frontend developer
graphics designer
hardware engineer

I have been also aspiring to be a web developer, designer and programmer. And after some years with hardware development, I bet now is a good time to do a fresh start, look back to these real interests of mine and put all these into practice.

My Creations

Here are some of my creations during my stint as a designer.

ABOUT ME

BACKGROUND

My name is Jason and I am a hardware design engineer. Despite this, I still have this strong interest in programming, web development and graphics design. I first started with graphics design sometime in 2005 as a hobby, and learned it by following web tutorials. What started just a hobby turned out to be a passion. I designed posters, brochures, banners, and shirt designs that we used in school and family activities. As for web development, I picked up the interest when I started learning programming in college, and eventually when I started working as an application developer and database administrator later.

EXPERIENCE

For my first job, I worked as a software engineer from 2009 until 2011. I wrote and deployed Powerbuilder 10 applications and their updates, managed databases with MS SQL Server and controlled user access to applications (and to source codes, for developers). But eventually, I decided to try my chance in hardware engineering. So from March 2011 until July 2013, I worked as a hardware development engineer for automotive applications. I supported hardware designers from design centers in other countries, did validation tests on our products and ocassionally wrote/did Worse-case Circuit Analysis (WCCA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA).

Sometime in 2011 until mid-2013, while working as hardware engineer, I also took some freelancing jobs at odesk.com (now upwork.com) during my free time. I helped clients customize their websites - which were mainly Wordpress-based, prepared and sent out their newsletters in Mailchimp and designed images for their businesses. However, I stopped being a freelancer by the next half of 2013, once I got a new job as an RF circuit design engineer. But I still continued to do web and graphics design-related tasks - now as a volunteer - to help family, friends and ex-clients from my freelancing days. From time to time, I would receive requests for assistance from them, and I was always glad to help.

NEXT STEP

Since I am now considering to go back to web development and programming, I have been intently preparing for this venture. Starting in April 2018, I have been taking courses in frontend and backend development (HTML/CSS/javascript, ReactJS and Angular JS, NodeJS and Python), studying and practicing almost daily to establish a good skillset and refresh old skills, so that I can proceed with this plan.

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