Single-page web app that allows users to get upcoming tides for the location and tide height of their choice.
Consumed JSON API to deliver dynamic tide height data based on user input
Persisted data with Rails API backend and Postgresql database
Created JavaScript frontend for interactive user experience
CRUD functionality allows for persistence of locations and tides for each user
Work
Software Engineer
The Be Good Project | Seattle, WA 02/ 2020 - Present
Helping BGP build their Banana app, a native platform that connects donors and recipients to allow donors to donate food to individuals experiencing homelessness or food insecurity
Creating dynamic React Native components based off UI/UX designs
Collaborate with dev, design and PM team across Slack, Trello and Figma
Backlog grooming with dev team to continually work towards MVP
Third Party Seller
Amazon | Seattle, WA 10/ 2017 - 10/ 2019
Used product and market data to select products with a greater likelihood of becoming top sellers
Negotiated with suppliers to source, optimize and manufacture products cost-effectively
Created Amazon, Facebook and email marketing campaigns to drive sales and awareness
Continually tweaked and modified product listings and ads to optimize product rankings and sales
Ecommerce Marketing Manager
T&M Enterprises | Tukwila, WA 05/ 2015 - 12/ 2018
Created, Tested and Optimized Email Marketing campaigns for three distinct brands, increasing email sales 220%
Oversaw video creation and SEO optimization for video marketing, generating new inbound marketing source
Redesigned brand website based on customer search queries, support tickets and site heat-mapping
Designed and implemented customer service SOP to streamline customer service onboarding and processes
Redesigned product manual, reducing man-hours required for customer service and enhancing customer experience
National Account Manager
CrossCom National | Buffalo Grove, IL 08/ 2010 - 05/ 2015
Responsible for managing over 10M annually in retail accounts and coordinating with client and internal resources to deliver cost-effective retail solutions.
Produced weekly, quarterly and yearly forecasting for over 20 customer accounts
Produced data-based insight for VP of sales regarding customer trends and internal process effectiveness
Constant communication with customers and internal cross-functional coordination to maintain ongoing, healthy client relationships
About
Devin worked quickly through the ranks of our company from working directly with customers to overseeing critical marketing projects in just a few years. Devin helped us grow exponentially year over year with his insight, analytical approach to problem solving and attitude.
- Dave Stickland, COO, T&M Enterprises
After years in ecommerce marketing and entrepreneurship, Devin wanted a more fulfilling career and a skill he could use to build solutions every day. He learned software engineering at Flatiron School in Seattle in 2019 and moved back to Chicago in 2020.
Experienced in React, Ruby on Rails and JavaScript based programming and a background in e-commerce entrepreneurship and marketing management, Devin is a collaborative team-player focused on building solutions to improve client experience and strenghtening alliances with coworkers and clients alike.
When he isn't coding he enjoys getting outdoors for hiking and fishing, playing guitar or learning a new recipe to make for him and his.