Whitney Vincent Bowden
245 Fairview Drive, Saint Charles, IL 60174 |-|-
http://www.whitneybowden.com/
https://github.com/wflooter480
Career Aspiration
To best utilize my leadership and business analysis / problem solving skills to identify a junior developer position, with a leading edge, fresh thinking, dynamic, collaborative and innovative technology-centric organization that is growing responsibly.
Technical Skills- HTML5 / CSS3- Javascript
- Bootstrap/Bulma/ Sass- ReactJS
- Jira-Docker
- SQL- Version Control (Git, Bitbucket)
Professional Experience
FREELANCE WEB DESIGNER/ DEVELOPER March 2018 – present
Currently working with clients to create, design, and develop a website to meet their needs based on personalized requirements
Utilizing design-oriented technologies such as HTML5 and CSS, Bulma, & Sass
Front-End built with ReactJS, creating customizable React components
Working with headless Wordpress CMS to manage client’s content via API
Using Docker Compose for local development
Utilizing InstafeedJS to make Instagram API calls
Using React Helmet for SEO
First client site published 07/2018: www.marybowden.com
UNITE HERE HEALTH May 2008 – September 2017
Team Lead / Business Analyst
Lead Business Analyst, Tester, Liaison for Enterprise-wide Systems Upgrade
(September 2014 – February 2017)
Gathered business requirements for the Fund’s Contribution, Enrollment, and Eligibility system upgrade and created User Stories and Use Cases
Utilized Jira for testing and documentation purposes
Successfully communicated business and technical requirements to vendor
Created new workflows, documents, queries, and reports to achieve proper functionality and efficiencies within the new system and for the day-to-day activities
Documented new business processes driven by new system functionality to ensure successful implementation
Created test scripts, gathered test data, and tested new functionality in the new system
Analyzed and mapped data for successful conversion
Worked in Agile environment
Worked independently and with a small team to meet very tight and competing deadlines
Contribution Accounting and Enrollment – West Team
(July 2013 – September 2013)
Oversaw a team of six employees
Ensured the accurate and successful completion of the Team’s monthly billing reports and enrollments
Educated, trained, and mentored staff in policies, procedures, proper and professional communication, and time management
Successfully implemented new procedures and policies in Employer Communication, Appeals processes, and Enrollment Workflows
Contribution Accounting Representative
(May 2008 – July 2013)
Balanced and allocated all payments on employer accounts
Processed Billing Reports
Monitored and collected delinquencies
Customer Service and Communication link between the Fund and Employer
Understand, Monitor & Implement contract statuses
Successfully assisted in implementing a new Health Plan into the Fund by testing system functionality and developing procedures
Creative Financial Staffing April 2007 – April 2008
Administrative Assistant
Served as first point of contact to all Clients and Candidates
Payroll Coordinator for Temporary Employees
Accounts Receivable and Collections
Data Entry of job orders, new clients, new candidates
Organized incoming and outgoing mail
Managed office operations including ordering office supplies, insuring proper equipment maintenance and general office functions
Education
M.M. Flute Performance, Indiana University, May 2006
B.M. Flute Performance, The Cleveland Institute of Music, May 2002
