Camas High School
Career Connect Southwest
December 3, 2020
Gerardo Rodriguez
Name
Occupation
Senior Front End Developer
Work at
Cloud Four
I've had the pleasure to work with:
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Always learning
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Creative problem-solving
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Work alone or as a team
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Can work from anywhere
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The whole world can see my work
What's fun about it?
What do you do again?
I write code using web programming languages to develop web applications and web sites.
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HTML
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CSS
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JavaScript
The three core web technologies:
That's cool, but... What does it look like in the end?
Love Has No Labels
Nike Pro 360 Fit System
Nike Pro 360 Fit System
Nike Pro 360 Fit System
The Kobe X
Wow, that's some neat looking projects.
Now I'm curious,
what's your story?
How did you get to where you are now?
Born in...
At the age of 10, moved to Hermiston, Oregon
Start working
after High School?
What about College?
University of Oregon
2001-2006
Art Institute of Portland
2007-2009
How did you become a developer?
Hermiston High School:
- Drawing
- Painting
- Loved math
University of Oregon:
- Architecture (left program 2nd year)
- Drawing
- Graphic Design
- Short Films
- Letterpress
- Black & White Photography
- Illustration
- 3-D Modeling
- Animations
- Built 1st web page!
Art Institute of Portland:
- Typography
- Web Design
- Flash Development
- Back-End Development
- Front-End Development
What is it like to be a web developer?
What do you do on a day-to-day basis?
Collaborate with designers in sketching sessions
Help strategize and architect a technical plan
Estimate project timelines from a technical perspective
Participate in client meetings discussing technical details
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash
Help build prototypes and design system
components in the browser
Write programming logic
Photo by True Agency on Unsplash
Review code and provide feedback to teammates
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Test the web app across browsers and devices
Build inclusive experiences
I build inclusive web site and web applications
That's a lot of stuff,
it feels overwhelming.
Do all web developers need to know all of that?
• Collaborate with designers in sketching sessions
• Help strategize and architect a technical plan
• Estimate project timelines from a technical perspective
• Help build prototypes and design system
components in the browser
• Participate in client meetings discussing technical details
• Write programming logic
• Review code and provide feedback to teammates
• Test the web app across browsers and devices
• Create inclusive experiences
Some key takeaways
• Use your time in high school and college to explore,
break out of your bubble
• It's okay to not know everything
• Be confident in yourself, if you are feeling uncomfortable,
it means you are learning and growing
Thank you
for listening!
Any questions for me?
Go ahead and ask! :)
The end
Thank you
