Front End Developer — We Make Websites
MAY 2021 - PRESENT | London, England
- Working with Shopify technologies to create e-commerce stores on various client projects.
Hello, I'm Jemima Abu 🙂
I’m a self-taught Front End Developer and Google Developer Expert in web technologies. I build websites with a focus on responsiveness, accessibility and pleasing aesthetics.
History
I first started coding sometime in 2017 after taking a C# course in my 2nd year of university. The very first thing I built was a command-line GPA calculator (legacy code here for posterity) and from then, I was hooked.
I knew I enjoyed figuring out the logic behind creating applications but I was more interested in learning how to make it look pretty to users. That's how I started my career in front end development.
I’m constantly trying to learn new technologies and concepts and I try to share my knowledge by writing articles and speaking at conferences.
I enjoy building fun designs on Codepen and time-saving projects on Github. I also publish beginner-friendly articles on Hashnode and freeCodeCamp.
I’m very dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the tech space so I try to volunteer my time and support initiatives targeted towards minorities and provide direct mentorship to people who look like me.
Experience
Front End Developer — Telesoftas
FEB 2020 - DEC 2021 | Kaunas, Lithuania
- Responsible for building the user interface and developing frontend architecture on various client projects using several technologies and methodologies.
Front End Developer — Sumosoft
MAY 2018 - MARCH 2019 | United Kingdom (Remote)
- Developed web pages for shops on Savile Row using an internal content management system. Worked on the team that built the company website.
Front End Developer — Nature’s Own Wonder
FEB 2018 - MAY 2018 | Lagos, Nigeria
- Responsible for creating wireframes, mockups and prototypes for products and seeing them to deployment.
Front End Developer, UI Designer — Omoelle
SEPT 2017 - FEB 2018 | Lagos, Nigeria
- Designed and developed a new website layout for an existing e-commerce site.
Volunteering
Workshop Trainer — Women Go Tech
OCT 2020 | Kaunas, Lithuania
- Taught a one-day workshop on web accessibility.
Web Development Teacher — UNILAG CyberCamp
JULY – AUG 2019 | Lagos, Nigeria
- Taught the basics of web development to children between the ages of 10 to 17 years. Built the CyberCamp website from scratch using HTML and CSS.
Workshop Trainer — Raoatech
JUN 2019 | Lagos, Nigeria
- Taught a one-day workshop on the basics of web design and development to students at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
Web Development Teacher — GirlCode Academy
FEB - MAR 2019 | Lagos, Nigeria
- Taught selected female candidates the basics of front end development.
Volunteer Trainer — Pearls Africa
DEC 2017 - JAN 2018 | Lagos, Nigeria
- Taught girls from underprivileged backgrounds the fundamentals of programming.