Shawna A. MacDonald
** ******* ** • N*V *T* • Toronto • Ontario
902-***-**** • ******.**********@*****.*** • www.linkedin.com/in/shamacdonald/ PROFILE:
• HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JS + jQuery, and currently learning React
• 2 years of web development experience
• Passionate about creating projects that are accessible, responsive, and functional
• Experience in an agile work environment
• Uses git for version control, Jira for project management, and Gulp as a streaming task runner EDUCATION:
React.js Development 2019
General Assembly Online
Bachelor of Science, Major in Psychology, Minor in Computer Science 2016-2018 Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax, NS
Bachelor of Science, Major in Applied Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2013-2016 Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax, NS
EXPERIENCE:
Front-end Developer September 2018-Present
Kula Partners, Halifax, NS
• Builds web pages, web apps, and emails using HTML5, SCSS, JS, and a little PHP
• Communicates with clients about project needs, timelines, quoting, feedback, and answering technical questions
• Uses Jira and Agile methodology for project management, git for version control, and Gulp as a task runner
• Works in a collaborative team of designers, back-end developers, and marketers
• Develops projects in WordPress, HubSpot, IBM Watson
• Employee page: https://kulapartners.com/about-us/our-people/shawna-macdonald/ Website & Application Tester 2017-Present
User Testing, Online
• Received websites and applications to review and complete tasks via the User Testing platform
• Used screen and audio recording to talk through and provide feedback on my experience with the software
• Example: Adobe Lightroom Mobile app, tested for usability of the selective adjustment feature COURSE HIGHLIGHT:
Advanced Web Design & Development, 2018
Grade: A Skills: PHP, MySQL, jQuery, Bootstrap, content management systems, databases, security. MSVU Web Design & Development, 2017
Grade: A+ Skills: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript. MSVU
Python Media Computing, 2017
Grade: A- Skills: Game development, digital editing of music, images, and video using Python. MSVU Computer Programming with C++, 2017
Grade: A Skills: Problem solving using I/O streams, arrays, vectors, pointers, classes, and functions. MSVU AWARDS:
EEG Neuro-tech Brain Hackathon, Dalhousie University 2018 1st place Halifax, NS