Julie R. Smith

Front-End UI/UX Developer


Front-End Developer with 10+ years of enterprise-level experience with strong skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript as the foundation for today's modern javaScript applications. Strong record of delivering projects from concept through production.

Excited and passionate about front-end development, React, user interface and experience design, accessibility oportunities, evolving technologies and continuing education.

Skills


  • HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • UI/UX Design
  • React
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Mobile-First, Multi-Platform
  • Adobe CC Photoshop, Illustrator
  • Accessibility | WAI-ARIA
  • Performance Optimization
  • Performant Web Fonts, Icons, Next-Gen Images and SVGs
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Command Line | CLI
  • Git Version Control
  • Yarn | npm | Homebrew
  • CSS Frameworks - Bootstrap | UIkit | No framework
  • Sass and Styled-Components
  • 3rd Party APIs
  • Content Management Systems
  • Prototyping Wireframes
  • Working independently and collaborative
  • Basecamp, Trello and Daptiv
  • Agile | Scrum Methodology

Experience


Present
- 2017

Front-End UI/UX Development

Juliersmith.com

  • React Development
  • UI/UX Web Design
2015
- 2008

Lead Front-End Developer

Access Idaho, NIC Inc

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Idaho.gov, the state's official website as well as trucking.idaho.gov, the state's trucking portal.
  • Participate in the creative process, share ideas and solutions, create digital assets and stay up-to-date with emerging web technologies.
  • Create custom UI integrations of NIC's payment engine, PayPort, for individual state government entities.
  • Train and assist state agencies with Idaho state templates.

Achievements

  • Developed Idaho.gov, the state's official website.
  • Implemented Idaho state portals into the java-based content management system, dotCMS.
  • Developed Idaho's official web templates for state government.
  • Developed payment engine UI for over 50 Idaho state departments, agencies, commissions and counties.
  • Redesigned over 20 state agency websites including, Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, Idaho State Historical Society, Parks and Recreation and Department of Lands.
2009 - 2006

Principle Owner / Web Developer

Lucky Dog Web Design

  • Founded Lucky Web Design in 2006, providing web development and ecommerce to local and regional clients.
  • Clients have included The Pulse Running and Fitness, Icon Design Group, Rambling Rose Creations, Nampa First Christian Church, Howdy Neighbor and others.

Education


Boise State University

  • A.A.S. Accounting
  • Studied accounting and advertising design

Penn Foster

  • Web Design Certificate