AMY R. WEINER » Full Stack Web Developer & Software Engineer

Programming Languages:

Ruby, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Python, Java, C++, FORTRAN, MATLAB, C

Front-End Frameworks:

Bootstrap, Foundaiton

Application Frameworks:

Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, Backbone.js

Databases:

PostgreSQL, SQLite3, Redis

Operating Systems:

Mac OS X, Linux

Testing Suites:

RSpec, Jasmine

Software:

Office suite, ArcGIS, eQUEST, AGi32

Web Application Developer

General Assembly, Web Development Immersive | San Francisco, CA

January 2014 – April 2014
  • Completed nightly and weekly individual programming assignments
  • Developed a portfolio of projects both individually, and in small teams
  • Practiced agile programming, version control, and test-driven development

Student Intern

World Wide Hearing | Holyland Institute for the Deaf, As-Salt, Jordan

July 2013 – September 2013
  • Developed mobile app on the Android platform
  • Tested and deployed mobile app in the Central Valley region of Jordan
  • Enabled Audiologists and Audio technicians to better store and manage patient records
  • Provided Audiologists and Audio technicians with a means for more efficiently conducting patient appointments

GIS Assistant

Stanford University | Geospatial Center at Branner Library, Stanford, CA

April 2012 – June 2013
  • Helped to maintain the geospatial center and its facilities
  • Consulted and worked with students and faculty on GIS-related projects
  • Assisted with coordinating and developing GIS-related workshops and events
  • Worked on internal GIS-related projects

Team Member

Whole Foods Market | West Hartford, CT

June 2010 – August 2011
  • Provided customer service in the Prepared Foods Department

Business Analyst / Marketing Rep.

VISTECH.com | Hartford, CT

August 2007 – August 2008
  • Composed documentation, including business requirements, business specifications, user guides, and test plans, for software application projects
  • Conducted system testing for software application projects
  • Created ads, marketing material, and business presentations
  • Updated and re-vamped company website

Stanford Solar Car Project (SSCP)

Stanford University | Stanford, CA

January 2012 - October 2013
  • Gained valuable hands-on engineering and business experience, while raising awareness about clean energy vehicles
  • Constructed and encapsulated the solar modules for the car, and assisted in various other construction projects during the build cycle
  • Participated in the 2013 World Solar Challenge

The Global Climate and Energy Map

Stanford University | Stanford, CA

November 2012 - June 2013
  • Collected energy-related datasets, and researched energy-related data visualization applications
  • Composed grant proposal for increasing project reach and scope

Sustainability and Energy Dashboard Initiative (SEDI)

Stanford University | Stanford, CA

June 2012
  • Assisted in conducting an energy audit of the Stanford University student union building
  • Helped to install dashboard displaying real-time building energy consumption on an interactive touch screen

Stanford – Soledad Windfarm Assessment

Stanford University | Stanford, CA

June 2012
  • Assessed wind farm feasibility / suitability in the Salinas Valley area, and identified potential sites for construction, using ArcGIS software
  • Processed wind data, using the software package Windographer; modeled spatial variation of winds, using Meteodyn program; determined maximum number of wind turbines, using Open Wind program
  • Estimated maximum annual energy output of turbine layout

General Assembly

Letter of Completion, Web Development Immersive Program

January 2014-April 2014

Stanford University

Master's of Science degree (MSc.), Environmental Engineering

September 2011-June 2013

The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Non-Degree

September 2008-January 2009

University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business

Non-Degree

September 2008-January 2009

Trinity College-Hartford

B.A., Jewish Studies, with honors

Minors in Environment and Human Values, and Hebrew Language Concentration

September 2002-May 2006

School of Oriental and African Studies, London, England

Overseas Study

January 2005-June 2005

Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

Overseas Study

September 2004-January 2005

Undergraduate Awards

The Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Prize in Jewish Studies

The Lova and Tania Eliav Prize for Excellence in Hebrew

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