Heather Marmont, Developer in Grafton, WI, United States
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Heather Marmont

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Software Developer

Location
Grafton, WI, United States
Toptal Member Since
May 11, 2018

Heather is a web developer with over 22 years of experience in the field. She's been working as a front-end developer for her entire career—building high-quality pages that look great and function as intended using HTML, CSS with Sass/Less, and JavaScript/jQuery on various back-end platforms.

Portfolio

Netrix Creative
jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP, WordPress, CSS3, Flexbox...
Kelley Blue Book | Cox Automotive
Chai, Karma, MVC Razor, ASP.NET, Less, Sass, CSS, HTML, jQuery...
Kelley Blue Book
MVC Razor, ASP.NET, Less, Sass, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS3, Flexbox...

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, SourceTree, Sublime Text 2, Sublime Text 3, Photoshop 7, Figma, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Bootstrap

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed was a module to add, track, update, and remove recently viewed and saved vehicles from a user's favorites list on an automotive website.

Work Experience

Senior Web Developer

2017 - PRESENT
Netrix Creative
  • Built custom WordPress themes.
  • Created responsive page designs based on a single viewport mockup.
  • Developed a custom-built JavaScript carousel feature handling both image sliding and resizing to correct proportions.
  • Implemented requirement reviews and project estimations.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP, WordPress, CSS3, Flexbox, Bootstrap, HTML5, Responsive Layout, Sublime Text 3, SourceTree, Sublime Text, Google Tag Manager, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)

Senior Web Developer

2015 - 2017
Kelley Blue Book | Cox Automotive
  • Created responsive web pages for desktop, tablet, and smartphone platforms using a mobile-first approach.
  • Led the front-end development on projects—using HTML, Sass, and JavaScript/ES6 on various back-ends (C#, MVC, Razor).
  • Trained and mentored other developers at the associate and mid- levels.
  • Took a leadership role within the Scrum team to analyze requirements, identify blocking issues, accurately estimate efforts, and ensure the delivery of all commitments.
  • Created JavaScript unit tests using Karma and Chai to increase automation capabilities.
Technologies: Chai, Karma, MVC Razor, ASP.NET, Less, Sass, CSS, HTML, jQuery, ECMAScript (ES6), JavaScript, CSS3, Flexbox, Agile, Microsoft Visual Studio, Bootstrap, HTML5, JavaScript 6, Responsive Layout, Mercurial, SourceTree, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Sublime Text, Agile Sprints, Scrum

Web Developer

2011 - 2015
Kelley Blue Book
  • Developed production-ready code for KBB.com, using HTML, CSS (Less/Sass), and jQuery on a C#/.NET/MVC back-end.
  • Initiated and completed a code quality cleanup project that reduced JavaScript errors by 25%, warnings by 38%, and brought SCSS errors down to zero.
  • Instituted and coordinated the Learning Series, regular events where developers taught hands-on class sessions to their fellow team members.
  • Worked closely with UX, product, and other developers using Agile processes to deliver on commitments.
Technologies: MVC Razor, ASP.NET, Less, Sass, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS3, Flexbox, Agile, Microsoft Visual Studio, Bootstrap, Responsive Layout, Mercurial, SourceTree, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Sublime Text, Agile Sprints, Scrum

Web Developer

2006 - 2011
IGN Entertainment
  • Led the front-end development on the Direct2Drive Germany project and the D2D Casual project—launching two new avenues for Direct2Drive to attract a new audience.
  • Led the front-end development on all FilePlanet.com minisites.
  • Created a minisite template that reduced the time needed to design each site and greatly increased development efficiency.
  • Developed landing pages and web forms using HTML, CSS, and ASP.NET.
  • Hand-coded HTML email products and managed content within Silverpop.
Technologies: Silverpop, PHP, Magento, ASP.NET, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML

Web Developer

2005 - 2006
Gateway, Inc.
  • Contributed to the creation and design of eMachines and Gateway International production websites, including front-end coding in HTML and CSS, database design, and back-end coding in Mason/Perl.
  • Managed ongoing updates to all eMachines and Gateway International websites, including quarterly refreshes of all product information and corporate content.
  • Used HTML standardized coding to produce cross-browser compatible pages in 12 languages in dialects.
Technologies: Database Design, Perl, CSS, HTML

Web Developer

2002 - 2005
Classmates Online
  • Built and maintained web pages on Classmates.com website using HTML and internally-built Perl-based back-end framework.
  • Created multiple iterations of upsell process for A/B testing.
  • Managed the creation and updating of OAS ad templates.
Technologies: Open AdStream, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

Web Developer

2000 - 2001
Tenzing Communications
  • Developed the structure, static content, and dynamic content (using both MySQL and Oracle databases) for a company-wide intranet.
  • Created dynamic front-end interfaces for production databases (MySQL and Oracle).
  • Built the site structure and created pages for corporate and other external websites.
  • Collaborated with the digital marketing manager and graphic designer to develop specifications for the intranet's visual design.
  • Created all the intranet web pages based on specifications.
Technologies: MySQL, JavaScript, HTML

Web Developer

1999 - 2000
McLeod USA
  • Developed a back-end functionality using PHP; interacting with Apache Web Server security, file systems, and MySQL and Oracle databases.
  • Built the front-end interface for a PHP back-end.
  • Designed the database table structure to support customer application and storage needs.
Technologies: Apache, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, HTML

Windsor Schools

http://heathermarmont.com/portfolio_item/windsor-schools
Windsor Schools’ existing website was outdated and lacking functionality, so a complete rebuild from scratch was created for their new site launch. A new website was created from the ground up adding full responsiveness to the site along with greatly increased functionality.

Netrix Creative Site Relaunch

http://www.netrixcreative.com
Netrix Creative is a small agency that offers custom-built WordPress themes. Their site hadn’t been updated in several years and was in need of a refresh.

A new custom theme was built for them, sporting an updated design and employing newer layout techniques including flexbox. The project also involved creating smartphone and tablet views based on a desktop design.

Catalyst Constellations

http://www.catalystconstellations.com/
Catalyst Constellations needed the development of a custom site designed to show off their upcoming coaching retreats.

A custom WordPress theme was implemented and included a hand-coded carousel that dynamically laid out the user-inputted photos, and allowed for sliding functionality that accommodated images of any width.

Trucking Industry News Site

http://heathermarmont.com/portfolio_item/mtga/
A trucking industry news and job search site had an existing site which was in need of an updated design, new functionality, and layout refresh.

A fully-responsive site was built from the ground up, using current technology to display images in varying sizes and resolutions based on viewport and screen capability. The site also uses several custom modifications to WordPress plugins to display their data according to the client’s needs.

Personal Portfolio Site

http://heathermarmont.com/
I designed and built a fully-responsive custom WordPress theme to house my personal portfolio of projects and previous corporate work.

Languages

CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, HTML, HTML5, Sass, Less, PHP, ECMAScript (ES6), Perl, JavaScript 6

Frameworks

Bootstrap, ASP.NET, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), MVC Razor

Libraries/APIs

Flexbox, jQuery, Chai

Paradigms

Responsive Layout, Agile, Database Design, Unit Testing, Scrum

Tools

Sublime Text, Photoshop 7, Microsoft Visual Studio, Sublime Text 3, SourceTree, Git, Mercurial, Silverpop, Apache, Karma, NPM, Sublime Text 2, Figma

Platforms

WordPress, Magento

Other

Responsive Design, Wamp, Open AdStream, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), Google Tag Manager, Unbounce, Agile Sprints

Storage

MySQL, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

1995 - 1999

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Cardinal Stritch University - Milwaukee, WI, USA

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