Resume

GERARDO S. MOLINA III

Greater Philadelphia Area, PA 19403

Overview

Fast Learning and Detail-Focused Senior-Level Programmer:

  • Twenty 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.
  • Can lead teams and perform management duties, including performance reviews

Experience

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

AUGUST 2018 – SEPT 2023

  • With a team, builds and maintains an E-Commerce site on Magento, maintaining folder/file structure, and building and editing new modules when necessary
  • Builds an additional Blog site for the E-Commerce site in WordPress
  • Builds internal web-based item-inventory tools in Vue.js / Vuex
  • Steps in to assist building and maintaining the new Salesforce e-commerce site in business manager
  • Leads in investigation and troubleshooting of existing code. Suggests actions to take in fixing and enhancing programs and integrations

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • Magento
  • jQuery
  • Vue.js/Vuex
  • Knockout.js
  • LESS
  • SASS
  • XML
  • PHP
  • REST API’s
  • MySQL
  • Salesforce SOQL

FREELANCE PROGRAMMER | ENGINE ROOM TECHNOLOGIES | PHILADELPHIA, PA

JULY 2017 – JULY 2018

  • Builds PSD’s into animated web banners coded in HTML5/CSS3/SASS/JavaScript using Pdf-directed animations as a guide.
  • Updates existing banners and responds to client-requested updates.
  • Revision and multiple branch-management using GIT (Bitbucket, SourceTree)
  • Node and Grunt 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

Responsible for all front-end coding in a non-development environment, working with the Creative Design, Site Experience, Email, Development, and Media departments to build an array of engaging and responsive content that provides users with a UI experience that was not previously part of their e-commerce space.

  • Builds coded responsive email templates in HTML5/CSS3 from PSD layouts and image slices, using the Litmus platform to test across all email clients.
  • Builds out landing pages within the Magento CMS using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/jQuery to create an engaging “after the click” experience.
  • Advises Creative team on best practices for launching an updated Pharmacy experience to support one of the company’s most important business pillars.
  • Works across teams to launch a redesigned pharmacy product page and landing page with video implementation and commerce widgets.
  • Builds animated banner advertisements using both layered PSD’s and InDesign files, coded in HTML5/CSS3/JS for various PetSmart media clients, conforming to parameters concerning file size and animation time.
  • Identifies and executes social media interactions from landing pages, including Facebook Twitter and Pinterest functionality.
  • Assists in identifying requirements for back-end development team for building reusable widgets on the Magento platform for use on multiple pages.
  • Helps create HTML/JavaScript based experiences using the Monetate platform.

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

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

FREELANCE PROGRAMMER    |    PHILADELPHIA, PA

MAY 2015 – FEBRUARY 2016

BACKE COMMUNICATIONS | PHILADELPHIA, PA

  • Independently rebuilds PSD’s into animated web banners coded in HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript using PDF Storyboards as a guide.
  • Majority of banners are in the pharmaceutical industry, conforming to HIPAA laws regarding medical claims and side-effect warnings.

ENGINE ROOM | PHILADELPHIA, PA

  • Builds PSD’s into animated web banners coded in HTML5/CSS3/SASS/JavaScript using Flash animations as a guide
  • Updates and adds API calls to previously developed flash “Microsite” using ActionScript 3.

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • Flash AS3
  • Flash AS2
  • CSS (SASS)
  • HTML5
  • JavaScript
  • Photoshop

SR. PRODUCTION ENGINEER/CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

POINTROLL, INC. | KING OF PRUSSIA, PA

SEPTEMBER 2006 – APRIL 2015

Responsible for editing AS2 and AS3 Object-Oriented code from client-provided and in-house builds to implement click-through rate tracking, interactive, and third-party tracking

  • Supervises 3-4 team members across multiple offices, including remote workers in high-volume, short-turnaround environment.
  • Performs onboarding training.
  • Conducts yearly performance reviews for direct reports. Performs managerial duties defined by the department.
  • Troubleshoots various third-party redirects to ensure working redirection through URL encoding.
  • Trains both intra- and inter-departmental personnel on coding and company best practices.
  • Builds and codes animated Flash creative from storyboarded static images provided in a layered PSD.
  • Works closely with client services to provide the best solutions for clients.

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • Flash AS3
  • XML
  • Flash AS2
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • Proprietary API
  • Photoshop
  • Excel

FREELANCE PROGRAMMER    |    UMDNJ   |     PISCATAWAY, NJ

FEBRUARY 2004 – OCTOBER 2004

Team member responsible for UMDNJ website development, focusing on building dynamic forms in ColdFusion using MySQL queries on an Oracle database. 

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • ColdFusion
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • Linux
  • Apache

PROGRAMMER    |    XANTHUS, INC.    |    NEWARK, NJ

AUGUST 2000 – JUNE 2003

  • Website maintenance, including online transactions for Liberty Travel and co-branding for Gogo travel-affiliated websites using proprietary in-house transaction system to communicate with remote travel database.
  • Maintains website for Sovereign Bank, and co-branded AAA affiliates using a ColdFusion Engine.
  • Contributes to NJIT’s “Continuing Professional Education” website, specifically equipment availability forms, using ColdFusion and Access databases.
  • Assists in converting entire existing site to a ColdFusion-based format. 

JOB-RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • ColdFusion
  • CSS
  • CVS
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • PHP
  • XML
  • Unix

EDUCATION

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

Additional courses: Ruby, C#, AngularJS, Java

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