Hi, I'm Gale.

I'm a natural problem solver and a craftsman. My passion for combining great programming with stunning design brought me to Dev Bootcamp. I'm now seeking an opportunity to continue down my path of discovery and learning.

A history of learning and building

2014/2015 - Attended Dev Bootcamp to become a Full Stack Web Developer

MISSING label - Cordova front end with a Rails-based API on the backend
Lightning Vote - Rails-based lightning talk management app
GaleVanRossem.herokuapp.com - Rails-based portfolio and blog site for myself
Phasebook - Rails-based social network for DBC students
Rundeck - Rails-based running time log

2013 - learned Javascript, Wordpress Development and e-commerce

DunkCityFL.com - Custom theme Wordpress blog site
Wrap-A-Tee.com - I created and built an entire e-commerce business called Wrap-A-Tee.com.

2012 - learned HTML5, CSS3 and Adobe Edge Animate.

MadisensMatch.com - I re-built the Flash animations in Edge Animate.
EvolveFantasyFootball.com - I learned how to build a site in Joomla and created a Kickstarter campaign.

2011 - learned Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash

MadisensMatch.com
Kiwanis5krun.com

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Visual Design and Photography

I've been a photographer since I was three years old and I've always had an eye for images. It's not surprising that I eventually found my way to Graphic Design. My love of computers and the web ultimately led to Web Development.

I've worked hard over the years to learn everything I could about visual communication, web design, programming, business and now web development. I think one of my greatest assets to any organization is the fact that I have a full understanding of both the creative process as well as the business logic on the back-end.

I'm always looking for new ways to do things. I am always learning and always open to try new approaches.

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Blog Post

The Dev Bootcamp Journey Begins

Originally published on July 9, 2014 on my previous portfolio site

Well, in reality it continues. I've been on this journey for about 7 weeks now, or possibly longer if you count my previous 20+ years of professional/life experience. The actual journey of DBC started about a year ago when I first learned of the existence of the school that is about to disrupt education as we know it.

Things really got off the ground about 7 weeks ago when I decided to start the pre-requisite training with Codecademy and every other free resource I could find on learning Ruby. About 5 weeks ago I submitted my application and was selected for an...read more

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