• Résumé

Don Ortega

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Web Developer

Technical Knowledge

  • Languages: HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Compass, JavaScript, Ember, React, AngularJS, jQuery, Ruby, PHP, MySQL
  • Software: Visual Studio Code, Atom, Sublime Text, Gulp, Grunt, Bower, WordPress, Drupal, Sitecore, Photoshop
  • Source Control: Git, Subversion, Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Recent Professional Experience

  • February 2012 - March 2017

    Senior Web Developer

    Responsibilities

    • Develop front-facing user interfaces using cutting-edge HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript toolkits.
    • Participate in routine regular agile scrum meetings for each active project.

    Achievements

    • Performed a complete site rebuild for a winery company that incorporated responsive web design techniques that resulted in a 1700% increase in sales within first month of launch.
    • Developed the front-end of an academic services app with a rush timeline with the help of the Twitter Bootstrap framework.
    • Developed a campaign builder for a listening and engagement platform that searches online news sources for grouped keywords.
  • July 2011 - January 2012

    Web Developer (Contractor)

    Responsibilities

    • Resolve bugs in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript found by the QA teams.
    • Refactor views to fetch localized resources for International sites from a Sitecore CMS database.
  • Seattle Times, Seattle, WA

    March 2011 - June 2011

    Web Developer (Contractor)

    Responsibilities

    • Develop website templates from given Photoshop design files.
    • Redesign website using HTML5 and CSS3 best practices.
    • Accommodate requests for image assets, interactive elements, etc from news producers using customized CMS.
  • eROI, Portland, OR

    August 2007 - May 2010

    Web Developer

    Responsibilities

    • Developed websites from given Photoshop design files.
    • Used PHP/MySQL to develop pincode campaign microsites.
    • Used jQuery/JavaScript to enhance website experiences.
    • Produced functional websites using software packages such as WordPress and CMS Made Simple.
    • Continuously collaborated with account executives, designers, and clients in order to completely satisfy client's requirements.

    Achievements

    • Created a contest engine in WordPress for a digital scrapbooking resource site to allow users to submit entries as WordPress posts without being a WordPress user. Also used jQuery/JavaScript to record votes for entries. (70k visits / 7 months)
    • Produced a WordPress-powered site that showcases calendar from digital artists. (130k visits / 12 months)
    • Built PHP/MySQL database backend for pincode campaigns for Breitling (10k email addresses collected), Symantec (15k responses collected), and National Society of Collegiate Seniors. (5k responses collected)
    • Created company website for well-known local accounting firm using CMS Made Simple.
  • June 2004 - August 2007

    Web Application Developer / Network Specialist

    Responsibilities

    • Produced content for website in cooperation with associated sports directors.
    • Designed website for new spin-off organization.
    • Troubleshooted any hardware and software problems that may have arisen.

    Achievements

    • Redesigned website to better organize pertinent information related to the organization with ~300k page views monthly.
    • Introduced simple online store capability resulting in ~$10,000 in sales in its first year of implementation.

Education

  • Oregon State University, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Information Systems

    June 2003

    • Business Administration minor
    • GPA: 3.31/4.00
    • Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program (MECOP), Golden Key International Honor Society, KBVR-FM