About Me
I am an aspiring web developer and recent University of Washington Fullstack Bootcamp graduate.
- Phone: Request via email
- City: Seattle, WA, USA
- Certifications: Fullstack Web Development(UW)
- Degree: Pyschology
- Age: 32
- Email: sowadev81@gmail.com
- Freelance: Available; I would love to build a website for you!
- Social media: Located at bottom of page
Years of experience Working in team-based environments in the education and content-writing sectors
Projects Fullstack projects completed in bootcamp in addition to training on Codewars, FreeCodeCamp, and more
Year of experience in the programming sector I am still in my first year; here is to many more years of experience!
Award UW Fullstack Bootcamp Best Presentation Award (liftr)
My comfort levels with various tools:
My Resume
A quick summary of my professional career
Summary
Gabriel Sowa
Driven web developer who believes learning never stops.
- Seattle, Washington
- (971) 895-0019
- sowadev81@gmail.com
Education
Bachelors of Fine Arts & Adolescent Pyschology
2009-2013
Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA
Research focused on cocurrence factors between adolescent substance use, social media use, anxiety and depression.
Certificate of Fullstack Web Development & Front and back end
2022
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Principles of computer science
- Applications of basic website design languages such as HTML and CSS
- Completion of over 20 "modules" applying knowledge to actual programming
- Focus on Javascript and intersection of front and backend programming in fullstack applications
- Three projects completed: Dog4You, shelfspace, and liftr
- Third and final project, liftr, won award for best product presentation and was heralded for its clean UI and well-designed SQL database.
Professional Experience
SEO Content Writer
2010 - 2021
Seattle, WA, USA
- Wrote dozens of SEO-focused long-form articles targeting high-volume keywords..
- Worked with SEO manager to optimize articles with formatting and internal links.
- Used Semrush to conduct keyword research.
- Provided editing support during high-volume content pushes.
New Oriental Education, Lead Curriculum Design + Language Arts Teacher
2015-2019 (Continued online teaching and curriculum design to present)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China & Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Taught 7th and 8th (30-50 student class size) + 10th-12th grades (8-15 student class size)
- Taught English and U.S. History classes at contracted position at Ningbo Foreign Language School.
- Created lesson plans focused on communicative and immersive teaching theories and English literature for the largest training school in China.
- In charge of reimagining and restructuring G 6-8 Language Arts curriculum post-COVID to be teachable via Zoom.
My Goals
My goals are as follows:
Create
Contribute to both personal and team-based projects at a pace that will ensure I am learning and adding to my toolbox every day
Take note
Find a supportive environment where I can continue growing not only via static resources but dynamic learning from others
Learn efficiently and flexibly
Continue learnings the ins and outs of languages I am familiar with while adding new skills
Dr. Mart Stewart
Professor, Western Washington University
Gabe is a deep thinker and a highly capable problem-solver. His work studying social media in Vietnam was highly revealing and an indicator of the level of depth he is able to achieve on a project-level.
Lee Prindle
SEO
Gabe was a huge asset in various content and web dev initiatives. He directly wrote, edited, translated to HTML, and published numerous high-quality articles and landing pages. I can't say enough good things about his work.
Hua Liu
Professor, University of Toledo
Gabe is attentive, lively, bright, and always willing to learn and adapt. He did an incredible job adjusting to and thriving overseas and I would have full confidence in him being able to do anything he puts his mind to.
JungYeun Park
Educator and Investor
Gabe is a fast learner and adapts quickly to any learning environment he finds himself in- he is one of my best students ever and is extremely capable.
My Portfolio
Below you will find some of the projects and assignments I completed for UW Fullstack in September 2022, as well as any upcoming projects or freelance work.
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- App
- React
- Practice
Contact Me
Feel free to contact me via any of the following platforms. I like to stay connected and will usually respond within the day.
Social Profiles
Email Me
sowadev81@gmail.com
Call Me
(971) 895 - 0019