Russell Uresti

281.733.6474
russell.uresti@gmail.com
http://russelluresti.com

Summary

Front-end developer with a variety of experience. Has worked in startup and agency environments; including working for local, regional, national, and international brands. Experienced with projects of all sizes and scopes, from single-page promotional web sites to large-scale web applications supporting millions of users.


Experience

Khan Academy Software Engineer II · 03/18 - current · Remote


Responsibilities
  • designed and built a self-service donation request feature, empowering non-engineer partners to launch donation campaigns
  • brand identity update of our priority marketing pages, placing a focus on our primary user groups - learners, teachers, administrators, and donors
  • feature development, maintenance, and troubleshooting support of our donation pipeline including making data real-time that previously had a 24 hour delay allowing our philanthropy team to more accurately target and email donors
  • converted LearnStorm, a yearly teacher onboarding campaign, to allow the campaign to be ran simultaneously across multiple geos to kickstart our efforts to expand into priority markets
Technologies Used

JavaScript; React; Flow; Jest; Git; GraphQL; Golang; Python; Google Cloud Platform


LinkedIn Sr. Software Engineer · 11/14 - 03/18 · Mountain View, CA


Responsibilities
  • maintenance and feature development for settings within LinkedIn
  • maintenance and feature development for LinkedIn login, password reset, and challenge flows
  • rebuilt LinkedIn Help, converting tech stack from PHP to Play/Dust
Technologies Used

HTML(5); CSS(3); SCSS; JavaScript; jQuery; Dust; Backbone; Git; SVN; Java; Scala; Play


Schoology Web Developer · 09/12 - 10/14 · New York, NY


Responsibilities
  • maintaining internal application’s front-end architecture
  • helping to define and develop new product features
  • working with marketing department on the public-facing site and other marketing materials
Technologies Used

HTML(5); CSS(3); JavaScript; jQuery; Angular JS; SVN; Git; PHP; Drupal


space150 Sr. Creative Tech · 12/09 - 08/12 · Minneapolis, MN


Responsibilities
  • building front-end solutions for national and international clients
  • planning projects by identifying and delegating front-end tasks
  • integrating front-end and back-end code in a variety of technologies
Technologies Used

HTML(5); CSS(3); JavaScript; jQuery; SVN; Git; SCSS; CoffeeScript; Ruby; Java


The Company of Others (formerly FKM) Web Developer · 07/08 - 10/09 · Houston, TX


Responsibilities
  • creating pixel-perfect web sites for national level clients
  • assisting with server-side development for client web sites
Technologies Used

HTML; CSS; JavaScript; jQuery; PHP


BGowan Marketing Web Designer/Developer · 09/07 - 07/08 · The Woodlands, TX


Responsibilities
  • designing and developing marketing web sites for local clients
Technologies Used

HTML; CSS; JavaScript


Softway Solutions Design Intern · 05/07 - 08/07 · Houston, TX


Worked on various design projects, including web interfaces, flash presentations, user interfaces, logos, report covers, and corporate cd labels.


Lone Star College Lab Assistant · 01/06 - 08/07 · Houston, TX


Assisted students with their visual communications assignments, including graphic design, interactive, web design, video, and 3-D.


Education

Bachelor of Science

Computer Information Systems - Human-Computer Interactions
Walden University

Associate of Applied Science

Visual Communications - Graphic Design
Lone Star College

Proficiencies

Front-end

  • React
  • GraphQL
  • HTML(5)
  • CSS(3)
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • SCSS

Back-end

  • Python
  • GraphQL
  • PHP
  • Drupal
  • Java
  • MySQL

Techniques

  • Single Page Applications (SPAs)
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Mobile Web
  • Web Accessibility

Source Control

  • Git
  • SVN