Front-End Developer and UX/UI designer, with practical experience in project management, branding strategy, and creative direction; devoted to functional programming and information architecture.
A Front End Developer - Web Developer - User Experience Designer - Graphic Artist
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Linda Kovacs (Baranciuc) IT Helpdesk Analyst at Keymark Corporation & Kasson and Keller
Summary
• Over 8 years as an innovative and creative Web Developer, Web and Graphic Designer. • Over 10 years experience in Journalism: Radio, TV & Magazine. • Experienced IT Consultant. 20 years’ experience installing and troubleshooting hardware and software, computer technical support for PC Networking and Remote Desktop • 6 years’ experience as Translator/Interpreter: English, Italian & Romanian • Multilingual (English, Italian, French & Romanian) with excellent written and verbal communication. • Wide-ranging knowledge on Software Packages: Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite.
Professional Path
| Year | Company | Position | Address | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2016 - Present | Keymark Corporation, Kasson and Keller | IT Helpdesk Analyst | New York and Florida | Keymark Corporation Kasson & Keller Corp. F&F Transport, Inc. |
| September 2014 - January 2016 | Keymark Corporation, Kasson and Keller | Computer Technician Specialist | New York and Florida | Keymark Corporation Kasson & Keller Corp. F&F Transport, Inc. |
| February 2014 - September 2014 | The Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR) | Volunteer - IT consultant | Utica, NY | MVRCR |
| March 2014 - Present | Compass Interpreters | Volunteer Interpreter/Translator | Utica, NY | Compass Interpreters |
| March 2013 - Present | Metal Sculptures Land of Alex Kovacs | Web Developer, Web & Graphic Designer | NY | Metal Sculptures Land of Alex Kovacs Metal Sculptures Land of Alex Kovacs |
| May 2006 - March 2013 | UN.I.O.N. - Unione Italiana Organismi Notificati | Web Developer, Web & Graphic Designer | Rome, Italy |
UN.I.O.N.
| Newsliftletter Ex web-sites http://www.union-associazione.net/ | http://www.newsliftletter.it/ |
| April 2008 - February 2013 | One Pubblicita e Editoria Srl - Profili Italia (Italian Publishing Company) | Jurnalist | Italy | Profili Italia section Edizioni Profili |
| October 2002 - October 2006 | Civil and Criminal Court | Translator and Interpreter | Salerno, Italy | |
| 1995 - 2000 | Radio Unison & TV Vaslui | Jurnalist | Vaslui, Romania | Radio Unison & TV Vaslui Radio Unison & TV Vaslui Radio Unison & TV Vaslui |
Educational Path
| Year | Certification | Authority | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2017 | Full Stack Web Development Certification - Computer Software Engineering | Free Code Camp | Codecademy | FreeCodeCamp Codecademy |
| February 2015 | Web Mastering & Design | Graphic Designer | 3D Modeling & Animation | CPU Academy | Rome, Italy CPU Academy |
| October 2015 | WERCing Woman of Achievement Award (Carrier Accomplishments & Outstanding efforts to support women in our Community) | Women's Employment & Resource Center | Utica, NY WERCing Woman of Achievement Award |
| October 2015 | WERCing Woman of Achievement Award (Carrier Accomplishments & Outstanding efforts to support women in our Community) | New York State Assembly | Utica, NY |
| October 2015 | WERCing Woman of Achievement Award (Carrier Accomplishments & Outstanding efforts to support women in our Community) | Senator Joseph A. Griffo | Utica, NY |
| October 2014 | WERCing Woman of Achievement Award (Carrier Accomplishments & Outstanding efforts to support women in our Community) | Congress of the United States | Utica, NY |
| June 2014 | Joomla Certificate | Master Academy | Rome, Italy Master Academy |
| 2012 | English as a Second Language - Upper Intermediate level 7 (B2 European level CEFR) | UPTER Roma - Università Popolare | Rome, Italy |
| December 2011 | CILS - Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language - Fourth level (C2) (Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera) | Università di Siena | Rome, Italy |
| April 2008 | Certification for studies on U.S. domestic politics and relations between Italy and the United States | The Student Movement for International Organization (MSOI) & The Embassy of the United States of America in Rome | Rome, Italy |
| August 2008 | Certificate for international United Nations simulation conference - U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime | VIMUN - Vienna International Model United Nations | Vienna, Austria Vienna International Model United Nations (VIMUN) 2008 |
April 2007 | Certificate as an interpreter linguistic-cultural mediator in healthcare and justice field | European Union Program for Lazio Region (ERFAP Lazio, European Union & Departement of Labour and Welfare Rome, Italy) | Rome, Italy |
| February 2004 | Certificate for translations/interpretations in criminal investigations | Civil and Criminal Court (Procura della Repubblica c/o Tribunale di Salerno) | Salerno, Italy |
| 1999 - 2001 | Coursework in Computer Science | Gheorghe Asachi University | Iasi, Romania |
Being a great software engineers means not only being fluent with the latest frameworks and languages, but also having an evolved intuition for writing efficient and beautiful code. Before mastering the higher level technologies in software development for the web.
Front-end Development
User expectations of Web and Mobile Applications have significantly increased in the last 10 years and the level of sophistication of front-end development has increased to match it. Studing HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, Javascript, JQuery, AJAX, JSON and going beyond with modern frameworks like Angular and React.
Back-end Developmentk
Takeing JavaScript skills to the backend with Node.js and the amazing ecosystem of libraries that have made JavaScript the leader in next-generation backend web engineering. Master the use of Angular, PHP, Ruby on Rails and APIs to connect to vast amounts of user data.
Databases
Master data persistence by building your own SQL database engine, learning about new NoSQL databases like Mongo and how to integrate these into your applications.
Tools & best practices
Git, text editors, Test-Driven Development, virtual machines... know the state of the art tools that developers are using to increase the productivity of their work.
I am available for freelance projects.
Full-stack developers are comfortable working with both back-end and front-end technologies.
Front-end technologies
o HTML - the structure of web pages
o CSS - the visual style of web pages
o Bootstrap - a "responsive design" tool that helps your websites look great on tablets and phones
o jQuery - an easy tool for controlling content in the browser
o JavaScript - the one programming language that all web browsers use
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Back-end technologies
o PHP - a server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development
o SQL - a popular language for pulling data out of spreadsheet-like relational databases
o Agile - a set of software development principles that focus the design and production of a project on the needs of its users
o MongoDB - a popular non-relational database
o AngularJS - a tool for making exciting web interfaces
o ExpressJS - a powerful web development framework
o NodeJS - a runtime that handles files and network activity.
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Developer Tools
o Chrome DevTools - a tool for understanding and debugging websites, right in your browser
o Git - a version control system for saving and sharing your projects
o Algorithms - step-by-step recipes for getting things done
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