I'm Rick Kim
Web Developer
Designer
and Problem Solver
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Major Skills

3+ Years of Experience doing:

Front-end development

HTML5, CSS3, Javascript

Responsive Design

Responsive design using technologies like CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery

Multimedia Creation

Leveraging photography, film and illustrations

Minor Skills

~1 Year of Experience doing:

Back-end Development

Ruby (Ruby on Rails), Javascript (Node.js/Express), C# (ASP.NET), PHP

Databases

Relational (MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite) and NoSQL (MongoDB)

RESTful API development and AJAX

MVC Architecture & Design Patterns

Ruby on Rails, ExpressJS, ASP.NET

Source Code Management & Distributed Revision Control

Git

Learning

Things I am currently hacking away at:

Mobile Development

Android, iOS and PhoneGap

Testing

RSpec and Jasmine

Front-end Javascript Frameworks

Angular.js

Cloud Deployment

Heroku

Coffeescript

Portfolio

Recent Projects

Invasive Fish of Canada

Angularjs

FishMap

Ruby on Rails / Google Maps

Structur3D Printing

Web Design

Structur3D Printing

Multimedia Creation

Pool Party Plus

Web Design / Wordpress

Experience & Education

Relevance experience and education

  • 2011-2014

    Freelance Web Developer / Designer

    • Designed and developed websites and applications for clients in Vancouver and K/W

    • Worked closely with business owners to develop strategy

    • Leveraged illustrations, photography and videos for maximum impact

  • 2013-2014

    Trios College, Applications Developer Program

    • Object-oriented programming patterns and techniques in Java, C#, Ruby

    • Web-application development in ASP.NET, Ruby-on-Rails

    • Android and iOS development

    • Front-end development and design

  • 2007-2011

    Mechanical Engineering CO-OP,
    University of Waterloo

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