Resume

Jerod Hollen

Developer and designer crafting clean, modern interfaces and calm product systems. I bridge UX-led motion, automation, and full-stack delivery for teams shipping expressive web experiences.

Emailjerod.a.hollen@gmail.comPhone(360) 477-1854LocationBellingham, WAPortfoliojerodhollen.com

Experience

Cloud Security AllianceBellingham, WA
Web DeveloperJul 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Rebuilt the Skilljar training site with modular JavaScript, SCSS, and template overrides that aligned the platform with CSA branding and cut load times by ~25%.
  • Built an automated Ruby/Rake optimization pipeline that diffed new assets against a manifest, enforced compression in CI, and reduced image payloads by ~30%.
  • Customized Rails Admin contributor tooling with hero layouts, color themes, role badges, and tagged course feeds, improving editorial throughput by ~15%.
  • Shipped dozens of production marketing experiences with analytics, accessibility, and responsive motion tuned for glass-inspired aesthetics.
  • Partnered with product and design to translate wireframes into consistent cross-application UI systems.
Cloud Security AllianceBellingham, WA
Web Developer InternJul 2021 – Jun 2022
  • Implemented UI components and page layouts for marketing properties using Rails (ERB), SCSS, and vanilla JS under senior guidance.
  • Refined brand alignment by refactoring CSS utilities, resolving responsiveness regressions, and assisting in multi-site launches.
  • Supported accessibility sweeps, Lighthouse performance audits, and release QA to keep pages inclusive and reliable.

Projects

Image Optimization Pipeline

Ruby • Rake

Build-time pipeline that scans assets, enforces compression standards, and keeps marketing payloads lean across deployments.

Rails Image Optimizer

Ruby • ImageMagick

Lossless optimization script that tracks image manifests, runs diffs, and prevents regressions in CI for long-lived content libraries.

Education

Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA
B.S. Computer ScienceSep 2020 – Jun 2022

GPA 3.2

Capabilities

Product & Engineering

Design systemsCreative toolingAutomation flowsCMS customization

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScriptReact/Next.jsRuby on RailsTailwind CSS

Tools

Prisma & PostgresPlaywrightVercelFigmaNotion
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