Katie
Katie
Child Care Services in St. Louis, MO

About Me

Objective

Dedicated and compassionate individual seeking to start my career in child care by utilizing my knowledge in child development, safety, and education along with a team of individuals that provide ample learning opportunities for development while fostering good practices. Committed to creating a nurturing and stimulating environment that supports the physical, emotional, and intellectual growth of children.

Skills and Abilities

  • Retail: Sales, Cash Register, Stocking, Inventory Management, Balloon Inflation, Customer Service
  • Coding: JavaScript, C#, Python
  • Web: HTML5, CSS
  • OS: Windows, Unix/Linux
  • Other: Dedicated, Motivated, Fast Learner, Adaptable

Experience

Jobs

  • Inbound / Babies Dedicated Business Owner - Target
    Skills: Infant and Toddler Product Knowledge, Stocking, Inventory Management
    A leading American retail company offering a wide range of products, including household essentials, electronics, apparel, groceries, and more. With a focus on quality and affordability, they operate over 1,900 stores and are recognized for their commitment to customer satisfaction, innovation, and community involvement.
    • Efficiently unload trucks, handle merchandise, and ensure accurate inventory management.
    • Organize and stock shelves with products, maintaining a neat and orderly store environment.
    • Operate warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks and forklifts.
    • Coordinate with team members to optimize workflow and meet stocking deadlines.
    • Ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures while handling merchandise.
    • Assist guests with locating products and provide excellent customer service as needed.

    • October 2023 – Present

  • Team Member / Retail Sales - Party City
    Skills: Balloon Inflation, Sales, Cash Register, Stocking
    A premier American retail chain specializing in party supplies, decorations, costumes, and festive accessories. With over 800 locations across the United States, they are known for their wide selection of themed products, making them a go-to destination for party planners and celebrators. The company is committed to helping customers create memorable and enjoyable celebrations for all occasions.
    • Complete balloon orders, ensuring customer satisfaction with customized balloon arrangements.
    • Assist customers with product selection and provide expert advice on party planning needs.
    • Operate cash registers and make transactions efficient and accurate with excellent customer service.
    • Organize and stock shelves with merchandise, ensuring a well-presented and fully stocked store.
    • Collaborate with team members to maintain store needs and tasks.
    • Resolve customer inquiries and issues promptly, ensuring a positive shopping experience.

    • April 2024 – Present

  • Software Engineer - Decide Technologies Inc
    Skills: Node.js, JavaScript, Coral.js, HTML, CSS, Sass, Linux
    An ad tech company using machine learning models to make predictions and automated decisions on the open web.
    • Improved and rewrote existing chrome extensions.
    • Helped stakeholder requests for client-facing support.
    • Designed and implemented page elements with internal JavaScript framework, Coral.js.
    • Performed backend code maintenance in Node.js.
    • Implemented frontend designs from UI/UX leaders using JavaScript and Sass.
    • Identified areas where code cleanup or framework improvements were needed.

    • April 2019 – October 2022

  • Junior Software Engineer - Refereum
    Skills: C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Angular, HTML, CSS
    A cryptocurrency that transforms video game marketing and engagement to help streamers and game devs.
    • Spearheaded a Twitch extension for the platform to increase community engagement and retention.
    • Implemented improvements and bug fixes to core products while working alongside UX designers and product managers.
    • Improved and maintained bots for the Discord and Telegram channels by implementing new features requested by the community and moderators.

    • February 2018 – February 2019

  • Flow Team / Logistics - Target

    July 2014 – March 2018

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science
West Virginia State University - Institute, WV
August 2006 – May 2011

Projects

  • AI Powered Self Help Task Automation: Github
    Skills: JavaScript, LLM Prompts and APIs
    An app to keep you on task and automate productivity by learning your habits.
  • KatBot-Discord: Github
    Skills: Javascript
    A Discord.js/Commando Bot.
  • KatBot-MTProto-Nodejs: Github
    Skills: Javascript
    A node.js telegram-mtproto bot.
  • Autoit-boinccmd: Github
    Skills: AutoIt, CMD
    Autoit-boinccmd: An AutoIt/BOINCcmd Wrapper.
  • Gridcoin Pool: pool.gridcoin.co
    Skills: PHP, Digital Ocean, Windows Server
    Developed and maintained the first Gridcoin mining pool by using the BOINC account manager.
  • Gridcoin Calculator: gridcoin.co
    Skills: PHP, Digital Ocean, Windows Server
    Developed a calculator for user’s daily/monthly expected Gridcoin earnings based on their BOINC stats.
  • Nyaa Videos!: bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=234488.0
    Skills: Python, WampServer
    Developed a Bitcoin earning/faucet site that required no registration by the user.

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