Jay Watson
Software Engineer
Personal Details
- Nationality American
- Location Tennessee
- Birthday 10 Sep. 1982 (35)
- Education AS, BSEd, & MBAIT
Get in Touch
- Google # 931.251.9725
- Email jaywatson2.0@outlook.com
- Website jwatsondev.github.io
- LinkedIn /in/watsonjay
- Twitter @jwatsonit
- Codepen /jwatson2pt0
- Github /jwatsondev
Education
Western Governors University
MBAIT Jan. 16 - Nov. 16
Completed program in 10 months. Completed CAPSIM in two weeks: 86 percentile in final round.
Tennessee Tech
BSEd 2010 - 2012
W.A.Howard Award, GPA 4.0 summa cum laude. Certified to teach CS, Web Design, Coding, Computer Maintenance, and Networking.
Volunteer State Community College
ASGenEd 2008 - 2010
Lebkeucher Award, GPA 4.0
Employment
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Software Engineer Nov., 2017 - Present
Design, develop, test, and document software utilizing C#, .NET Framework, SQL Server, MVC, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, Bootstrap, Azure, and CI/CD.
Putnam County School System
Coding/CS Educator Aug., 2012 - Nov., 2017
Planned and implemented curriculum and instructional strategies to teach HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, SQL, Java, core CS principles, and Adobe Photoshop. As a Google for Education Certified Trainer, conducted Google Apps trainings for county inservices, as well as other technology/Google event.
Honest Abe Log Homes
Project Manager Mar., 2004 - Jan., 2009
Coordinated and managed sales for southeastern region of dealers. Created and maintained multiple websites, developed promotional and marketing material, and provided technical support for a nationwide dealer network and in-office personnel.
About
MBAIT Software Engineer who specializes in getting things done. Professional with strong project management background who is able to effectively communicate, plan and organize efforts, and understand the entire needs of the business. Skilled in full stack development with a special affection for JavaScript and an acute eye for simple, clean aesthetics. Lover of learning and teaching who is continually engrossed in absorbing new technologies, completing edX courses, earning certifications, and, most importantly, building stuff.
Learning
Certifications
- CompTIA A+ Certification
- CompTIA Network+
- Free Code Camp Front End Development Certification
- Certification Partners CIW Certifications
- JavaScript Specialist
- Web Design Specialist
- Site Design Associate
- Network Technology Associate
- Internet Business Associate
- Web Foundations Specialist
- Google Certified Trainer (exp. Dec., 2017)
Continued Learning
-
edX Microsoft Professional Program in Front-End Web Development
- 01 DEV237x Microsoft Professional Orientation : Front End Web Development
- 02 DEV211.1x Introduction to HTML and JavaScript
- 03a W3Cx: JS.0x JavaScript Introduction
- 04 W3Cx-CSS.0x CSS Basics
- 05 Microsoft: DEV218x Advanced CSS
- 06 Microsoft: DEV203x Introduction to Bootstrap
- 07 Microsoft: DEV208x Introduction to jQuery
- 08 Microsoft: DEV220x AngularJS: Framework Fundamentals
- 09 Microsoft: DEV221x AngularJS: Advanced Framework Techniques
- 10 Microsoft: DEV224x Building Your Azure Skills Toolkit
- 11 Microsoft: DEV222x Using Open Source Web Tooling to Improve Development Proficiency
- 12 Microsoft: DEV212x DevOps for Developers
- 13 Microsoft Professional Capstone: Front End Web Development
- edX DEV204.12 Object Oriented Programming in C#
- edX DEV204.1x Introdution to C#
Projects
SWAT Informix Conversion Tool
Node/Electron desktop application that converts Informix scripts to SQL Server and also parses all files within a given directory to ensure SQL Server friendly row terminators. This configurable application was successfully used to m migrate 57 databases. Developed as a part of a two-person team.