Resume

GERARDO S. MOLINA III

Greater Philadelphia Area, PA 19403

Overview

Fast Learning and Detail-Focused Senior-Level Programmer:

  • Over ten years of professional experience working in various Object-Oriented and scripting programming languages across multiple platforms, including as a team lead and manager.
  • Relentless in identifying and remedying existing and potential problems, ensuring the best solutions for smooth product release and client satisfaction.
  • Quickly learns and applies new languages and content management systems through extensive knowledge of programming.
  • Returning from a year-long professional sabbatical, using my position of privilege and relationship support to take time away, and now seeking to re-enter the workforce.

Experience

FRONT-END DEVELOPER | WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND | PHILADELPHIA, PA

AUGUST 2018 – SEPT 2023

  • Reporting to the CTO, built and maintained an E-Commerce site on Magento
  • Maintained folder/file structure, and built and edited new modules when necessary
  • Added video integration and product carousels to the user experience
  • Worked with several departments and stakeholders to provide overall UI/UX solutions
  • Built an additional editorial site for the E-Commerce platform using WordPress
  • Identified and executed social media interactions from landing pages
  • Built internal web-based product inventory dashboards and tools in Vue.js
  • Stepped in to assist website transition to Salesforce to achieve our desired timeline

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • Magento
  • jQuery
  • Vue.js
  • Knockout.js
  • CSS/LESS/SASS
  • XML
  • PHP
  • REST API’s
  • MySql
  • Salesforce SOQL
  • Excel

FREELANCE PROGRAMMER | ENGINE ROOM TECHNOLOGIES | PHILADELPHIA, PA

JULY 2017 – JULY 2018

  • Built display advertising banners coded in HTML5/CSS/JavaScript
  • Updated existing banners and responded to client-requested updates
  • Deployed code using GIT technologies (Bitbucket, SourceTree)
  • Used Node.js and Grunt.js commands to build out production-ready assets

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • JavaScript
  • SASS
  • Git (Bitbucket)

FRONT-END DEVELOPER | PETSMART SUBSIDIARIES: PET360 and PETFOODDIRECT | PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA

MARCH 2016 – JULY 2017

  • Built coded responsive dynamic marketing emails from design assets
  • Used the Litmus platform to test emails visually across all display clients
  • Created engaging “after the click” landing page experiences in Magento
  • Launched a pet-pharmacy experience within the existing E-commerce website
  • Built animated digital display advertising for PetSmart media clients
  • Assisted in identifying requirements for the back-end development team
  • Developed reusable widgets for use on multiple pages
  • Created personalized user experiences using the Monetate platform

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • Litmus
  • Photoshop
  • Magento
  • Bootstrap
  • Monetate

FREELANCE PROGRAMMER |
BACKE COMMUNICATIONS / PRINCETON PARTNERS / ENGINE ROOM TECHNOLOGIES |
PHILADELPHIA, PA / PRINCETON, NJ

MAY 2015 – FEBRUARY 2016

  • Independently built display ads from scratch in HTML5/CSS/JavaScript
  • Updated website UI/UX
  • Displayed medical claims and side-effect warnings conforming to HIPAA regulations
  • Updated and added API calls to previously developed flash Microsite using ActionScript 3

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • Flash AS2/AS3
  • HTML5
  • CSS/SASS
  • JavaScript
  • Photoshop

SR. PRODUCTION ENGINEER/CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

POINTROLL, INC. | KING OF PRUSSIA, PA

SEPTEMBER 2006 – APRIL 2015

  • Built and coded animated digital display ads in Flash
  • Implemented clickthrough rate, interactivity, and third-party tracking
  • Supervised 3-4 team members over multiple offices and time zones
  • Performed within a high-volume, short-turnaround environment
  • Conducted yearly performance reviews for direct reports.
  • Troubleshot various third-party redirects, including DoubleClick for Google
  • Trained colleagues across departments on coding and best practices

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • Flash AS2/AS3
  • XML
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • Proprietary API
  • PhotoShop
  • Excel

FREELANCE PROGRAMMER    |    UMDNJ   |     PISCATAWAY, NJ

FEBRUARY 2004 – OCTOBER 2004

  • Builds dynamic forms in Coldfusion for UMDNJ website using mysql queries

PROGRAMMER    |    XANTHUS, INC.    |    NEWARK, NJ

AUGUST 2000 – JUNE 2003

  • Maintains websites in the travel, banking and education vertical spaces

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • ColdFusion
  • CSS
  • CVS
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • PHP
  • XML
  • Apache
  • Unix/Linux

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE    |    COMPUTER SCIENCE    |    NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Additional courses: React.js, TypeScript, AngularJS, Java, Python

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