Amia Defreitas

Full Stack Developer

Knowledge of HTTP standards, API best practices, REST, web security and authentication, basics of building scalable solutions. Experienced in Ruby on Rails, React, SQL, and JavaScript based programming and a consistent use of HTML 5 and CSS. Possess strong skills in team-building and project management that help companies with teams get certain projects executed in a perfect and in a timely fashion. Contact me today and I would love to hear about your business

Professional capabilities

  • High-quality front and back-end development for web sites.
  • Modular, scalable, robust, and reusable code.
  • Performance optimisation, usability, and accessibility.
  • Site planning and architecture.
  • User interface design.

Technical skills

  • Ruby, Ruby on Rails
  • Node.js, React, Redux, Javascript
  • Adobe Photoshop, XD, Illustrator
  • CSS3, HTML5, XML, JSON, Bootstrap, SemanticUI
  • SQL, GIT, Heroku

  • Frontend Developer @Cre8 Interactions

    Nov 2018 - Present

    • Creates and maintains stylesheet guides and image libraries
    • Creates a lovely stunning cutting edge experience using HTML5, CSS3 JavaScript and other front end technologies utilizing WordPress CMS.
    • Determining the structure and design of web pages
    • Ensuring user experience determines design choices
    • Developing features to enhance the user experience
    • Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design

  • Audio Monitor @Radio Station: 96.3 WHUR

    April 2014 Part time

    • Act as sound engineer for the run of the production
    • The Sound Designer should also plan to be the sound board operator during the run of the show or designate an experienced board operator volunteer. Check email on a regular and consistent basis, and respond to emails in a timely manner
    • Keep audio department area clean and organized
    • Be familiar with safe operating procedures of working with sound equipment

  • Customer Support @ M Lash & Beauty Bar

    Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

    • Site Content Management using Word press
    • Update Social Media Platforms
    • Client Check in support
    • Scheduler for customers and updated user profiles in Square booking system
    • Ensure reception area is tidy and presentable, with all necessary stationery and material (e.g. pens, forms and brochures)

  • George Washington University

    Bachelors of Science Computer Science / Est comp - 2024

  • Flatiron School

    Full Stack Web Development, Ruby on Rails and JavaScript program/ 12/2019- 3/2020

  • Duke Ellingtion School Of Arts

    High School and majored in Technical design and production/ 08/2015 - 06/2019

  • Charles Herbert Flowers Highshool

    High School/ 08/2014 - 06/2015

ComicTV Frontend
Created in Sep 2014
Description

ComicTV is an app with TV show series that are comic books! As a user you can search for a specific comic and find out if there is a corresponding TV series. Also you can save that TV series to your collection. If you want to find a new show to watch you can use the random tv show generator.

  • Design
  • Utilized ComicVine API to use their tv show series and utilized Postgresql for database
  • Utilized Ruby on Rails as back-end to pull data from the API and send to the fronted
  • Utilized HTML5, CSS, BootStrap, and Vanilla JS as front-end to render data on the DOM
Beatify Frontend
Created in Sep 2014
Description

Beatify is a music player app! As a user, you can search for songs and artists. You can play a song and if you like that song you can save it to access it easier. Let's say you really want the song for yourself. You can download the song on your device!

  • Utilized Deezers API to use their search API and Postgresql for database
  • Utilized Ruby on Rails as back-end to pull data from the API and send to the fronted
  • Utilized React JS and BootStrap as front-end to have a more organized way to render the information on the DOM
Orbit Games Frontend
Created in Sep 2014
Description

Orbit Games is an app where a user can play adventure, driving, arcade, and etc. games. You can save games to your collection, rate games, and review games.

  • Created my own API to store all the data for all the games and Postgresql for database
  • Utilized B-Crypt to have authentication for a user login and Ruby on Rails as a back-end , to pull data from my API and send to the frontend
  • Utilized React JS and Semantic React UI as front-end to have a more organized way to render data on the DOM

I simply love web design, all my work starts from a blank canvas so you will never have a web site that comes from a pre made site template.

I ensure all my web code meets the highest web standards that works across all major browsers and is S.E.O friendly.