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Ethel Ng

I'm a junior web developer. I believe in readable code and intuitive design.

Code Examples

Twitter Rock Paper Scissors Farewell Card
Sinatra web app created in 2 days for posting messages to a public stream. View here. A test-driven Sinatra app to play a simple game in the browser. View here. Side project in a team of 5 for collating messages from past students when Alex Peattie left Makers. View here.

Makers Academy

I've always had a strong interest in technology and an appreciation for well-designed software. I managed to pick up HTML and CSS on my own, and was trying to learn Ruby through various online tutorials. Ultimately, I decided to join Makers Academy to not only learn more efficiently but also to learn about best practices in the industry.

I was selected to join the August cohort and attended the course full-time for 12 weeks. The pace of learning was far accelerated beyond what I would have achieved on my own, and this was balanced with an emphasis on independent exploration and experimentation, test-driving our code, pair-programming, and working in teams.

###Skills

  • Agile practices and design principles
  • Object-oriented design and programming
  • Pair programming
  • Version control with git and GitHub
  • Test-driven and behaviour-driven development with the following tools:
    • Rspec
    • Cucumber
    • Capybara
    • Jasmine
    • Mocha
    • Zombie
    • Chai
  • Ruby
  • PostgreSQL
  • DataMapper
  • Sinatra
  • HTML5, ERB, EJS
  • CSS3
  • JavaScript
  • CoffeeScript
  • jQuery
  • AJAX
  • node.js
  • Markdown
  • Heroku
  • BCrypt for user authentication
  • Working with APIs including Twilio and Mailgun (with RestClient)

Education

Dates School Qualifications Results
October 2011–June 2014 University of Cambridge B.A. Politics, Psychology & Sociology Double First Class Honours
January 2009–December 2010 Hwa Chong Institution A Level Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics 4 As

Experience

###Gametize (July 2013–September 2013) Gametize is a gamification technology and consulting company in Singapore allowing anyone to set up and publish games easily. During my 3-month internship, I supported the business development team by directly meeting and liaising with clients ranging from small businesses to telecommunications companies. As an individual project, I also researched and wrote a white paper on corporate gamification.

Volunteering

###Peer2Peer (February 2014–June 2014) Peer2Peer aims to strengthen student mental health by training regular students in skills such as active and non-judgemental listening. I redesigned their Wordpress website using HTML, CSS, and PHP; and subsequently helped to maintain it. In addition, I also served as peer supporter and learnt how to better support peers going through difficult circumstances.

###Cambridge Hub (April 2013–April 2014) Cambridge Hub is an umbrella organisation which provides resources and opportunities for students interested in social change. As the Digital Communications Officer, I wrote the weekly HTML email newsletter to >2000 students, produced publicity material, and kept the website content up-to-date.

###Club Heal (June 2012–September 2012) Club Heal is a day rehabilitation programme for Muslim mental health patients in Singapore. I facilitated the day-to-day running and logistics of the programme, and introduced new activities.

Say hello!