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Housing Japan / Front End Developer
Front End Developer by name, Full Stack Developer by nature. From humble beginnings as a Le Wagon coding bootcamp graduate, currently working as a Front End Developer at Housing Japan. Tokyo based, South African born.
Issued by the Digital Marketing Institute
Build on my growing skillset to be able to work independently and develop full-stack web applications with a focus on usability and accessibility.
At Housing Japan I develop company websites, in-house tools, and APIs using a range of languages - mainly focused on a mix of JavaScript, VueJS, Backbone JS, PHP, WordPress, and React (for custom WP Gutenberg blocks) on the front end side, and a bit of NodeJS, ExpressJS, MySQL, and PHP when touching back end projects.
An intense 9 week bootcamp focused on teaching the fundamentals of front-end and back-end web development through a variety of languages, frameworks, and databases.
English language teacher at the Shane English School company based in Tokyo, Japan. Teaching English as a second language to students of various age groups based on the Shane English School's curriculum.
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Practical module dealing with the fundamentals of account management and the skills and traits an effective Account Manager needs to successfully manage multiple briefs and clients simultaneously. Areas of interest included:
A one-day short training course that looked at the key areas of search engine optimization including:
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A digital marketing short course focused on a variety of topics including:
A Cambridge associated course which serves as an entry-level qualification into the field of English language teaching to non-native speakers.
Graduated Cum Laude. Full scholarship. Certificate of Merit for Critical Methodology.
English Media and Cultural Studies