Resumé - Melody Kuo

Hello, my name is
Melody Kuo
[email protected]
www.melodykuo.com
Web Development
Design
Usability
HTML, CSS, Sass, jQuery,
JavaScript*, Grunt
Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign, Premiere Pro
Balsamiq,
studies in design
* Still improving
Work Experience
Front End Developer, Klick Health
May - August, 2014
• Developed and improved upon multiple responsive sites based on
design files, team feedback and client needs using HTML, CSS, jQuery
• Created HTML emails for numerous marketing campaigns. Reduced
future development time by creating reusable templates.
• Planned and executed the integration of a Grunt tool for email
development using json files. Created a list of new features to be added
to the tool based on user needs and input.
I worked with:
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Responsive websites
Front end technologies
HTML emails
Grunt
QA Analyst, FundSERV
September - December, 2013
• Tested front and back end of FundSERV’s web application. Back end was
tested in a Linux environment.
• Created initial redesign of Help Desk Portal, an internal web application
used by workers when clients request support. Used Balsamiq to
create wireframes based on user requirements and Bootstrap to create
prototypes in HTML and CSS.
I used:
• Wireframing tools
• Bootstrap
Agile Test Engineer, Pivotal Labs (formerly Xtreme Labs)
January - April, 2013
• Tested mobile apps across multiple platforms in an agile environment,
recording bugs, suggestions for new features and UI/UX improvements
• Applied knowledge of Illustrator and Premiere Pro to create orientation
guides and videos for future oncoming recruits
I developed a:
• Agile workflow
• Great attention to detail
Activities & Projects
www.melodykuo.com, check out on GitHub
September 2013 - present
• Self-taught HTML, CSS, Sass and jQuery to create a responsive website
to display a portfolio of works
• Integrated Grunt into workflow to improve development and testing
I practiced:
• Responsive web design
and development
• Grunt workflow
www.oohlalacuisine.com
July 2014
• Created an email newsletter template for the site using a Wordpress
plugin
I became familiar with:
• Wordpress plugins
Education
2B Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo
2012 - 2017
• Human Factors in Design course - Prototyped a redesign of the TTC
(Toronto Transit Commission) website for a school project. User
requirements were developed using methods such as interviews, user
personas, Hierarchical Task Analyses and more.
I learned:
• Human factors design
principles
• UX design