Jake Bapple

About Jake Bapple

Seasoned and versatile Front End Developer with experience in a wide range of…

Experience

1. Frontend Developer

   MetroStar

   Oct 2021 — Present

   Back-end Drupal Developer, Department of Veterans Affairs• Description – As a back-end Drupal developer, I was tasked with implementing the decisions made to assist editors within the VA and update/maintain the infrastructure of their intranet.• Outcomes and Accomplishments – I was able to apply patches to and upgrade their CMS, update their documentation, implement design changes for their Knowledge Base, implement Google Analytics, and add accessibility and testing functionality.• Benefits: Through my work, the client has a safer, more stable, and more accessible website. They are also able to track visitors and their paths to inform future UI/UX decisions as well as have a more robust testing solution for the CI/CD pipeline. Front-end Developer, USDA NASS• Description – As the lone front-end developer on a growing team of over a dozen contractors, I was responsible for implementing the designs and feature requests that came from the client. I accomplished this task while adhering to best practices for government sites (WCAG standards) and incorporating sensitive data.• Outcomes and Accomplishments – I was able to deliver key pages for their new site with limited feedback and tight deadlines. I was also able to incorporate new plugins and help create an intranet site for their users to review/edit/preview pages; essentially creating a CMS from the ground up. I lead client-facing presentations of our work and gave frequent updates to the client on my progress and our team’s needs.• Benefits: Through my work, the client has an improved interface for viewing, editing, and releasing data to their end users. The pages I created automatically digest raw data from an API to generate the necessary pages and populate them with the information required.

Education

• Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

  Bachelor of Science, Business; Marketing; Operations Management

  2006 — 2010

• The University of Freiburg

  Bachelor's Science, Germanic Studies

  2009 — 2009

• Austin Coding Academy

  Front and Back End Development

  2014 — 2014

• Indiana University, College of Arts and Sciences

  Bachelor of Science, Germanic Studies; Germanic Studies

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Photoshop
• Website Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media
• Data Entry
• Account Management
• Html
• Market Research
• Competitive Analysis
• Business Development
• Advertising
• Budgets
• Lead Generation
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Recruiting
• Management
• Program Management
• Css
• Webmaster Services
• Sourcing
• Marketing
• Interviews
• Training
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Customer Service