About Me

I attended and completed Brainstation's Full-Stack Web Development Immersive course in August 2015, and have been coding ever since. I learned the ropes of full-stack development: HTML5 and CSS3, JavaScript (ReactJS and Angular); mobile responsive layouts in Bootstrap, Foundation, and my own grid formation; Ruby on Rails, and am learning SQL. Currently I am improving my React skills, and learning the ins and outs of node.js Since then, I have returned to my day job of managing a hardware company, and have been working on several coding projects on the side.
I'm passionate about learning new skills and knowledge, improving the way people connect with each other, cooking delicious mexican food, and canoeing.
I'm currently looking to transition into a role of a front-end web developer or product manager, while I work to improve both my back- and front-end skills.

Contact Details

Joe Gerofsky
(416)804-6561
joegerofsky@gmail.com

Education

Google Garage

Digital Garage Certificate of Online Proficiency • November 2017

Online Marketing
Making use of the entirety of Google's tools to improve business search ranking, SEO optimization, and effective marketing strategies.
Learn the ins and outs of Google Analytics, Google for business, e-commerce tools, global and local business listings, AdWords, and more.
Tracking user habits using analytics, A/B testing for optimal results, and engaging with customers on social media.

Brainstation

Web Development Immersive • Summer 2015

Full-Stack Development
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JQuery, AJAX, JavaScript, angularJS, Ruby on Rails
Project-based learning. Code a new project every day, and a major assignment weekly. Gained confidence in my coding ability, problem-solving skills, and google/stackoverflow troubleshooting.

York University

International Development Studies • 2005-2008

B.A. Program in International Development Studies.
Focus on development economics, democratic involvement, and refugee camp design and prefabrication.

Skills

These are just a few of my technical skills, with my estimates of my proficiency.
I'm also resourceful, a team player, and happy to ask for help when I encounter a problem I cannot solve on my own.