigns
- Conceptualized and produced various interactive marketing activations for the admissions team to use at outreach events, making our booth more attractive to attendees
- In charge of all types of graphic design including bus and office wraps, social media content, trade show branding and material, and commemorative campaigns
- Created and grew original social media accounts
- Generated thousands of leads through Social Media Campaigns
Communications Director | Casa Sobre La Roca, Non-Profit, Miami Gardens, FL | 2013 - 2014
HTML, CSS, Wordpress
- Led the creative vision of the organization as a whole
- Updated the website content regularly
- Developed marketing content through different mediums using design for web, video, and print
- In charge of a small team that handled all communications through major and minor social media outlets
- Fully responsible for the pre-production, production, and post-production of weekly video segments which included interviews, animations, motion graphics, and video montages
- Designed promotional materials such as video spots, business cards, posters, flyers, t-shirts, water bottles, as well as designing and supervising production of a full set of soccer uniforms
- Organization of weekly events, managing live productions as well as other multimedia presentations
- Event manager and mentor for the youth organization “EPIC”
Marketing & Product Design | Red Panda Technologies Corp., Miramar, FL | 2011 - 2014
HTML, CSS, Magento, Joomla
- Led the brand, product, and package development for the “Vollat” USB and Tablet products, which were internationally distributed
- Fully developed the Latin America distribution website with e-commerce capabilities, as well as designed the brand website for North American distribution later using a content management system.
- Conceptualized and implemented the brand marketing
- Headed the technical analysis of all products
- Full design development for two different tablet models, including loading animations, manual designs, and packaging design
- Headed a marketing and sales team in Colombia with our Latin America distribution partner which directly led to the products being distributed across several universities and technology fairs in Colombia
- Trained the Colombia team for online sales and marketing, including social media advertisement
Product Manager | Afin, Inc., Miramar, FL | 2009 - 2011
HTML, CSS
- Other responsibilities included business card design, website design, and other in-house IT support
- In charge of research and testing of all consumer electronics and software, directly impacting all purchasing decisions
- Represented the company at largest technology fair in the world, Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas
Full Stack Web Development | 4Geeks Academy | February 2018
- 16-week (300+ hours) project-based software development program teaching HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, SASS, React.js, FLUX, Webpack, Python, Django, RESTful API’s, SQL, MongoDB, HTTP Architecture, AJAX, MVC, ORM, Migrations, Git
Motion Graphics / Film & TV | Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) | 2004-2007
- Completed 115 Credits
- Related Coursework: Graphic/Web Design, Cinematography, Film/TV Production and Editing, Script Writing, Broadcast Design, 3D Modeling, Art History
Other Relevant Coursework
- Application Development II (C#), Jacksonville University, 2009: Included designing and analyzing solutions, testing and debugging, and documentation, collections, file processing, creating and testing classes, encapsulation and inheritance.
- Computer Programming I (Java), Florida International University, 2008: Objects, Classes, methods, parameters, data types, selection and iteration, boolean expressions, arrays, software testing and interactive debugging.
- Officer Training Command, Naval Science Institute, College Program, 2009: Training for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps included Leadership courses, Naval Warfare Introduction, Military Training.