Lead Software Engineer at Starbucks
Seattle, Washington
Partner @ Tiny Fin From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Software Development Engineer in Test @ Microsoft From January 2006 to September 2009 (3 years 9 months) Software Test Engineer @ Microsoft From January 2000 to January 2006 (6 years 1 month) Lead Software Engineer @ Starbucks Seattle, WashingtonFrontend Engineer @ RichRelevance Built client-side applications using JavaScript...
Partner @ Tiny Fin From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Software Development Engineer in Test @ Microsoft From January 2006 to September 2009 (3 years 9 months) Software Test Engineer @ Microsoft From January 2000 to January 2006 (6 years 1 month) Lead Software Engineer @ Starbucks Seattle, WashingtonFrontend Engineer @ RichRelevance Built client-side applications using JavaScript and JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Backbone, and Underscore. Implemented user interfaces using KendoUI, jQueryUI, and client-side template engines. Worked closely with back-end development team developing RESTful apis and application structure and business logic. Designed new UI's and improved existing ones for internal business tools. Championed best practices for client-side coding, front-end development, and application performance. From October 2011 to April 2012 (7 months) Seattle, WATeaching Assistant @ University of Washington Teaching assistant for courses in JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL comprising the Web Technology Solutions certificate program. Helped mentor and tutor students, graded student work, and helped instructors with class administration. Served as an advisory board member for the next generation of the Web Technology certificate program. From 2011 to 2012 (1 year) University of WashingtonFront-End Web Developer @ Tiny Fin Developed and designed web standards-based websites using hand-coded, semantic markup and css-based layouts. Produced pixel-perfect pages from Photoshop design comps and rebuilt existing websites for better maintainability. Progressively enhanced websites with JavaScript and jQuery including both originally written code as well as using existing plugins. From June 2010 to October 2011 (1 year 5 months) Software Test Engineer @ Milliman Care Guidelines tested the Milliman CareGuidelines product From December 2009 to June 2010 (7 months) Teaching Assistant @ University of Washington Teaching assistant for UWEO JavaScript Certificate Program. Help mentor and tutor students, grade student work, and help instructor with class administration, including monitoring of online section for class. From October 2014 to March 2015 (6 months) Greater Seattle AreaSenior Front-End Web Developer @ Starbucks As a Front End Web Developer for Starbucks I create highly trafficked web applications and engaging customer facing sites that drive the Starbucks brand. I’m responsible for the conceptualization, production and testing of front-end solutions that are semantically sound, usable, and attractive that account for speed, file size, readability and accessibility - using modern web standards and DOM scripting. From April 2012 to July 2019 (7 years 4 months) Greater Seattle AreaInstructor @ University of Washington As an instructor for UWEO, I teach building modern web applications as part of the JavaScript certificate program. The class involves learning to build a full-stack JavaScript application using such technologies as Node, Express, MongoDB, and Backbone. Students also learn to become better developers by adopting coding best practices, integrating tooling and source control into their workflow, and learning how to write tests and profile their code. From March 2015 to June 2016 (1 year 4 months) Greater Seattle Area
Tiny Fin
Partner
2009 to 2010
Microsoft
Software Development Engineer in Test
January 2006 to September 2009
Microsoft
Software Test Engineer
January 2000 to January 2006
Starbucks
Lead Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington
RichRelevance
Frontend Engineer
October 2011 to April 2012
Seattle, WA
University of Washington
Teaching Assistant
2011 to 2012
University of Washington
Tiny Fin
Front-End Web Developer
June 2010 to October 2011
Milliman Care Guidelines
Software Test Engineer
December 2009 to June 2010
University of Washington
Teaching Assistant
October 2014 to March 2015
Greater Seattle Area
Starbucks
Senior Front-End Web Developer
April 2012 to July 2019
Greater Seattle Area
University of Washington
Instructor
March 2015 to June 2016
Greater Seattle Area
Hudson's Bay
1985 to 1988
University of Washington
Web Technology Solutions certificate
2010 to 2011
University of Washington
Web Design with Adobe Creative Suite
2010 to 2010
University of California, Berkeley
Political Economy of Industrial Societies
1988 to 1993
What company does James Donaldson work for?
James Donaldson works for Tiny Fin
What is James Donaldson's role at Tiny Fin?
James Donaldson is Partner
What industry does James Donaldson work in?
James Donaldson works in the Retail industry.
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