Sarah Holmes
Tulsa,OK
Summary
Highly skilled Full-Stack Developer with over 22 years of in front-end and over 7 years of back-end development. Demonstrates a proven ability to lead development projects from concept to completion, leveraging expertise in multiple programming languages and web technologies. Excels in team collaboration and problem-solving, with a strong focus on delivering user-centric solutions and improving business outcomes. Known for a hands-on approach in mentoring teams and enhancing development processes.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Software Developer
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Tulsa, USA
05.2023 - Current
- Build and Release using CI/CD Azure Pipelines
- Design and Implement Business Department’s User Interface
- Communicate with Project Managers and Stakeholders regarding business objectives
- Development using C#, SQL, Angular and Typescript
- Update applications using Microsoft SQL Server Development
- Integrating website updates and created pull requests using GIT command line, and Visual Studio GUI
- Mentor team members
Software Engineer
Pica Product Development
Derry, USA
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Estimating software improvements, tasks and bugs using story points for two week sprints
- Integrating website updates and created pull requests using GIT command line, Sourcetree, Visual Studio GUI, and Enterprise Github
- Update System Admin Portal written in Angular, Javascript and Typescript
- Debugging API’s
- Mentoring Junior Developer on Software team
- Quality Assurance Meetings for ticket clarification and bug replication
Web Applications Developer
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana-Champaign, USA
06.2017 - 06.2022
- Recreated ColdFusion applications into ASP.net with C# MVC framework applications
- Added Improvements to multiple web application code bases including ColdFusion, ASP.net with Visual Studio, ASP.net with C#, PHP, and Javascript web applications
- Mentored Colleagues teaching code and database technologies
- Managed 7 student workers who assisted in website updates, evaluation survey and the longitudinal database study
- Implemented Branding Identity Standards in Graduate College Web Applications
- Achieved Adobe ColdFusion Specialist Certification to support existing backend framework
- Developed and Maintained ASP.net with C# MVC application using Entity Framework, Knockout.JS and AJAX
- Created and maintained backend and frontend website applications
- Improved existing architecture and end user experiences across applications by reducing technology debt and debugging
- Developed and tested applications according to specifications and obtained code reviews
- Partnered with stakeholders across multiple project life cycles
- Restored Geocoding API and Maps Javascript API accessing location services via an HTTP request for the Conference Travel Application so that Graduate Contacts can provide mileage calculates for Conference Travel
- Updated code methodology from ColdFusion 8 to ColdFusion 2016 to ensure working applications in the newest upgrade of the application
- Added G3 and G4 Google Analytics to the Graduate College Fellowship-Finder Web Application
- Integrated Shibboleth authentication into custom made ASP.Net with C# web application to provide a secure login for the sensitive student data
- Developed Graduate College header and footer for the graduate college website and provide a consistent visual appearance throughout all of the Graduate College websites
- Worked with the Graduate College IT Staff to migrate the Graduate College website to the new website and database servers
- Added Graduate College Websites to GIT Enterprise
- Standardize code to reduce technical debt
- Prioritize projects and tickets to handle multiple projects to meet requirements and deadlines
- Tested websites to ensure functionality, cross-browser access and accessibility standards required
- Participated in pre-project analysis and technical assessments to develop user-friendly interface and correct functionality to meet business objectives
- Checked all sites and online elements for proper adherence to brand guidelines and functionality
- Leveraged SEO optimization techniques to boost website speed and performance
- Created Longitudinal Database to track the success of CPLC students for purposes of reporting the data to NSF
- Ensure all center compliance processes abided by university, state and government best practices and laws
- Operational analysis and improvement
- Interfaced with Web Con committee, identified need for web conference software, held a brain-storming session with internal customers, refined identified requirements into software specifications, determined budget, identified potential vendors, met with the vendor sales people and software developers for demonstrations, chose the best web conference platform which came within our identified constraints
- Monitor and track progress for team projects for CPLC staff, CPLC faculty, grant submissions, NSF Site Visit, the longitudinal database project, the evaluation project, website development, social media updates and student worker projects
- Trained student workers to use Microsoft Access, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Microsoft Teams
- Delivered end-user training on content management systems allowing staff to make easy updates and maintenance to website without developer assistance
Web Applications Developer
Self
11.1997 - 06.2017
- Created interactive design deliverables and specification documents, such as wireframes, site maps, user flow diagrams, and prototypes
- Increased web traffic by improving navigation, creating dynamic media sections and adding social media plugins
- Implemented backup system to protect site from outages, data loss and data corruption
- Established hosting for each website and completed go-live process by uploading sites to host account
- Delivered end-user training on content management systems allowing staff to make easy updates and maintenance to website without developer assistance
- Crafted mobile-friendly websites and transitioned legacy site to mobile-friendly platform
- Reviewed information and elements regularly on websites and pages for accuracy and functionality
- Repaired issues causing site crashes, resulting in elevated uptime and increased sales
- Handled special web projects designated by chief marketing officer
- Leveraged optimization techniques to boost website speed and performance
- Surveyed clients using targeted questions in order to develop new websites which represented the image the owners and/or chief marketing officer was attempting to portray
- Created websites in accordance with accessibility standards
- Created custom solutions according to client specifications
- Web programming with PHP, Javascript, CSS, JQuery, Wordpress, Drupal, ASP.net with C# and HTML5
Webmaster
WTVO
Rockford, USA
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Content Creation for News Website
- Creation of Digital Content for on-air news cast photos
- Created Technical Documentation for Content Managers
- Javascript and HTML website applications
Education
MBA -
University of Illinois At Springfield
07.2021
B.S. -
Lumpkin College of Business At Eastern University
01.2010
A.S. - Web Database Administration
Parkland College
01.2004
IT Project Management MBA Certificate -
University of Illinois at Springfield
07.2020
Adobe ColdFusion Certification -
Adobe
01.2019
Apache-CGI Certificate -
Parkland College
01.2004
Skills
Programming Languages and Frameworks
- ASPNET with C#
- Angular
- React
- Javascript
- jQuery
- Knockoutjs
- PHP
- ColdFusion
- Typescript
- HTML
- HTML5
- CSS
- SASS
- XML
- JSON
- Ajax
- Bootstrap
- MySQL
- SQL
- T-SQL
- Oracle
- Microsoft Access
- Agile
- Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Sprint
- Version Control (Git, Sourcetree, GitKraken)
- API development
- Accessibility Standards
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- Azure Pipeline
- CPanel
- Softaculous
- WordPress
- Drupal
- PIE (UIUC application)
- Jira
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Planner
- TDX Ticketing System
- Microsoft Office 365
- Outlook
- Wireframes
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Gimp
- Dreamweaver
- Google Analytics
- Google Ads
- Facebook Advertising
- Banner
- TEM
- P-Card log
- WebTools
- Listserv
- Mentoring
- Teaching
- Customer service
- Presentations
- Public speaking
- Technical writing
- Business process improvement
- Operational analysis
Accomplishments
- Web Con Committee Member, University of Illinois
- Accessibility with Training at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Project Management Key Concepts Certification, University of Illinois, 2020
- IT Pro Forum Speaker/Presenter at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Timeline
Sr Software Developer
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
05.2023 - Current
Software Engineer
Pica Product Development
06.2022 - 01.2023
Web Applications Developer
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
06.2017 - 06.2022
Webmaster
WTVO
01.2000 - 01.2001
Web Applications Developer
Self
11.1997 - 06.2017
MBA -
University of Illinois At Springfield
B.S. -
Lumpkin College of Business At Eastern University
A.S. - Web Database Administration
Parkland College
IT Project Management MBA Certificate -
University of Illinois at Springfield
Adobe ColdFusion Certification -
Adobe
Apache-CGI Certificate -
Parkland College
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