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Joel Bousley
Design. Development. Project Management. Communications.
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Business and information technology professional with decades of experience in development, design, business, and project management. Not a typical gearhead — a strong communicator who leads, breaks down technical concepts, and inspire others to perform. Engaging and personable professional monitors work quality, manages key milestones and delivers exemplary customer service. Exhibits excellent technical skills in using project management methodologies and industry tools to increase productivity, quality and throughput. Works well with people at all levels of organization, including with stakeholders, customers and outside vendors.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Lead Developer
Council On Foreign Relations
New York, NY
09.2015 - Current
- Leads and manages distributed team of engineers, designers, and quality analysts.
- Onboards, mentors, and provides one-on-one support to individual team members.
- Through equal measures of management and leadership, inspires others to meet challenges.
- Established new methods for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and firing of new personnel.
- Serves as release manager, documents and sets scope, and manages risks.
- Performs code reviews overseeing 14 online properties.
- Manages deliverables through continuous development and improvement.
- Balances new accrual of technical debt against paying down technical debt.
- Originates and enforces coding, styling, and quality control standards across projects to meet strategic objectives.
- Collaborates with stakeholders from initiation to closing.
- Experience with Jenkins, GitHub, CircleCI, Drupal, Pantheon, AWS, Jira, and Confluence.
Independent Consultant
Freelance
Las Vegas, NV
11.2001 - Current
- Performed as business and information technology consultant on projects.
- Has served as project manager for over 100 initiatives over two decades.
- Gathered requirements through discovery, interviews, surveys, and meetings.
- Provided practical knowledge, competence, and expertise to create innovative and future-proof solutions.
- Creates periodic reports to track project performance against constraints of scope, time, and cost.
- Manages all aspects of financial tracking from budgets to invoices, procurement, and resource management.
- Designs and develops hundreds of websites and other multimedia products.
- Worked as consultant for organizations like National Geographic, Cirque du Soleil, Caesars, and Department of Defense.
Senior Developer & Client Services Manager
Spartan Systems
Chattanooga, TN
03.2014 - 07.2015
- Rescued failing project while serving as both sole developer and project manager for Amalgamated Bank.
- Finished projects on original schedule and in-budget.
- Led project planning, strategy, requirements gathering, and team stand-ups for new initiatives and ongoing support.
- Served as liaison between clients and internal stakeholders.
- Originated and managed new contracts and agreements while simultaneously retaining 90% of clients during tenure.
- Investigated and resolved conflicts or issues for project stakeholders – both internal and external.
- Gathered, analyzed, and tracked customer satisfaction to provide recommendations to improve workflows.
UI/UX Engineer
Allegiant Airlines
Las Vegas, NV
12.2012 - 10.2013
- UI/UX design and development from concept to completion of internal and external applications/sites.
- Spearheaded creation of user interface design guide utilizing HTML5, CSS3, jQuery and Twitter Bootstrap.
- Subject matter expert for all things related to Drupal — front- and back-end.
- Translated graphical concepts into clean semantic code using latest technologies.
- Worked in conjunction with pure back-end developers to meet team goals.
Lead Developer/Designer
Station Casinos
Las Vegas, NV
06.2011 - 12.2012
- Led and mentored team of developers and designers for both websites and email marketing campaigns.
- Served as lead and liaison between interactive marketing and information technology departments.
- Led effort to redesign/development UI/UX for 17 related casino websites through development life cycle.
- Oversaw implementation of single sign-on integration across all sites using unfamiliar technology (Sitecore).
- Led external resources to include third party developers and designers, copywriters, and data warehouses.
- Defined scope of development, release schedules, and roadmap for future projects and operations.
- Maintained and updated website content, motion graphics, promotions and more across all sites.
Senior Developer
Segue Technologies
Arlington, VA
07.2009 - 01.2011
- Led development and design for UI/UX efforts for 25 projects from proposal to maintenance phases.
- Website design and development using variety of technology and platforms.
- UI/UX design and development for seven web sites and applications.
- Identified resource requirements for projects.
- Developed UI for bilingual (English/Arabic) site.
- Originated and fine-tuned estimates for proposals on projects.
Senior Developer/Designer
Vigilant Services Corporation
Lorton, VA
04.2008 - 02.2009
- Created practical visual style guide for user interface on 500+ page site.
- Ensured that site was Section 508 and WAI compliant since it would be used by disabled veterans.
- Developed UI/UX for learning modules for 17 unique content areas.
- Led and coordinated development/design efforts of team of distributed subcontractors and mentored team members.
- Mentored junior- and mid-level developers through periodic reviews.
- Served as communication source between upper management, team members, vendors, and government clients.
Web Developer Contractor
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Las Vegas, NV
07.2007 - 03.2008
- Led redesign and redevelopment effort of engineering department’s intranet site in excess of 200 pages.
- Met with department heads to perform initial assessment of project and methodology to follow.
- Collected information about client’s business using surveys, interviews, report reviews and more.
- Planned, executed, monitored and controlled, and closed project 4 months ahead of schedule.
- Defined scope of development for static and dynamic content using both proprietary and opensource solutions.
- Defined key performance indicators (KPIs) for success and quality baseline.
- Developed help documentation for both existing and new applications used across department.
- Documented lessons-learned, tracked changes and justifications, and delivered weekly reports on project progress.
Education
Master of Political Management - Electoral Politics
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 06.2017 - 01.2019
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Management And Strategy
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT 06.2016 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business IT Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT 08.2015 - 06.2016
Vocational High School Diploma - Computer Graphics
Advanced Technologies Academy
Las Vegas, NV Aug 1994 - Jun 1998
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Military Service
United States Army | Nov 1999 - Feb 2004 | Field Artillery, Sergeant
Skills
Communications
undefinedAdditional Information
- Board Member, NV Hemophilia Found — 2019-2020
- Member Whip, Lions Club International – 2004-2007
- Accommodation Medal, U.S. Army — 2003
- NCO of the Month, U.S. Army — 2003
- Achievement Medals (3), U.S. Army — 2000-2003
- Good Conduct Medal, U.S. Army — 2002
- Army Service Medal, U.S. Army — 2000
- Soldier of the Month (2), U.S. Army — 2000, 2001
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
I think I don’t regret a single excess of my responsive youth—I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn’t embrace.
Henry James
Interests
Astronomy
Reading
Journaling
3D Printing
Civic Engagement
Timeline
Project Management Professional (PMP)
04-2019
Master of Political Management - Electoral Politics
The George Washington University
06.2017 - 01.2019
Project+
10-2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Management And Strategy
Western Governors University
06.2016 - 06.2017
Lead Developer
Council On Foreign Relations
09.2015 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Business IT Management
Western Governors University
08.2015 - 06.2016
Senior Developer & Client Services Manager
Spartan Systems
03.2014 - 07.2015
UI/UX Engineer
Allegiant Airlines
12.2012 - 10.2013
Lead Developer/Designer
Station Casinos
06.2011 - 12.2012
Senior Developer
Segue Technologies
07.2009 - 01.2011
Senior Developer/Designer
Vigilant Services Corporation
04.2008 - 02.2009
Web Developer Contractor
Southern Nevada Water Authority
07.2007 - 03.2008
Independent Consultant
Freelance
11.2001 - Current
Vocational High School Diploma - Computer Graphics
Advanced Technologies Academy
Aug 1994 - Jun 1998
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