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ANDREWGARDEJOIA170NewYorkAvenue,#5,Brooklyn,NewYork11216|+1(207)200-1040

andrew.joia@gmail.com|linkedin.com/in/andrewgardejoia|drewdrewthis.github.io/andrew-joia-portfolio

OVERVIEW FullstackSWEwithstrongfrontendUI/UXskillset.Mydiversebackgroundspanswebdevelopment,design,businessdevelopment,management,strategy,marketing,consulting,musicandworldtravel.

SKILLS DEV.SKILLS:HTML5/CSS3/JS(X)/ES6,LESS/Sass,Bootstrap,jQuery,React.js/Redux,AngularJS(1),RubyonRails,Git,Gulp,Grunt,Webpack,Test-DrivenDevelopment/BDD,Ruby,Rspec,Jasmine,Jest,Wordpress/PHP,Buildkite/CI/CD,GraphQL,ApolloClient,JSON/RESTAPIsOTHER:Photoshop,Illustrator,Lightroom,CopyEditing,Guitar,SCUBA,ConversationalMandarin

EXPERIENCE POLICYGENIUSNEWYORK,NY(2016–PRESENT)SoftwareEngineerFinTechstartupwithover$52millioninventurecapital− Earlyengineeringhire,leveledupfromleadfront-endengineertofullstackengineer− Astechlead,partneredwithdesignleadsand3engineersover2-monthperiodtopioneera

stand-aloneReactUIframeworkthatspedproductdevelopmentandenforceddesignstandards− Successfullyledengineeringeffortofacross-departmental,company-widerebrandinginitiative

inpreparationforamultimillion-dollarmarketingspendinunder2months− DesignedReact-basedstaticpagebuildingsystemandworkedwith10-person,cross-department

teamtodeliverasolutioninunder2months,greatlyfreeingupengineeringresourcesandreducingthetimecostsfornewcontentbyover90%

DREWDREWTHIS||WEB+DESIGNSOLUTIONSBROOKLYN,NY(2008-PRESENT)Owner,OperatorFreelanceProfessionalofferinggraphic,web,andbusinesssolutions− Helpclientsfindandmaintainnewbusinessopportunitiesthroughwebsites,marketingmaterials,

socialmedia,andemailcampaigns− Manage2remotecontractorstosupportbusinessgoalsandresponsibilitiesMEGANKENTBRANDINGGROUP(MKBG)NEWYORK,NY(2013-2015)TechandOperationsLeadNYC-basedbrandconsultancywithindustryveteran− Providedtechnical,operational,andbrandstrategysupporttohelpfoundnewboutiquebranding

consultancyBEDPHONESBROOKLYN,NY(2012-2013)BusinessDevelopmentandCustomerServicesLeadUltra-lighttechstartupthatmanufacturesandsellsspecialtyheadphones− HelpedimproveconversionratesthroughA/Btestingandwebdevelopment− Createda4xincreaseinrevenuewithaglobalTapjoymobileengagementcampaign− Establishedcustomerservicestandardsandprotocolsthatimprovedcustomerloyaltyand

satisfaction− Ledsourcingandmanagementofremotecontractortosupportcustomerserviceinitiatives

EDUCATION THINKFULFRONT-ENDWEBDEVELOPMENTCOURSE(OCT–NOV2015)YALEUNIVERSITYNEWHAVEN,CONNECTICUT(2003-2007)SCHOOLFORINTERNATIONALTRAININGCAIRNS,AUSTRALIA(JUNE2006)UNIVERSITYOFKWAZULU-NATALPIETERMARITZBURG,SOUTHAFRICA(SUMMER2005)