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ANDREW GARDE JOIA 170 New York Avenue, #5, Brooklyn, New York 11216 | +1 (207) 200-1040 [email protected] | linkedin.com/in/andrewgardejoia | drewdrewthis.github.io/andrew-joia-portfolio OVERVIEW Full stack SWE with strong frontend UI/UX skill set. My diverse background spans web development, design, business development, management, strategy, marketing, consulting, music and world travel. SKILLS DEV. SKILLS: HTML5/CSS3/JS(X)/ES6, LESS/Sass, Bootstrap, jQuery, React.js/Redux, AngularJS (1), Ruby on Rails, Git, Gulp, Grunt, Webpack, Test-Driven Development/BDD, Ruby, Rspec, Jasmine, Jest, Wordpress/PHP, Buildkite/CI/CD, GraphQL, Apollo Client, JSON/REST APIs OTHER: Photoshop, Illustrator , Lightroom, Copy Editing, Guitar, SCUBA, Conversational Mandarin EXPERIENCE POLICYGENIUS NEW YORK, NY (2016 PRESENT) Software Engineer FinTech startup with over $52 million in venture capital Early engineering hire, leveled up from lead front-end engineer to full stack engineer As tech lead, partnered with design leads and 3 engineers over 2-month period to pioneer a stand-alone React UI framework that sped product development and enforced design standards Successfully led engineering effort of a cross-departmental, company-wide rebranding initiative in preparation for a multimillion-dollar marketing spend in under 2 months Designed React-based static page building system and worked with 10-person, cross-department team to deliver a solution in under 2 months, greatly freeing up engineering resources and reducing the time costs for new content by over 90% DREWDREWTHIS || WEB + DESIGN SOLUTIONS BROOKLYN, NY (2008 - PRESENT) Owner, Operator Freelance Professional offering graphic, web, and business solutions Help clients find and maintain new business opportunities through websites, marketing materials, social media, and email campaigns Manage 2 remote contractors to support business goals and responsibilities MEGAN KENT BRANDING GROUP (MKBG) NEW YORK, NY (2013 - 2015) Tech and Operations Lead NYC-based brand consultancy with industry veteran Provided technical, operational, and brand strategy support to help found new boutique branding consultancy BEDPHONES BROOKLYN, NY (2012 - 2013) Business Development and Customer Services Lead Ultra-light tech startup that manufactures and sells specialty headphones Helped improve conversion rates through A/B testing and web development Created a 4x increase in revenue with a global Tapjoy mobile engagement campaign Established customer service standards and protocols that improved customer loyalty and satisfaction Led sourcing and management of remote contractor to support customer service initiatives EDUCATION THINKFUL FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPMENT COURSE (OCT NOV 2015) YALE UNIVERSITY NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT (2003 - 2007) SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA (JUNE 2006) UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (SUMMER 2005)

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Page 1: ANDREW GARDE JOIA - drewdrewthis.github.iodrewdrewthis.github.io/andrew-joia-portfolio/JOIA-RESUME.pdf · OVERVIEW Full stack SWE with strong frontend UI/UX skill set. My diverse

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

[email protected]|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)