Ariel Holman Portfolio

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About Me

Ariel under a teepee in the park taking photos

Hi there! My name is Ariel. Software Engineer at Zollege

Feel free to roam around but here is a little bit about me!

I am a full stack software engineer focused on creating and maintaining functional, attractive, and responsive websites. I am passionate about writing clean, well-tested, and reusable code that supports diverse end users.

In my spare time I enjoy hiking, traveling, photogrpahy, and creating t-shirt designs.

Name : Ariel Holman
Location : Austin, TX

Email : arielaholman@gmail.com
Zoom Display Name : Ariel Holman

Education

Full Stack Web Development Certification

Austin Coding Academy
2020

Full-stack JavaScript bootcamp that focused on web design principles and sought-after skills for any web engineer role
Bachelor Degree

University of Houston - Downtown
2012 - 2016

Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Management
Associate of Arts

Houston Community College
2008 - 2012

Business Management and Human Resources

Experience

Zollege

Software Engineer
2021 - Current

Full stack software engineer focused on creating and maintaining functional, accessible, and responsive web applications.
GoDaddy

Account Manager
2018 - 2020

A strategic consultant that provided insight, best practices, and strategy roadmaps to approximately 275 small to medium sized businesses.
GoDaddy

Customer Support Specialist
2017 - 2018

Managed multiple small projects end-to-end including creating new processes and leading the QA of a team of 45 account managers after a software integration.

creative & effective

Skills

Front End Web Development

Skills included in HTML5 & CSS3, Version Control (Git), Responsive Web Design, Dom & JavaScript Basics, Object-Oriented Programming, Functional Programming, Remote APIs, React, Redux , and Client-Side Routing.

Back End Web Development

Skills included in SQL Databases, Express.js & Node.js, Deploying Node Modules, Host/Manage Web Apps, ability to build my own API/Database, and authorize/authenticate users.

Debugging

Experience in analyzing code for system testing and debugging. Also enjoy doing code reviews and leaving detailed comments to ensure code is organized and legible for the end user and future reviews in the code.

Social Media Strategy

Experience in using various platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn in order to run an organizations social media accounts, developing an online presence, and build a brands reputation.

Resourceful projects

Portfolio

Occupansee

See the current occupancy of your favorite stores before heading out the door.

Tech: React, created RESTful API, HTML, CSS, Context API, Material UI, Express, MySQL, Gearhost, Figma

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HackerNews

Stay connected with up to date Tech News!

Tech: React, API fetching/rendering, HTML, CSS

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Buzzed

Connecting beer drinkers to a list of beers based on choice of abv level.

Tech: CSS, HTML, API fetching/rendering

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Pig Latin Generator

Just some word manipulation with the illysay amegay, Pig Latin!

Tech: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

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Tapered

Multi page site, perfect for any small business!

Tech: HTML and CSS

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What people have to say

Testimonials

Andy Moore

Product Manager
at GoDaddy

"As one of the first hires on the team, Ariel handled all of this in stride, always engaged and eager to help make things better. Ariel frequently took the reins as a leader on the team..."

Keith Kritselis

Director of Coding at Zollege

"Ariel consistently did more than was asked and she was a key reason our project shipped on time and exceeded expectations. Her enthusiasm and determination helped set the tone for the work and we all benefitted from it."

Photo from LinkedIn of Matthew Huntsberry

Matt Huntsberry

UX Engineer / Full Stack Developer at IBM

"Ariel was an undeniable asset to the classroom. She was hard working, reliable, and committed. Asking questions of her own to fill any gaps in knowledge and helping solve issues for her peers..."

Elizabeth Post

Senior Program Manager
at GoDaddy

"She is driven to do well, open to both positive and constructive feedback, and has a high degree of personal accountability. She is highly emotionally intelligent..."

Joseph Lewis

Project Manager
at Cypress Technologies Corp

"She is dedicated and driven and has all of the characteristics of a successful leader. Her customer service skills are second to none and she is able to promote a culture within a team that drives results."

Destiny Setzer

Software Developer
at Zollege

"She is creative, organized, has excellent communication skills, and is willing to help when you need it. Her excellent ability to problem solve and positive attitude has made her my go-to person when I need advice."