Lindsay Silver

781.733.3208

lindsaysilver1@gmail.com

silverli.github.io

Experience

Wall-to-Wall Studios

July 2016 - Present

Web Developer | Pittsburgh, PA

  • Developing websites for smart challenger brands.

Bearded Studio

Nov 2015 - July 2016

Web Developer | Pittsburgh, PA

  • Worked with all sides of a web design team, including content strategists and user research experts, to develop responsive, extensible front-end code for local non-profits and businesses.
  • Helped to plan and facilitate ‘Responsive Web Design Workflows for In-House Teams’ workshop for ConvergeSE and Web Design Day conferences.
  • Served as project lead to create a set web accessibility guidelines and accompanying site for a client.

Girl Develop It Pittsburgh

Oct 2015 - Present

Organizer, TA, Teacher | Pittsburgh, PA

  • Organized monthly Code & Coffee to help foster community for women in tech and provide code help.
  • Developed the materials for and taught the Intermediate HTML / CSS curriculum (a 2 day class).

Digital Scholarship Fellows & Beyond Penn's Treaty Project

Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

Digital Scholarship Fellowship Coordinator, Web Developer | Haverford College Libraries

  • Developed a curriculum for the Haverford Digital Scholarship Fellows Program to teach foundations of the web and web development.
  • Also, built the Django platform for a project focusing on Quaker and Native American relations. Integrated the existing Omeka API with the Django site, and did extensive front-end work.

Scattergood Project

Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

Digital Scholarship Intern | Haverford College Libraries

  • Created the entire website for the Scattergood Collection by identifying data from primary, 19th century materials which could be used in D3 visualizations, coding the database and back-end with Django, and making the front-end of the website with Foundation5.

Flyer's Boat Rental

Summers 2011 - 2014

Rental and Boat Shop Clerk, Launch Driver, Dock Staff | Provincetown, MA

  • Was given increased responsibility annually. Worked 50-60 hours a week.
  • Managed boat rental and repair shop businesses. Answered all phone calls and emails, made reservations, managed business cash, and did accounting for rental business. Also, instructed customers on the use of all rental boats.

Skills

Technical Skills

Django, Python, Java, Ruby, Git, HTML5, CSS3, SASS, CSS Animations, Greensock JS (GSAP), Middleman, Jekyll, Accessibility WCAG AA Standards, Responsive Design, JavaScript, jQuery, Ember JS, Angular JS, Bower / NPM, Grunt / Gulp, Foundation, Bootstrap, SQLite, PostgreSQL, WordPress

Non-technical Skills

Sketch, Photoshop, Browser Testing, Writing, Copy Editing, Proficient in Spanish

Education

Haverford College

2011-2015

Haverford, PA

  • Graduated Cum Laude in 2015 with a BA in English, and minors in Computer Science and Spanish.
  • Thesis title: ‘The Ocean’s Indifference: Confronting Death in the Natural Landscape of Thoreau’s Cape Cod.’

Interests

Ultimate Frisbee, Sailing, Girl Develop It Pittsburgh, Traveling, Doodling, Cooking