Hi!
I'm Roz.
I'm a developer, designer and educator.

(Welcome! Howdy!)

About Me

A cartoon of me drawing

My name is Roz Townsend. I have a habit of gnawing on problems until they’re solved. The dopamine hit that comes with being satisfied that you’ve solved a puzzle? Mmm! Love it!

I'm in my element collaborating with international teams from varying backgrounds and industries. I've got experience in non-profit administration and professional adult education, and I've just wrapped up a course in web development. I'm eager to put my new skills to work - and continue learning!

I'm currently looking for remote frontend developer positions based in Sweden or the United States, but I'm open to other opportunities as well.

I'm learning new things about web development all the time! For the moment, I've built this website with HTML5, SCSS, Bootstrap 5, a smattering of JavaScript for my contact form...

...and uh... the power of rock-and-roll.

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Skills, Experience & Education

My Current Toolkit

git

Figma

HTML5

CSS3

Sass/SCSS

JavaScript

React

My Skills

  • Content and UX Writing
  • Graphic Design Tools (Canva, Photoshop, Figma)
  • Project Coordination
  • SEO Essentials
  • Email Tools (Constant Contact)
  • Agile methogologies
  • Command line (Unix and Windows)
  • Corporate Training/Teaching

My Work Experience

Tech Experience

All work experience was remote unless stated otherwise.

Administrator

World Affairs Council Tacoma - Five years
Web and executive administration. Duties included:

  • Extensive work in a CMS (WildApricot)
  • Code workarounds with HTML/CSS
  • Regular reporting using Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn analytics tools.
  • Content/copy writing
  • Graphic asset creation with Canva, Photoshop (including marketing materials, presentations)
  • Mass email creation using Constant Contact and WildApricot

Team Lead, Auditor

HCL Technologies, Inc. - One year

  • Supervised team of five HIT raters in remote project.
  • Trained team members to internal standard with qualified metrics.
  • Quality assurance and follow-up training/support for team members.

Linguistic Data Assistant

Intelius, Inc. - Two years

  • Linguistic data clean-up for corpus building in AI projects.
  • Extensive use of Excel
  • Phonological, sociological analysis

Teaching Experience

Business English Instructor

Inlingua - Six years
Business English, accent awareness and intercultural communication skills.

ESL Instructor (on-site)

Changzhou Further Education College - One year
College test-prep and business ESL courses.

ESL Instructor (on-site)

Grays Harbor Community College - One year
Adult multi-level ESL instruction following state teaching/assessment standards.

My Studies

Frontend Developer Program

Sundsgårdens Folkhögskola
frontend coursework, including HTML5/CSS3, Bootstrap 5, Sass, JavaScript, Git, Figma and Agile methodologies.

Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults

Cambridge English Teacher
Fundamentals of English as a foreign language pedagogy, lesson/curriculum planning and student assessment using Cambridge-certified techniques.

Bachelor in Linguistics

State University of New York at Stony Brook
Coursework in syntax, phonology and sociolinguistics.

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My Projects

I am working on new projects continuously, so expect frequent updates!

Sneezy

2023 - ongoing
Why am I sneezing?!

This is a JavaScript project I've been toying with that gives you the hourly pollen info at a glance.

Tools Used: Figma, HTML/SCSS, JavaScript, Git.

Driver's License Quiz

2022 - ongoing
Swedish Driver's License Quiz

This is a React Project I'm working on for the Swedish Driver's license test. It currently has questions for the first section of the Swedish Theory test.

Tools Used: Figma, HTML/CSS, React.js (including useEffect and createContext hooks), Git.

Locavoria

2022
Locavoria project

This was an exercise in the JS module of the frontend developer course I found particularly enlightening. Make a site with vanilla JavaScript - then make the same site with React! It includes a modal and sliding navbar

Tools Used: Figma, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Git.

Regina Bakery

2021 - 2022
Regina Bakery Site

This was a group project wrapping up the HTML/CSS module for my frontend developer course. I worked closely with my team, heading meetings and follow-ups to field any technical issues. I did the Figma design, completed the header, footer and landing page.

Tools Used: Figma, HTML/CSS, SCSS, Bootstrap 5, Git.

12-Hour Coding Test

2021
Bhromaon Travel Site

This was a mid-module test I had to complete for my frontend developer course, utilizing all the skills I had learned up to that point. Time was of the essence! How much of a complete web design can you code in 12 hours?

Tools Used: HTML/CSS, SCSS, Git, Coding a design from a Figma mock-up.

World Affairs Council Tacoma

2016 - 2021
WAC Tacoma website

A website built with the WildApricot CRM Platform. I redesigned this website twice using WildApricot's template system over the five years I was with this organization, and used widgets, style overrides and other tools to keep the website current. I also coordinated with the board members in writing UX copy and tied that content in with wider marketing campaigns on Constant Contact, Facebook and Twitter. I generated all graphics assets myself with the exception of the logo and stock photography.

Tools Used: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Canva, Google Analytics.

Testimonials

"Roz was instrumental in maintaining the website and social media channels for our small non-profit organization. She made sure to send out timely, well-crafted email blasts and effective posts. Roslyn was organized, professional and on-top of the multiple demands inherent in running a small organization. The website is a critical tool for our organization, and she made sure it was compelling and relevant."

Marcia Garrett, Board Chair
World Affairs Council Tacoma

"Roslyn was one of my students in IT: frontend Developer at Sundsgårdens Folkhögskola in 2021. Roslyn was such a joy to have in my class. During the course, Roslyn often helped and inspired her fellow students which showed that she not only cared about the other students and that they trusted and respected her, but that she also understood the material well enough to help other people understand it, too. She has an eye for details and design and holds herself and her work to a high standard. Her code was always of good quality and by the end of the course she was creating complex and well-functioning websites. I would jump at the opportunity to work with Roslyn again."

Michelle Andersson, Course Director
Sundsgården Frontend Developer Program

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Contact Me

Thanks for your interest! I look forward to hearing from you.
(Aren’t into filling out forms? You can always contact me via LinkedIn.)

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