Giada Simonetti

PROJECTS | SKILLS | EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE| INTERESTS | CONTACTS

I am a junior full stack developer with an Art History background. A few months ago I started Makers Academy web development Bootcamp, where I paired every day and learned Ruby, Rails, JavaScript and, for the final project, Elixir, Phoenix and React. During the course, I also learned and practiced the principles of well-written code and applied agile methodologies such as pair-programming, test-driven development, behaviour-driven development, retros, and stand-ups.

Projects

Project	Summary	Technologies	Testing
PickABook	Group project to create a web app to swap used books	Elixir, Phoenix, React.js	ExUnit, Jest, Enzyme
Notepad	Group project to create a notepad application	Vanilla JavaScript, HTML/CSS	Own Testing Syntax
rpsls	A JavaScript Rock-Paper-Scissor-Lizard-Spock game	Vanilla JavaScript, HTML/CSS	Karma, Jasmine
Chitter	My own "Twitter"	Ruby, Sinatra	RSpec, Capybara

Skills

Fast-Learner

Before starting Makers Academy, I taught myself Javascript and jQuery and made some projects (see Other projects).

During the 12-week Makers Academy course I have deeply experienced pair programming, retro, stands up.

In the last two weeks of the course, we chose to do a new language for the backend (Elixir) with a new framework (Phoenix) and use a new Javascript library (React) for the frontend. As a group, we faced many challenges but we used them as learning opportunities, to push and develop ourselves.

Team-worker

I’m professional and I have good organisational skills, always keen to learn and push myself and the team forward.

I have a natural approach to facilitate other people’s learning, as I have done during my previous job. As a retail assistant, I was sent to Milan to support during the opening of the first store in Italy. My task was to train the new local personnel, and also thanks to my support and coaching, they all passed the probation period and were ready for the role.

Education

Makers Academy (Dec 2017 - Mar 2018)

• Curious and passionate about code.

• Fast, independent learner

• Great collaborator

• OOP, TDD, MVC, DDD

• Agile/XP

• Ruby, Rails, JavaScript

• RSpec, Jasmine

• Elixir, Phoenix, React (for the final project)

• ExUnit, Jest, Enzyme (for the final project)

Other Courses

• Udemy (Jul 2017 - Now)
• Free Code Camp (Jul 2016 - Now)
• ELATT (Sep 2015 - Apr 2016)

University

• Post Graduate Certificate in Cultural Management (Feb 2012 - Nov 2012) Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy

• Master’s Degree in Art History (2005 – 2008) University of Urbino 'Carlo Bo', Urbino, Italy

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Heritage (2002 – 2006) University of Urbino 'Carlo Bo', Urbino, Italy

Experience

Primark (Dec 2016 - Jul 2017)
Visual Merchandiser

Primark (Oct 2015 - Nov 2016)
Retail Assistant

Artes Coop (Feb 2011 - Aug 2014)
Museum Assistant

Interests

• Art History
• Drawing
• Baking

Contacts