Derek Holtzman

About Derek Holtzman

I\'m a self-taught programmer who has also had the honor of helping elect a President of the United States, making the hiring experience for hundreds of millions of job seekers more equitable, working for one of the most powerful legislative bodies in the world and earning two Bachelors of Art in Political Science and Sociology.My \'This is awesome!\' programming moments was when I was 8 years old. I developed a program in QBasic which took user responses to interview questions and returned their answers at the end and I. was. hooked.While my first program was meant to help people remember their name or favorite color, I\'ve started focusing on bigger problems for technology to solve.Let\'s connect and explore how we can make a difference together!

Experience

1. Frontend Software Engineer

   AssuranceAmerica

   Oct 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Bachelor's Degree

  2013 — 2017

• Johnson County Community College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.)

  2008 — 2010

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Bachelor's degree

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Retail
• Inventory Management
• Merchandising
• Customer Service
• Store Management
• Loss Prevention
• Inventory Control
• Visual Merchandising
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Time Management
• Team Leadership
• Customer Satisfaction
• Field Work
• Logistics Management
• Teamwork
• Retail Sales
• Customer Experience
• Driving Results
• Team Building
• Hiring
• Sales
• Critical Thinking
• Communication
• Research
• Sales Operations
• Operations Management
• Leadership
• Employee Training
• Cold Calling