James Finley

app & web development, interface design, and web design

Over a decade of professional software engineering experience, I’m driven by user experience and interface development, whether that be for the web or mobile applications.


Experience

  • Asynchrony / WWT – UX Developer

    Built a series of Angular applications.

    Skills used: Angular, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

    August 2018 - Current

  • Intercard – iOS Engineer

    Built a series of iOS and Android apps for in-store and customer use.

    Skills used: Swift, C#, Xamarin, Angular 4, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

    August 2017 - August 2018

  • Emerson Climate Technologies – Front-End Web Developer

    Constructed user experiences for ComfortGuard and built the new SensiComfort.com

    Skills used: HTML, CSS, PHP, Salesforce, Git, JavaScript, Node.js, and Craft CMS

    March 2016 - June 2017

  • HLK – Front-End Web Developer

    Kept content up to date for clients, such as Monsanto

    Skills used: Responsive Web Design, PHP5, mySQL, HTML, SASS/CSS, Git, JavaScript, and Objective-C

    July 2015 - January 2016

  • eTecc / Interactive – Software Engineer

    Built large-scale PHP/mySQL applications for car dealership industry and white-label iOS apps for dealership customers, deploying over a dozen apps for Ford, Mazda, Nissan, and more.

    Skills used: Responsive Web Design, PHP5, mySQL, HTML, SASS/CSS, Git, design, and Objective-C

    July 2013 - July 2015

  • higi – Front-End Developer

    Developed higi’s web portal, bring responsive web technology to their site, and worked with the team to conceive and build new features.

    Skills used: Responsive Web Design, PHP5, mySQL, HTML, SASS/CSS, jQuery, SVN, and design

    September 2012 - June 2013

  • Echo Design Group – Senior Web Developer

    Came on board right as the whole Responsive Web Design movement kicked off, built many sites from start to launch, working with the design team to implement strong, mobile-friendly design. Also much was done to improve the organizational workflow, utilizing Github for deployment and version control.

    Skills used: Responsive Web Design, PHP5, mySQL, HTML, SASS/CSS, jQuery, Git, and design

    Sites launched:

    With each of the sites above, development in SASS, HTML5, PHP5/CodeIgniter and more were done by James. With Downtown Naperville, James designed and implemented many page interfaces throughout, building and constructing powerful filters and social interaction with Facebook Connect.

    July 2011 - August 2012

  • Abt – Developer

    Managed multiple projects and worked with the team to better organize projects and communication.

    Skills used: PHP5, mySQL, HTML, CSS, jQuery, and design

    January 2011 - June 2011

  • Community Christian Church – Web Development Director

    Built a completely awesome new website that brings a brand new view of social interactivity to church websites and also brings a full online church system for running both live and prerecorded services. Honing his skills in AJAX, Flash, PHP and relational databases, this was one of his biggest projects yet.

    Skills used: PHP5, Code Igniter, mySQL, HTML, CSS, jQuery, ActionScript 3.0, design and layout

    December 2009 - January 2011

  • Clear Channel Radio – Senior Online Content Manager

    Built an application for managing the office paperwork that covered everything from the sale of an ad to a client to the production and airing of the ad on the radio. Not only this, but was also largely in charge of the websites for two radio stations in Chicago.

    Skills used: PHP5, Code Igniter, mySQL, HTML, CSS, jQuery, ActionScript 3.0, design and layout

    September 2008 - May 2009

Education

  • The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg
    Bachelor of Fine Arts in Web Design & Interactive Media
    December 2008

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