WILLIAM BLAKES
Riverdale,GA
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Body Shop Manager
Color Autobody
05.2014 - 06.2025
- Lead a team of 3 collision technicians to successfully grow the company to more than $150,000 sales per year.
- Administered 80% of all customer service and administration needs.
- Ordered and shipped parts to and from suppliers, evaluated over 1,800 vehicles in 7 years and modernized less efficient repair methods.
- Interviewed 90% of potential new hires and budgeted shop supplies, repair materials and payroll.
- Strategized workflow and repair operations to meet a minimum of 120 deadlines per year.
Frontend Web Developer
Freelance
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Programmed fast and responsive sites with Html5, CSS3 and JavaScript.
- Tested and debugged dozens of browser compatibility and performance issues for over 95% of devices.
- Implemented local and back-end storage for 4 small application's user profile settings and data.
- Customized eCommerce templates through Shopify’s Dev API.
- Communicated with clients throughout the conception and creation process of the business.
- Managed budgets and time constraints for the best outcome of 6 finished sites.
- Created site illustrations, logos and over-all branding personality for 4 customers.
- Integrated digital 3D rendering prototype for mock sales presentation.
- Set-up email contact form submissions and Mobile contact features for 2 services provider websites.
Business Owner
Riche Nickel
02.2016 - 01.2022
- Grew 2 business Instagram account pages to over a combined 50K followers.
- Boosted site SEO and organized strategic ad campaigns with Facebook Pixel.
- Designed to engage social media marketing and online commerce ads for 6 years.
- Produced 100% of all graphic illustrations for merchandise and website needs.
- Generated 3D animated visuals and composed soundtracks for ad campaigns.
- Setup a Shopify Affiliate Marketing partnership with over a dozen social media influencers.
- Addressed customer fulfillment issues and proposed solutions to resolve printing and shipping quality errors.
- Packaged and shipped over 100 products worldwide to 5 continents.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Studies - Computer Animation and Media Design
IADT Academy of Design And Technology
Nashville, Tn.05.2012
Skills
- Safety improvements
- Workflow coordination
- Collision estimating
- Application debugging
- Data generation tools
- Staff training and development
- Safety management
- Business relationships
- Reports generation and analysis
- Marketing and promotions
- P&L management
- Technical aptitude
Certification
- React / Firebase Full-Stack Development 2023
- Web Development Bootcamp 2022 Full-stack Development | January 2022
- Complete JavaScript: Beginner to Expert in JavaScript | December 2021
- PPG Advanced Collision Estimating Skills 2014
- Sherwin Williams Collision Repair & Refinishing 2013
Timeline
Frontend Web Developer
Freelance
03.2022 - 01.2024
Business Owner
Riche Nickel
02.2016 - 01.2022
Body Shop Manager
Color Autobody
05.2014 - 06.2025
Bachelor of Arts Studies - Computer Animation and Media Design
IADT Academy of Design And Technology
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