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Alina Law
About Me
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Lead Web Developer
HTML5, CSS3, JAVASCRIPT
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Designer
Graphic Designer / Branding
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Recent Projects
User Experience Design
Full Stack Web Development
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Alina Law
About Me
I love collaborating with innovative minds and sparking ideas to formulate solutions down to the very last pixel. This allows me to make a difference in how people experience technology. I'm a highly creative person who can also code. In a team environment, I always give everyone a listening ear so every idea has a chance to prove itself.
I've been making websites since I was 15. And when I turned 18, I started doing graphic design and majored in Multimedia Design Technology as a Bachelor of Arts. My first job after college involved graphic design, print work and the role of webmaster for a staging / event company called Brown United. The opportunity there allowed me to work daily with SEO optimizations to push their company website to the top of search results, and rebuilding their website from the ground up.
From there, I developed NBC.com's first iPhone mobile web. I collaborated with stakeholders to make their vision come alive from wireframes to code. In 2009, I joined TMZ to transition them through two infrastructure migrations to accommodate for multi-platform content delivery and high traffic volumes, and yearly front-end redesigns on TMZ and its sister sites. I also developed using Objective C in Xcode for the TMZ mobile app.
In the past year, I was the Art Director and Webmaster for Katie B Cosmetics. I implemented branding strategies on their website and social media. Feeling a bit stagnant, I took a course in User Experience Design. I knew that it was important to learn about the entire process of design and user interaction. Then on the other end of the spectrum, I took a course in Full-Stack Web Development, completing my circle of knowledge in software/web development.
Outside of coding, I am a classically trained keyboard player from the age of 7, and in the past 10 years, I utilized virtual instruments from Native Instruments and Ableton Live to produce and create live instrumentals for a rotating band. I also worked as a production manager for a bi-monthly night of inspiring artist in West Hollywood, CA. I also love photography, makeup application and photo editing. Besides the creative, I love performance cars and collect selective diecast vehicles.
Technical Skills
- Frontend
- HTML5
- CSS3 + SASS
- Javascript ES6 + OOD
- jQuery
- Bootstrap
- React
- Vue.js
- Backend
- Node.js
- Express.js / REST API
- MongoDB / Mongoose
- PostreSQL / KNEX.js
- Passport
- Workflow
- Git
- SVN
- Grunt
- Heroku
- NPM
- Yarn
- Slack
- Assembla
- Testing
- Chrome Dev Tools
- Travis CI
- Mocha
- Chai
- Charles Proxy
- Litmus
- Design
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Sketch
- Marvel
- AutoCAD
- UX
- Affinity Diagramming
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- User Research
- A/B testing
- Card sorting
- Information Architecture
- Persona Creation
Education
- Codesmith Software Engineering 2023 (currently attending)
- React Course by Wes Bos. 2022
- Thinkful.com - Full Stack Web Development Course. 2017
- GA - User Experience Design Course. 2016
- Dubspot - Sound Design Course. 2015
- Mt. Sierra College — B.A. Multimedia Technology Design. 2003
- Cal Poly Pomona — CIS / CS / Graphic Design Major. 1999-2001
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Senior Front End Developer
HTML5, CSS3, JAVASCRIPT
Teksystems at client on-site
2018 - 2023
- Worked with designer photoshop files to produce pixel perfect layouts and interactive experiences.
- Using HTML5 CSS/SASS and proprietary mixins to update and maintain web interfaces across all product pages
- Used proprietary libraries to build animations and components using JS / CSS for product pages.
- Solve development problems from components and responsive design to accessibility + vo business requirements.
- Develop library to ease implementation efforts using JS with tokens.
- Maintain and working across multiple repositories in Git and SVN versioning.
- Merge repositories and code base into master branch and deploy
- QA and code review peer work.
- Train and onboard new developers coming into the team
- Teach JS fundamentals to the team
TMZ.com
2009 - 2015, Web Developer
- Lead developer and assisted through two system migrations to accomodate for growing traffic demands and accurate content delivery.
- Developed new features, modules, prototypes and layouts in HTML5/CSS3/SASS/JAVASCRIPT/PHP code base in SVN repository.
- Participated in AGILE ceremonies with stakeholders and team members to meet deadlines and goals across desktop and mobile while reviewing product and sprint backlogs.
- Point person for all major yearly redesigns code side. Working with designers in Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Point person for all responsive mobile site needs with CSS3/SASS and bootstrap.
- Social and ad-network implementation with Adwords and Taboola and other seasonal ad networks.
- Test middleware rest api endpoints.
- Utilized middleware api endpoints to display photo galleries in TMZ iOS app.
- Implementation of HTML5 video player and utilizing metadata to display content info.
NBC.com
2007 - 2009, Mobile Producer
- Developed NBC.com's first iPhone specific mobile site using HTML5 and CSS2.
- Rebuilt UI / mobile experience while working with stakeholders.
- Build wireframes and prototypes.
- In charge of styling Dunder Mifflin Infinity Social Site.
- Coordinate with all show managers to fulfill mobile needs for each NBC show.
- Set the tone and mood for each show site using CSS styling on mobile.
- Implement video players and codec for streaming episodes on mobile and desktop.
- Coordinate video asset with proprietary video asset managment system
- Built and managed sites for Conan O Brien's blog and Tonight's Show with Ross Mathews using HTML5.
Katie B Cosmetics
2015 - 2016, Art Director / Webmaster
- Strategize and create marketing material to promote branding and user experience
- Create social media graphics to draw in sales during holiday season
- Design email templates for use in CRM to provide touch points with potential clients.
- Setup and develop web storefront using Shopify
- Video editing for several videos posted on facebook.com and youtube.com using Adobe Premiere
Movement133.org
2016, Web Developer
- Logo and branding implementation.
- Setup and develop site using Squarespace online interface.
- Improve user experience by converting multi-page to single page.
- Kept look and feel while improving engagement with clean fonts and font spacing.
- Add visual engagement with photo gallery.
Radiance International
2016, Web Developer
- Migrate CMS to Squarespace.
- Increase usability for internal users to update content.
- Pull in social media feed to keep homepage fresh with new content.
- Utilize familiar page navigation layouts to invite users to click through informational pages.
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Designer
Graphic Designer / Branding
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Recent Projects
User Experience Design
Full Stack Web Development
Samepage App - User Experience
2016
Samepage App is one mobile solution to the problem of not being connected to the people you love and live with. The app is conceptualized through a series of User Experience stages. The app is defined through interviews and user stories and research. Ideas are then written down into cards and sorted by relativity. Then personas are written to dictate the target audience, what their day is like, their frustrations and their goals. Storyboards are then generated and featuress are then prioritized. Next, wireframes are sketched then generated from lo-fi to hi-fi, and then working prototypes lo-fi to hi-fi. Along this entire process, surveys with the target audience are conducted and their interactions and feedback are recorded. Iterations were made to lower learning curb, remove user frustrations and get them to their goals quickly.
SYMPHESIS
2017
Symphesis is a music collaboration app that allows you to make music with others online asynchronously. This app was built in 3 weeks.
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TECHNOLOGY STACK
- React.js
- MongoDB
- Express.js
- Socket.io
- Web Audio
- Javascript
SENSEI X
2017
Sensei X is a web app that lets you learn some basic Japanese words through a method called space repetition. This app was built in 2 weeks.
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TECHNOLOGY STACK
- React.js
- MongoDB
- Express.js
- Javascript
JELLYLIST
2017
Jellylist is an web app that lets you manage your giftlist with your friends. This app was built in 1 week is a work in progress at the moment.
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TECHNOLOGY STACK
- React.js
- MongoDB
- Express.js
- Javascript
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TECHNOLOGY STACK