Jahmal Newton

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Objective


Seeking an entry-level position in the Information Technology industry.

Education


Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Georgia Gwinnett College
Candidate for Bachelor Degree in Information Technology
Software Development Concentration
Graduation Date: August 2016

Skills


Languages: Ruby, PHP, HTML/CSS
Database: MySQL and SQLite
Other Skills: Command Line, Git, Mac OSX, Windows OS, Active Directory

Experience


Agency Matrix, Duluth, GA
Software Developer (03/2017 – Present)
  • Developed new payroll system using PHP
  • Support and add additional functionality to legacy system
  • Create unit tests using PHPUnit to provide code coverage for systems


Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Junior Application Developer Intern (05/2016 – 07/2016)
  • Developed administrative user interface enabling business-owner to self administer the graduation application
  • Documented system improvements
  • Tested applications in controlled environment
  • Demonstrate refactored application providing knowledge to business owner


Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Support Services Helpdesk Technician (08/2014 – 05/2016)
  • Provided technical assistance to all GGC users: student, staff and faculty members with the use of computers, software, network (wired and wireless), telecom, printers and server infrastructure
  • Created wiki guides for training future part-time employees with common issues and resolutions faced campus wide
  • Providde remote assistance through Windows Remote Assistance and Facetime
  • Installed and configured software to 500 workstations including Windows 7, Apple OSX, Microsoft Office 2013


Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Saturday Series(S3) Student Instructor (08/2012 – 06/2014)
  • Lead workshops consisting of 12-16 students
  • Developed appropriate tutorial for middle school girls
  • Provided overview of the Game Salad and Scratch applications
  • Provided direction to students and other student assistants


Projects


Graduation Check-In
Automated PHP check-in application designed for GGC Registrar that allows students scheduled to graduate to sign in for rehearsal and the graduation ceremony.

Dragons Keep
Text based game RPG for Georgia Gwinnett College. Implemented a save system feature using Java that allows users to save their games.

King Mog
King Mog is a ruby on rails app which provides users with the latest information regarding Final Fantasy A Realm Reborn. It provides an open forum for players to unite and share their opinions about the latest patches, items, and quests.

Unhinged
Unhinged is a is a text adventure game built using ruby and the sinatra framework.


Additional Information


Member of GGC Technology Ambassador Program (TAP) of the Stars Alliance