Eli Siegel
Philadelphia, PA **********@*****.*** 412-***-****
Portfolio: e licsiegel.com G ithub: e licsiegel L inkedIn: e li_siegel Projects
Medio – A Medium inspired single page web app built with Rails and React/Redux L ive / G ithub
- Leverages a RESTful JSON API with Story CRUD
- Integrates search feature that queries the database as user types using jQuery AJAX requests
- Remotely stores drag and drop file uploads in the cloud via AWS, reducing server load
- Utilizes React/Redux to conditionally render dropdown menus for seamless user experience Minion Runner – A n infinite run game built in JavaScript with a Minion theme L ive / Github
- Follows Object Oriented Design principles to separate game state and object rendering
- Utilizes HTML5 Canvas to draw and update visual elements during gameplay
- Applies event listeners using native DOM API for easy user interaction Domingo.js – A JavaScript DOM interaction library inspired by jQuery L ive / G ithub
- Loads HTML elements in DOM Node Collection class to control DOM manipulation and event handling
- Includes AJAX functions using XMLHttpRequest Web API to fetch gifs requested by the user Art Map – A n Artwork Map built in React/Redux using the Artsy API L ive / G ithub
- Stores requested artist/artwork information by artist id in Redux state to minimize AJAX calls
- Integrates Google Geocoding/Maps APIs to fetch artwork coordinates and place artworks on map
- Uses CSS media queries to create a responsive web design Skills
JavaScript, React.js, Redux, jQuery, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Git, HTML, SQL, CSS Experience
Al Día – F reelance Journalist, Philadelphia, PA 2 016-2017
- Published weekly news articles in English and Spanish
- Developed Restaurant Series focusing on upcoming Latino chefs in the Philadelphia area Cohen & Grigsby – I mmigration and Litigation Paralegal Pittsburgh, PA 2014-2015
- Wrote excel scripts to organize documents resulting in 100% increase in document organization Swarthmore-Rutledge Elementary School – S panish Teacher S pring 2011
- Designed and taught 3-month Spanish-language course for first-graders Education
App Academy, 1 000 hour web development course with less than 3% acceptance rate 2 017 Middlebury College in Spain, M A in Spanish Linguistics, GPA 3.8 2 015 - 2016 Swarthmore College, B A in Art History and Spanish, GPA 3.71 2 009 - 2013 University of Oxford, V isiting Student at St. Edmund Hall S pring 2012