Daphne Charles

Front End Web Developer

Hello world, my name is Daphne!

I'm a passionate front-end web developer originally from New York City. Currently, I live in Melbourne, Australia.

In my free time, I enjoy traveling to new countries and participating in tech conferences and hackathons.

I speak English and conversational Spanish.

You can view and download my resume here.

Skills

Development

Firstly, I am a developer at heart. I love coding!

Languages

HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript (ES6), SQL, PHP, Python, Java

Frameworks/CMS

Bootstrap, JQuery, WordPress, Drupal

Tools

Atom, Git, GitHub, NPM, Gulp, ESLint, Terminal

Design

Secondly, I like to to utilize great UI/UX design practices.

Skills

Prototyping, Wireframing, Accessibility, Storyboarding, Task Analysis, Personas, User Interviews

Software

Indigo Studio, Sketch, Balsamiq Mockups

Do

Lastly, while I am completely satisfied sitting in a room coding all day, I also enjoy getting involved in the community and continually learning.

Conferences

ReactiveConf2018, React Day Berlin 2018, WordCamp Europe 2018, WordCamp Brighton 2018, WordCamp Cape Town 2017

Organizations

Girls Who Code(NYC), Female Coders Lab (Melbourne)

Education

Masters in Information Science

Rutgers University - New Brunswick NJ

January 2018
3.875 GPA Summa Cum Laude

Fun Fact: I was awarded the USAID Research and Innovation Fellowship to reserach and improve education in South Africa through technology. Read more about it here.

Bachelors in Information Technology

Rutgers University - New Brunswick NJ

May 2016
3.5 GPA Cum Laude

Fun Fact: During the 4 years it took to earn my Bachelors, I studied abroad 3 times: Art History in Paris and Brussels, and Cultural Exchange in Shanghai.

Employment

Freelance Web Developer

Remote

January 2018 - Present

Freelancing for private clients all over the world.

USAID Research and Innovation Fellow

University of Cape Town - South Africa

September 2017 - January 2018

A research fellowship position abroad where I founded ConnectED Africa, a non-profit organization aimed at bringing offline education resources to rural and emerging communities in Africa.

Web Development Intern

Regeneron - Tarrytown NY

June - September 2017

A fanstastic summer internship where I strengthened both front-end and back-end development skills.

Computer Lab Supervisor

Rutgers University - New Brunswick NJ

April 2014 - June 2017

I worked for the computer labs at my university for over 3 years, where I was promoted 3 times.

Instructional Assistant

Rutgers University - New Brunswick NJ

September 2016 - May 2017

A great way for me to share my technical knowledge with other students; I taught Java and computer algorithms.

Projects