Instructional Designer Software Engineer
Resume:
Jim McCoy
Front End Specialist
Austin, TX *****
ad5n2v@r.postjobfree.com
Instructional Designer @ Grow with Google & Google Learning Lab Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Top Skills
React
AngularJS
Node.js
I have worked as a software engineer, full-stack web developer, customer success manager, interactive designer, UX/UI architect, instructional designer, technical marketing manager, consultant, and educator over the past 25 years.
Specialties:
Web/Application - Development/Management:
Progressive Web Applications, (X)HTML/HTML5, CSS/Pre-Post Processors, front-end frameworks including React, Angular, Node, Express, Vue, Bootstrap/Foundation/Material/Bulma, JavaScript/AJAX/JQuery, JSON/XML, ES6+/Babel, Python, Meteor, PHP, Laravel, Mocha/Chai, Cheerio, Nightmare, SSL/HTTPS, Websockets, Headless Browsing, RegEx, Social Media API's, SEO, web analytics, and many others. Instructional Design, Ed. Tech:
Articulate Rise, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Habitat reader, Vyond, Genially, Skilljar, Camtasia, Adobe Premiere, ADDIE methodology, Learning pathways Mobile/Application:
React Native, Swift, Objective-C, Java, Kotlin, React Native, Ionic, Cordova.
Web/Product - Design/Research:
UI Design, SVG, Animation, Typography, Web Fonts, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe, Sketch, Iconography, Logo Design, UX Research/ Management, HCD, Business Model Canvass, Mind/Empathy Maps, Proto/User Personas, User/Customer Journey, Sales Funnels, Value Proposition Canvass, UX Scenario/Blueprint, Story-boarding, Information Design, Site Map, Flow Chart, Wireframe, Wireflow, Prototyping, User Testing/Behavior, and AB Testing. Content Management/Templating:
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Instructional Designer (via Synergis IT + Creative) - Grow with Google Google
April 2022 to Present
(1 year 10 months)
As an Instructional Designer at Google, I develop high impact learning solutions across multiple modalities that align with the needs and culture of learners for Grow with Google Certificate Courses and the Google Learning
Lab. In addition, I partner with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, including subject matter experts, managers, internal learning organization and external consultant agencies. I work to establish and maintain relationships/ credibility with partners, identify needs/requirements for the courses, develop appropriate solutions, and measure impact according to program objectives. Advisory Board Member - Customer Experience
University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business - Houston, TX January 2022 to Present
Program advisor at C.T. Bauer College of Business focused on improving quality through mentorship, strategic review, and innovation of their Customer Experience Certificate Program.
Contract Web Consultant
Ideas Come Alive
June 1997 to Present
– Created progressive websites and mobile applications using skills including React/ReactNative, Angular, Vue, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, node, SQL and MongoDB.
– Worked with clients to develop accurately scoped project plans for web apps built to specifications drawn from usability research done to target specific potential customers and sales funnels.
– Led local and distributed teams of developers and designers as well as taught complex technical knowledge and provided direct mentorship.
– Designed stylish and functional designs based on UX research and using tools like Illustrator and Photoshop.
– Provided immediate debugging, testing and automation services to existing teams and applications. Selected Work Details: hybridblock.io
– Creation of React-based web app allowing the trading of mixed cryptocurrencies including bitcoin.
– Creation of React native-based android client.
– Code correction and bug fixes on existing code. trcoa.edu
– Teaching design and front-end development to musicians and producers.
– Craft brand, define marketing plans and develop websites for new music production businesses and artists.
– Maintain and develop all web and technical properties related to the school.
– Create accredited curriculum for technical based lessons. impulsifyinc.com
– Front-end development of react-based hotel kiosk stations.
– Bug fixes and feature upgrades on the backend POS system for hotel management. fatburningman.com
– Provided feature creation and bug fixing for a vast array of websites and apps.
– Graphic design and the creation of new landing pages and email campaigns to support a top 5 podcast. Learning Architect
Meta
August 2021 to April 2022
(9 months)
Lead subject matter expert and curriculum developer for the Meta Certification program on Coursera. Sole architect of five certifications for Front End Web Developer, Backend Developer, Database Engineer, iOS Developer, & Android Developer. Daily direction of learning teams and interaction with Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram engineers.
Podium Education
Head of Curriculum - Web Development
January 2021 - April 2022 (1 year 4 months)
Engineering Training Specialist & Curriculum Developer Expedia Group - Austin, TX
December 2018 to December 2018
I am in charge of creating and running an innovative internal boot-camp style program offered to employees who are curious about changing careers to engineering related opportunities. In addition select cadidates who I have trained go on to a co-operative learning opportunity with one of our incredible Vrbo development teams. My position is uniquely set as an interface between multiple departments with a focus on knowledge sharing and skill mastery. In this role I am responsible for meeting with key partners to understand training needs, define learning processes, develop curriculum, deliver instruction and evaluate outcomes. This includes coordination of all projects and classes, program management, providing mentorship opportunities, keeping track of technology advances in the industry and continued learning of platform changes and processes at Vrbo. In addition I am responsible for assisting all re- training of developers, adding tech subjects to other learning initiatives and assisting in training of new college hires and interns through our Vrbo
University program.
The University of Texas at Austin
Adjunct Professor
January 2016 - December 2018 (3 years)
Austin, Texas Area
As an adjunct professor at the University of Texas my focus is teaching both full-stack web development and user experience and interface design to students and alumni. My two courses combine the rigor of university classes with the popular coding boot-camp approach. In both classes the focus is always on real-world user situations, actual deliverables and innovative problem solving using modern skills and approaches. The full-stack web development course uses JavaScript frameworks and tools like react, node and mongo. One half of the course is focused on the general developer skills and front-end with technologies like html, css, javascript/jquery/ajax, public api's, git, and heroku. The second half is focused on the back-end with technologies like node, express, laravel, mySQL, mongo, PHP, handlebars, meteor and react. The UX/UI design course begins with crafting brand and experience as well as research into the user, business and systems. Then students learn to create mock-ups and high-fidelity designs using popular products like Adobe CC and Sketch. Lastly, my UX/UI class learns the front- end development skill set with technologies like html, css, javascript/jquery/ ajax, public api's, git, SVG, D3, and firebase. Head of Instruction
Trilogy Education Services - Austin, TX
August 2016 to November 2018
Launched UT Austin program – first UT Austin Full Stack Flex instructor
- Instructor for 12 cohorts, totaling over 400 students trained in full stack web development and UX/ UI design combined. 1 out of every 22 students across over 35 universities has been my student since Trilogy started.
- Around 90% placement within 90 days of graduation.
- Half of the UT Austin program’s TA staff are former students, including many students who were hired into integral roles within the Trilogy organization.
- Often lectured 13 hours in a day.
- Added popular content and micro lessons.
Created first Full Time class – lead launch of company first Full Stack Full-time program
- Modified Flex content to fit a new full-time dynamic.
- Coached future Full-time instructors at other schools.
- Successfully ran four Full-time cohorts a year equaling over 140 graduates per year. Launched the first UX/UI Design class – first UT Austin UX/UI Design instructor
- Crossed over and taught both design and development at the same time.
- Contributed to UX/UI curriculum engineering.
- Blended knowledge from both courses to drive a better student experience for all my students. Instructor
General Assembly
March 2015 to August 2016
(1 year 6 months)
As a instructor at General Assembly I craft remarkable and impactful learning experiences, and take pride in creating positive, innovative, and supportive environments that yield lasting outcomes for students and instructors alike. My focus as a front-end web development instructor is to empower my students with the ability to craft UI using HTML and CSS as well as adding fuctionality employing Javascript. I like to keep classes fun and interactive with the focus on solving problems. https://generalassemb.ly/education/front-end-web-development UI/UX Architect
Presidio - Austin, TX
April 2016 to April 2016
– Work in a fast paced environment while managing a remote team of engineers to architect software solutions.
– Develop high quality UI code against agreed stories (and propose outline system test methods against assigned stories), sub-tasks, and bugs then ensure developed UI code is unit-tested, and where possible is automatically testable as part of the build process
– Provide recommendations, mentorship to developers, and occasionally build out POCs with little to no assistance from the main execution team.
– Analyze, develop, and document: product algorithms, changes to architecture or data models, peer reviews of documents produced by UI team, and establish the process on capturing strategy and execution of UI processes through the Wiki with other engineers. Director of Development
Dialog Group - Austin, TX
August 2015 to August 2015
As the director of development for Dialog Group I draw insight from disparate data sources, leverage conceptual models to simplify decision making and focus on what is truly important by conveying analysis and recommendation in concise business language or presentation format. My duties include support on managing client relationships, providing structure for projects, and helping to manage the work of analysts on the team. In addition I work directly as a web developer adding subject matter expertise to all web projects. I am the lead developer working daily on the direct coding and development of websites, web applications, platform and infrastructure.
Web Designer and Full Stack Developer
The University of Texas
February 2015 to February 2015
I am the graphic designer, web developer and product strategist for the Engaging News Project. The Engaging News Project provides research- based techniques for engaging online audiences in commercially viable and democratically beneficial ways. I build tools and experiments to help the project test web-based strategies for informing audiences, promoting substantive discourse, and helping citizens to understand diverse views. I also build systems that analyze business outcomes, such as clicks and time on page. Finally I build methods for systematic testing that provides valuable information about what works, and what doesn't. Our focus lies in advancing both journalistic and business goals and these techniques are designed with contemporary newsrooms in mind.
Senior UI Engineer
General Motors
April 2014 to April 2014
As a senior UI engineer I am a key technology contributor in our Austin Innovation Center working in Agile teams. I am a member of the Market Offer and Vehicle Configuration Platform team. My daily workload tests my strong foundation in software development and development methodologies as well as creative design background. I work across all device channels including web, tablet, smartphone, kiosk, in-dash display and desktop. At GM I am a master of client-side development supporting rich, simple and complex software products. Our largest effort is the integration of multiple external vendors and web sites into one new, in-house system. Senior Software Engineer
Nordstrom - Centennial, CO
April 2014 to April 2014
The Credit Division at Nordstrom is expanding to meet the demands of a growing Nordstrom business. The flagship of this growth is the new credit card and banking portal. I am the lead UI developer on this project and I am in charge of all front-end bugs and feature requests. I work remotely and help with operational support and collaboration with development teams on the implementation of new features/ functions. I am solely in charge of all cross- browser and device testing and implementation. Creative Consultant
Best Fit Media, Inc.
November 2010 to January 2014
(3 years 3 months)
Contract graphic design, web design, and front-end development for advertising campaigns for fortune 500 companies. Consultant on advertising strategies, leveraging social networking, and extending client's brand.
Associate, Software Development - Sales and Marketing Systems Dimensional Fund Advisors
February 2011 to February 2011
As a UI/UX engineer and web developer at DFA I work to create exceptional experiences by combining web standards with design ingenuity. I help lead the execution of UI and front-end design in the development of complex, web- based applications. I work with a great team to refine strategy and develop end-to-end web services. The primary focus of our group is web-based analysis and productivity tools for financial advisors.
Web Specialist
Charity Dynamics
January 2010 to December 2010
(less than a year)
Technical Marketing Coordinator
Ignite! Learning
April 2010 to April 2010
Working with the product, web, support, and marketing group to complete new projects and support existing systems in regards to Ignite! Learning's product line. Front-End Developer / Multimedia Specialist
Shakti Mat
November 2009 to November 2009
Front end specialist and multimedia specialist for Shakti Mat. Technical Support & Programming
Emerson Electric Co.
December 2005 to March 2009
(3 years 4 months)
* Maintained and expanded in house software titles using visual studio and other languages including creating a library program using vbscript and xml.
* Worked through large scale network and workstation upgrades and a migration for a merger.
* Provided daily support of over 150 employees including five satellite offices around the country. Media Specialist
IDB Marketing
June 2005 to June 2005
* Expanded the existing template library with new web site templates using photoshop, CSS, Flash, and HTML.
* Modified existing templates designs to suit the specific client.
* Produced various marketing print work requiring creative writing including direct mailers, brochures, and cold call scripts.
* Created xml driven flash applications to enhance marketing systems all ready in place, including a targeted random banner system.
Multimedia Developer
The Automation Group
September 2002 to September 2002
* Managed a small team of designers and developers in the creation of crane operator certification training using Flash and Director.
* Developed best practices for the creation of computer based training and effective enforcement of key principles.
* Produced libraries of scripted flash animations including 3D characters narrated using lingo. Intern
TOR Minerals
January 2000 to December 2000
(less than a year)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
University of Houston
2002 to 2005
Associate in Information Technology
Del Mar College
1998 to 2000
Skills
• Wireframe
• front-end frameworks including React
• Movable Type
• Logo Design
• PHP
• Business Model Canvass
• Objective-C
• and many others. Instructional Design
• Habitat reader
• Progressive Web Applications
• Angular
• Sales Funnels
• RethinkDB
• Agile.
• Websockets
• Sketch
• Typography
• Illustrator
• JSON/XML
• Cordova. Web/Product
• Mocha/Chai
• SSL/HTTPS
• Mercurial
• SVN
• PostgreSQL
• Site Map
• Adobe
• Node
• Git
• UX Scenario/Blueprint
• Vue
• MongoDB
• Drupal
• JavaScript/AJAX/JQuery
• Articulate Storyline
• Meteor
• Web Fonts
• User Testing/Behavior
• Wireflow
• Laravel
• Wordpress
• Ed. Tech: Articulate Rise
• Razor. Other: MySQL
• Skilljar
• Actionscript
• Learning pathways Mobile/Application: React Native
• React Native
• SVG
• Camtasia
• Bootstrap/Foundation/Material/Bulma
• RegEx
• Information Design
• ORM/ODM
• XSLT
• User/Customer Journey
• Value Proposition Canvass
• SEO
• Nightmare
• UI Design
• (X)HTML/HTML5
• Handlebars
• Swift
• HCD
• Flow Chart
• Joomla
• React AngularJS Node.js Specialties: Web/Application
• and AB Testing. Content Management/Templating: Umbraco
• Java
• Vyond
• web analytics
• Smarty
• Adobe Captivate
• ADDIE methodology
• Ionic
• Cheerio
• Expression Engine
• JSX
• Adobe Premiere
• Visual Studio
• Django
• Kotlin
• Story-boarding
• Genially
• Python
• Blade
• Prototyping
• Headless Browsing
• Social Media API's
• Animation
• Photoshop
• ES6+/Babel
• Express
• Proto/User Personas
• Mind/Empathy Maps
• Iconography
• CSS/Pre-Post Processors
• UX Research/ Management
• GitHub
• Web Services
• REST
• Software Development
• Unit Testing
• Jira
• CSS
• DevOps
• JavaScript
• Front-end development
• HTML5
• GitLab
• Project management
• Communication skills
• Azure
• TypeScript
• React Native
• Node.js
• SCSS
• Time management
• Bootstrap
• MySQL
• AWS
• Node.js
• APIs
• PHP
• Git
• React
• Authentication
• RESTful API
• MongoDB
• SQL
• Database design
• Database management
• MySQL
• JSON
• Bootstrap
• Angular
• Unit testing
• AJAX
• Redux
• UI
• Debugging
• Design patterns
• UX
• CI/CD
• SASS
• Mobile applications
• iOS
• Agile
• Android development
• Software development
• GraphQL
• GraphQL
• Ruby on Rails
• MySQL
• UI development
Links
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Crane Certification
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