Resume

Jerod A. Hollen

jerod.a.hollen@gmail.com| (360) 477-1854| Bellingham, WA| jerodhollen.com

Education

• Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA
  BS Computer Science, GPA: 3.2Sep 2020 to Jun 2022

Experience

• Cloud Security AllianceBellingham, WA
  Web DeveloperJul 2022 to Oct 2025
  • Led frontend rebuild of the Skilljar training site to align with CSA brand; implemented modular JavaScript/SCSS and template overrides; improved load times by ~25% and unified UX across products.
  • Designed and enforced an image optimization pipeline (Ruby + Rake + CI) that diffed new assets against an optimization manifest and failed builds when needed; reduced asset bloat by ~30% and standardized performance.
  • Built Rails Admin customizations for contributor pages (hero, color themes, avatars, role badges, tagged course feeds), improving editorial workflow efficiency by ~15%.
  • Shipped and maintained dozens of production landing pages and microsites with analytics/SEO, responsive layouts, and accessibility best practices.
  • Collaborated with product owners and designers to translate wireframes into production-ready code while maintaining consistent branding across multiple apps.
• Cloud Security AllianceBellingham, WA
  Web Developer InternJul 2021 to Jun 2022
  • Implemented UI components and page layouts in Rails (ERB), HTML, SCSS, and vanilla JS under senior guidance across marketing properties.
  • Assisted with brand alignment efforts; refactored CSS utilities, fixed responsiveness and cross‑browser issues, and supported content launches.
  • Built and QA’d marketing landing pages; configured basic analytics, metadata, and publishing workflows.
  • Contributed to accessibility improvements (contrast, focus states, semantic HTML) and Lighthouse audits/documentation.
  • Wrote internal snippets and notes that sped up repeatable page-building tasks for the team.

Projects

• Image Optimization PipelineRuby, Rake
  Built a Ruby rake task that scans and optimizes images at build-time, enforcing compression standards and reducing asset payloads across the company’s web apps.
• SCORM Automation ScriptsRuby, Playwright
  Automated export and upload of SCORM training packages between Skilljar and SCORM Cloud, eliminating manual steps and saving hours of release prep each week.
• Portfolio WebsiteNext.js, TypeScript, Tailwind
  Designed and built jerodhollen.com to showcase projects and music; implemented a dual-image hover animation inspired by Adham Dannaway’s designer/coder concept.