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Stephanie Spears Full Stack Developer

Technical Skills

  • C++
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Java
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Git
  • Bash
  • Visual Basic
  • Agile
  • OOP
  • REST
  • ThymeLeaf
  • Bootstrap
  • Flask
  • Gradle
  • Spring

Personal Qualities

  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented
  • Learn and adapt quickly
  • Good sense of humor and positive attitude
  • Analytical thinking and research ability
  • Work effectively as part of a team or independently

Work Experience

  • Self-Employed - Private Instructor
  • April 2012-PresentOsaka, Japan/Portland, OR
  • Private English instructor, assisting clients with various English language-related tasks. Tasks are unique to the client’s needs, and largely depend on the client’s profession. Activities range from Japanese-English translation, proofreading and assistance creating or understanding articles, essays, scientific or medical studies, conference speeches, legal contracts, and professional correspondences between international colleagues. I continue to work from a distance with several private clients. My most notable employers have included the Kubota Corporation (a major tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer), Archroma (a Switzerland-based textiles company), Panasonic (specifically the lighting technologies department), and Nissin Foods (the company responsible for instant ramen).
  • Kuzuha Language College - English Language Consultant
  • Feb 2012-Dec 2015Hirakata, Japan
  • English Language Consultant on a variety of technical and academic materials. Editing, proof-reading, translation.
  • YMCA International - English Language Teacher
  • June 2014-April 2015Kobe, Japan
  • Part-time dispatch English teacher, traveling to several private elementary schools for weekly lessons, as well as coordinating and hosting special holiday events.
  • Kinder Kids International - English Language Teacher
  • Feb 2012-June 2014Kobe, Japan
  • Saturday school English instructor, teaching groups of children in an English immersion environment. Activities included language games, vocabulary building, grammar correction, and general speaking/listening development.
  • Scott T. Bailey, Attorney at Law - Research Assistant
  • June 2011-Sept 2011Florence, OR
  • Brief summer-break internship position. Assisted with researching, organizing, and summarizing medical evidence in support of medical disability claims.

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Education

  • LaunchCode
  • March 2017-October 2017Portland, OR
  • Focus: Web Development, Python, Java, JavaScript
  • University of Oregon Bachelor of Arts
  • Sept 2009-June 2011 Eugene, OR
  • Major(s): Psychology, Humanities
    Minor: English

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Completed Courses

  • Intro to Java: Functional Programming
  • Jan 2017Udacity
  • Course Details
  • Computer Science I
  • Sept 2016Portland Community College
  • Course Details
  • Computer Science II
  • Nov 2016Portland Community College
  • Course Details

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Portfolio Projects

  • A web application for presenting my project portfolio