Louisa Whitaker Full-Stack Software Engineer
Skills
Languages — React.js, Node.js, Express.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Python, AJAX, TypeScript, Swift, Frameworks & Databases — Webpack, SQL, Git, Figma, Bootstrap, Docker, Ubuntu, AWS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Golang
Projects

A full-stack application that allows multiple users to collaborate on care and communication for an individual

  • •Implemented Node.js, Express.js, PostgreSQL, React, CSS, and Bootstrap to build DOM updates via Reacts virtual DOM
  • •Set up validation requirements for user authentication using JsonWebToken and Argon2 on sign-in
  • •Features include the ability to add text, schedule events, upload images, view entries, and edit/delete
  • •Recorded events are safely stored in a Dokku Database using PostgreSQL
  • •Users can store images on AWS S3

    • A web application that dynamically renders NASA's daily image/video built on AJAX requests

  • •Features include the ability to search NASAs APOD API by date, save favorites and edit or delete
  • •Applied HTML, and CSS for the custom design of the responsive website
  • •Developed an extra feature that renders a quote on browser refresh by sending fetch requests to Quotable API
    • Work Experience
    Community Relations Strategist, Assistant Manager, Dagwoods
    Mar 2018 – Jun 2021 | Santa Monica
  • •Implemented effective marketing campaigns in partnership with local businesses, utilizing donation-based strategies
  • •Coordinated outreach efforts with local communities, businesses, and vendors for humanitarian aid and fundraising.
  • •Efficiently managed catering orders for events of up to 300 attendees from preparation to timely delivery
  • •Provided personalized training to 60 new employees within four years, fostering their growth and development
  • •Developed and implemented a conflict-handling manual to ensure positive experiences for customers and coworkers
  • •Spearheaded a marketing campaign for "Magical Pizza", attracting customers from Europe to try the renowned product
  • •Boosted sales through the creation and execution of weekly promotional events aimed at local school parents
    • Political Affairs Ambassador, The Borgen Project
    Aug 2019 – Nov 2020 | OC / LA
  • •Lobbied congressional representatives for poverty reduction laws and secured signatures for the International Affairs budget
  • •Recruited at universities, resulting in a 100% increase in intern enrollment with 22 new interns
  • •Presented to various communities, personally raising $1,900 for the organization
  • •Mobilized over 70+ people to take action by contacting their local representatives.
    • Education
    Full-Stack Software Engineer, LearningFuze Accelerated Web Development
    Aug 2022 – Dec 2022 | Irvine, United States

    Dedicated over 70 hours/week of programming for 28 weeks in a simulated work environment

    Master of Arts, International Relations & diplomacy, Schiller International University
    Jan 2016 – Mar 2017 | Heidelberg, Germany
    Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies, University of San Diego
    Jan 2012 – Jan 2015San Diego, United States
    Languages
    German / German citizen
    Spanish
    English / US Citizen