Hey! I'm Najee. I am a New York City based Full Stack Web Developer looking to help create the best web apps while advancing my skills as a developer. I studied Integrated Digital Media at NYU Poly with a focus on 3D modeling and animation. I have always been interested in programming and decided to finally take the plunge into the programming world by attending the Web Development Immersive at General Assembly. I was able to get hands on training with modern web technologies over the course of 12 weeks. Today, I can comfortably build web apps using technologies such as: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Jquery, Backbone, Sinatra, Postgresql, Git, and Github. I also gained experience in programming methodologies such as the Agile workflow, Test Driven Development, RESTful architecture and MVC. I am extremely excited to utilize and further my skills as a full stack web developer.

Web Software Engineer @ From March 2015 to Present (10 months) Greater New York City AreaFreelance Web Developer @ - Built ecommerce app from the ground up - Implemented payments and checkout system using Stripe API - integrated Venmo API into checkout process - Utilized Amazon Web Services S3 to store user images From November 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) Teaching Assistant (Web Development Immersive) @ Supported web development students in learning programming. Pair programmed with students to promote best practices. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Greater New York City AreaSpecialist @ Developed the core values of teamwork and gained a genuine willingness to go above and beyond to serve customer needs From September 2010 to October 2014 (4 years 2 months) Greater New York City AreaWeb Development Immersive Student @ Learned full stack web development skills and technologies. Topics covered included Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Jquery, Backbone.js, Postgresql, Git, Github, REST, Test Driven Development, and Agile development. From June 2014 to September 2014 (4 months) Greater New York City AreaVideo Editor @ Helped in the creation of footage for the performing arts piece “Tyson Vs. Ali”. This work involved motion tracking in After Effects. Motion tracking was done by hand. From August 2013 to December 2013 (5 months) 3D Artist @ Progressed through the conceptualization phase of an animation. I created concept art for various elements and built some of the 3D assets based on my concept art. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) Greater New York City AreaVideo Editor @ Helped in the creation of footage for the performing arts piece “Reid Farrington’s Christmas Carol”. This mostly involved rotoscoping of variations of Christmas Carol footage from film and television. After Effects was used for the rotoscoping. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) Greater New York City Area

Web Development Immersive @ General Assembly From 2014 to 2014 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Integrated Digital Media @ NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering From 2007 to 2011 Najee Gardner is skilled in: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Active Record, JavaScript, Backbone.js, jQuery, AJAX, Web Development, CSS3, APIs, Agile Methodologies, HTML 5, OS X, PostgreSQL