Jake R. Evans
Address: 570 Blackberry Glen Springville, AL 35146
Cell/Home Phone: -
Website/Portfolio: http://www.jakerevans.com/portfolio/
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Web Developer/Designer
Formal Education:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Operations Technology (Obtained 12/30/2012)
Communications-Computer Systems Operations training, Air Force Tech School.
CompTia Security+, Network+, and A+ Certified
Airman Leadership School (received Distinguished Graduate Award)
Air Force Basic Training (received Honor Graduate Award)
Areas of Knowledge:
CSS/CSS3 / HTML/HTML5 / JavaScript / jQuery
PHP
UX/UI Design
WordPress/Plugin Development
Familiarity with Hybrid App Development (ionic/react-native)
Familiarity with C++ / Visual Studio IDE
RESTful APIs (Amazon Product API, Google Books, WordPress REST API, etc.)
Customer Service/Tech Support
Security Clearance: Cleared for Top Secret Information and granted access to Sensitive Compartmented Information based on a Single Scope background investigation completed in March 2014.
Experience
Self-Employed – Springville, AL (Birmingham Area) – Mar. 2016 to present
Title: Freelance Web Developer/Designer
Summary of duties: Currently working as a freelance web developer, serving a wide range of clients remotely to fulfill their web design/development needs utilizing web technologies that include HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, PHP, jQuery and JavaScript. I have published several WordPress plugins on the WordPress Plugin Repository during this time, and actively support and maintain WPBookList and WPGameList, as well as their associated websites, WPBookList.com and WPGameList.com. I also dabble in the creation of hybrid mobile web apps, having published one in support of WPBookList, built with Angular.js and the Ionic framework, and another simple app for a previous client built with React-Native. I provide general Customer Service and Tech Support for the users of my plugins, and the results can be seen in the 61+ 5-star reviews and their associated comments for WPBookList.
Leidos – Washington DC – Oct. 2014 Mar. 2016
Title: Junior Software Engineer
Summary of duties: Responsible for transition of existing internal Department of Veteran’s Affairs WordPress website from existing WordPress theme to the Enfold WordPress theme, as well as maintenance and content updates. This has included extensive work with HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, PHP, jQuery and JavaScript. Some work with the D3.js library has also been required. Have created custom solutions for particular in-house needs, including development of WordPress plugins. Also provided limited maintenance support for other internal existing VA websites and some other more generalized tech support tasks.
Leidos – Charlottesville, VA – Mar. 2013 – Oct. 2014
Title: Service Desk Lead
Summary of duties: Responsible for resolution of IT issues for a 2000-plus user environment across multiple networks of varying classifications. Specific tasks range from configuration of user equipment, troubleshooting connectivity, application, and administrative issues, working with outside agencies to ensure continuation of customer accounts and access, and interfacing with various specialized in-house IT departments on behalf of the customer, to include root cause analysis of enterprise-level incidents and problems. Also manage administrative and personnel needs of subordinates.
Kansas Air National Guard – McConnell AFB, KS – Sept. 2007 to Sept. 2013
Title: Communications-Computer Systems Operator
Summary of Duties: Maintain and administer an Air Force server-client environment consisting of 300-400 users across different networks of varying classifications. This includes installing, maintaining, and servicing computers, printers, and servers, managing user accounts, resolving user issues, performing preventative system maintenance, troubleshooting network outages, re-routing network cables, and configuring hardware.
