Kaylyn Van Norstrand

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Full Stack Developer

Creative || Passionate || Dedicated || Gamer

About Me

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I am a versatile software engineer adept at swiftly adapting to new coding practices and styles. I excel in leading projects aimed at implementing flawless, everyday-use features for clients. Additionally, I specialize in training and mentoring developers to enhance productivity and bolster retention rates.

I have a M.A. in marketing and communications and for the first 4 years of my professional career, I worked as a paralegal. I wanted to be challenged more, so in my spare time, I started to learn how to code. After learning that I loved to code and wanted to learn more, I enrolled in the Galvanize's Full Stack Program and became a part of the program, it was instantly a perfect fit.

Outside of development, I love playing ultimate frisbee, going for hikes, painting, and drawing.

Currently a Full Stack Developer residing in upstate New York

Projects

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Galvanize Blog

Technical blog written about going through the Galvanize Full Stack Program, written in MEAN stack.

Movie Mania

Website created to keep track of movies you rated and want to see. Modified throughout the entire Galvanize Program. Previously written in Vanilla JavaScript, currently written in AngularJS with PostgreSQL and OMDB API.


Pokemon Game

First project at Galvanize, a front-end assignment, which is a game that mocks a Pokemon battle using the Pokemon API request.


Tech: JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS

Pokedex

Using the Pokemon API, created a living pokedex with abilty to search anf get more information about one. Updated to latest version of Angular


Tech: Angular, API, LESS

Smashtag!

Application that uses the Twitter API in order to graph out the differences between hashtags. Written in Node.JS and Express, using the Twitter API, High Charts, and Twitter OAuth.


Not-So-Super Smash Bros.

Multiplayer game(up to 4 players) that mocks Nintendo's Super Smash Brothers only with your phone as your game controller. Written in Canvas, Express, JavaScript, and Sockets.


Skills

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Git || Github || Bootstrap || JQuery || Node.JS || MongoDB

Express || SQL || Java || SASS

Other Skills

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Some other skills that I bring to the table include a strong sense of design with experience in both Photoshop, Krita and Final Cut Pro. I also have a strong marketing background (both offline and online) in which I've helped design several different marketing plans for a wide range of non-profit organizations. Please refer to my resume or linkedIn for more details.

Creative || Marketer || Advertiser || Designer

Contact

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I love getting to know new people and talking about anything from code to video games. Please feel free to contact me any time!

Open The Pokeball??