Mandi Burley

Software engineer and artist based near Chicago, IL specializing in full-stack web development

Project Portfolio

Scene Together In...

React app that uses The Movie Database to find shows based on actors in common, and find actors based on shows in common.

OSU CS Course Explorer

This AngularJS site scrapes Oregon State University online CS course survey data from a Google Spreadsheet and displays it in a responsive, navigable format using Bootstrap's CSS styling.

Amazin' Affiliate Link Checker

Identify broken Amazon Affiliate links on your blog pages using this single-page app built using React, Socket.io, and the Amazon Product Advertising API. Watch a demo video.

Tower Secrets

My own hobby site. Designed and implemented a custom Wordpress mobile-friendly theme using the Genesis framework.

Skills and Languages

React
AngularJS
Ember.js
UX
TDD
Unit and integration testing
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Godot game engine
Writing documentation and tutorials
WordPress
Agile certified
Full software development lifecycle

Experience

Software Engineer @ Expedia

Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2017

Developed full-stack features for multi-platform, multi-user apps in Ember and AngularJS
Lead a 2-month embedded apprenticeship coding project working with a pair of college freshmen to add new photo upload and management functionality to an existing Ember-based app
Supported and added features to web app built in AngularJS, JavaScript, and Scala
Debugged, improved, and added to the project's automated tests (Karma, Ruby/Cucumber)
Wrote MySQL stored procedures
Regular contributor to project-specific and onboarding documentation

Independent Web Developer

2013 - Current

Designed and built original "link checker" web app using React, socket.io, node.js and the Amazon Product Advertising API Amazin' Affiliate Link Checker (GitHub)
Designed and built original "course reviews" web app in Angular and node.js that scrapes data from a Google spreadsheet and displays it in a user-friendly responsive design website OSU CS Course Explorer (GitHub)
Developed and maintained personal Wordpress sites, including TowerSecrets.com (GitHub) and DIYCraftPhotography.com
Customized Genesis child theme and Wordpress loop to meet the needs of several different websites

Game Designer @ Disney Social

February 2013 - April 2014

Collaborated with client and server engineers to develop asynchronous multiplayer features to create a consistent experience for players
Assisted in design of studio-wide data management tool
Lead UX team on improvements that significantly improved product's performance in UX tests
Designed new user onboarding experience for Facebook game

Lead Designer @ Glu Mobile

December 2008 - November 2012 (formerly Griptonite Games, acquired 2011)

Built Flash prototype game to help secure project greenlight
Authored Java-based string processing and table data tool
Oversaw combat balancing, level design, and overall game scoping

Lead Artist/Designer @ Webfoot Technologies, Inc.

April 2006 - December 2008

Designed and implemented Flash-based game menus
Collaborated with programming team to develop features and tool support

Education

Oregon State University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2020)

Code Fellows

Certificate, Full Stack JavaScript (2014)

The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Game Art and Design (2006)

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