Jason Pottorff Portfolio

About

I am a Bella Vista, AR resident who enjoys coding, writing and recording music, spending time with my wife and kids, and long drives to everywhere. After 25 years of working for the same retail company, I spent 2021 reinventing myself and setting myself on a new career path. I am a Full-Stack Web Development graduate via Career Foundry (and many online resources). My music and artwork can be found at Jazzyspoon.com or anywhere music streams on the net under the 'Jazzyspoon' moniker.

Full Stack Web Developer.

Graduate of the Career Foundry Full-Stack Web Dev program and Udemy Academy Javascript/CSS 2021.

Birthday: July
Website: www.jasonpottorffportfolio.com
City: Bella Vista, AR USA
Music Website: www.jazzyspoon.com

Training: Career Foundry Graduate
Training: Udemy Academy Student (current)
Email: jason.pottorff.code(at)gmail.com
Freelance: Available

Resume

Mission Statement: To become a Full-Stack Web Developer at a company that provides a great work culture with on-the-job training programs. I can offer my 30 years experience in retail management (great people skills and team building), my creativity as a life-long multi-medium artist and musician, my web development skills accumulated in my studies at Career Foundry and Udemy, as well as my experience in 2021 freelancing as a junior web developer with a software company (www.918software.com) and my 2022 - present work as a front end software developer with a Minneapolis-based software company (www.actifi.com). I am looking for a place to grow, learn, and excel within my chosen employer.

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Summary

Jason Pottorff

Full stack web developer with training in HTML, CSS3/SCSS/SASS, JavaScript, JQuery, React/React-Native, Angular/TypeScript, Google Firestore, Mongodb, admin4, MySQL, Bootstrap 4/5, Redux, REST API creation, and a background in both building and working with successful teams, as well as collaborating in creative, artistic projects using cutting edge technology.

Bella Vista, AR USA
jason.pottorff.code(at)gmail.com

Education

CAREER FOUNDRY

2021 - 2021

Full Stack Web Development Immersion / www.CareerFoundry.com

Completed nine-month Full Stack Web Development course August, 2021.Certificate of Completion
Developed a fluency in JavaScript, Node.js, React, HTML5, and CSS3.
Built multiple projects from scratch using HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, Node.js, Mongoose, Mongodb, React, Angular, Vue.js, React Native, and Heroku. All projects can be found in my Portfolio and Github.
Implemented user authentication and authorization using AWS (Lambda), conducted unit and functional tests using Jest, Cucumber, and Puppeteer, and created user stories on Kanban boards following Agile processes.
Learned the value of version control while using Git and GitHub.

Udemy Academy

2021 - 2022

Supplemental Web Development Courses / www.Udemy.com

Coursework Completed:

CSS - The Complete Guide 2021 : completed October 2021 Certificate of Completion
JavaScript - The Complete Guide 2022 (Beginner + Advanced) : completed January 2022. Certificate of Completion
Complete React Developer 2022: currently enrolled.
Complete Angular Developer 2022: currently enrolled.
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Program: currently enrolled.

2 year degree

1991 - 1992

Collin County Community College: Plano, Texas

Took basic college courses for two years.

Professional Experience

Front End Software Developer

2021 - current

www.Actifi.com, Minneapolis, MN

A full-time, remote position as a front end software developer working on an established financial consultation software.

Working and training with the software development team to learn and contribute to the client-side features of the software, which is based in AngularJS/Angular 2, CSS/LESS, Java, Javascript, PHP, SQL, Node, TypeScript, and HTML.
Creating and maintaining HTML/PHP reports and assessments for clients, as well as creating and maintaining client-side features for the software.
Agile development, daily stand-ups, and weekly/bimonthly sprint planning.
Daily development tools extensively utilized are Jira, Slack, Zoom, Affinity Pro, AWS, Gitlab, Webstorm/PHPstorm, Docker, Microsoft Office, Github Copilot(AI), ChatGPT(AI), Box, Google, and TablePlus.

JUNIOR WEB DEVELOPER (contract)

2021 - 2021

www.918Software.com, Tulsa, OK

During my full-time school, I worked some part-time contract work at 918software. I worked on:

Web Development tasks on Realtor MLS website for Canlas Brothers, SF (currently in beta).
Completed assigned task cards in Trello, which included creating layout and navigation using React Routing, React-component creation for dialog building, and style implementation using Material-UI and CSS.
Collaborated with Lead Developer, representing web team to establish project goals, projections, and milestones.
Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed. Contract completed in July 2021
Contact email for Devin V. (company owner and lead developer): Devin(at)918.software

RETAIL MANAGEMENT

1996 - 2021

Whole Foods Market : Dallas, TX / Denver, CO / Seattle, WA

Built strong relationships with customers through positive attitude and attentive response.
Mentored and guided employees to foster proper completion of assigned duties.
Modeled exceptional customer service and mentored associates on direct link between revenue growth and customer loyalty.
Adhered to high-quality standards while delivering on-time and on-budget projects and merchandising.
Administrative/IT work and training (Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Franklin Covey)
Led team of up to 30 team members while providing exceptional customer service

Portfolio

Many of the listed projects are from the Career Foundry Full-Stack Web Development course. A few of them are from online tutorials and personal projects done on my own time.

Read My React-based 'MovieFlix' Case Study