Hello World!

My name is Yusef, and I'm
an illustrator, graphic designer,
& full-stack software developer!

About

I'm a visual/graphic artist and musician who grew up with technology, so making the leap to full stack software engineer was a no-brainer. Specializing in the MERN stack, I bring an "outside-the-box" creative viewpoint to any project for a fresh, much needed alternative perspective. I studied at General Assembly working on projects solo and with a small development team. While I have learned a lot, I know more that I have much to learn and look forward to being a life-long student.

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Expertise

Front-End Web Development
React.js
Full-Stack Web Apps
Digital Design and Graphics
Product/Branding Mockup
Illustration
3D Modeling

Experience

I've worked on a wide variety of projects for various channels spanning the spectrum across all genres and sizes. Projects ranged from simple digital ad banners to full-fledged music videos with original music and footage. A few notable YouTube brands I've completed projects for: TJ Kirk, The Amazing Atheist, The Drunken Peasants Podcast, SINNIK, among others. Other project work I've completed on a much smaller scale includes creator channel assets and marketing materials (banners, end-cards, thumbnails, logos, etc.). designs.

What started long ago as a hobby suprisingly turned into a money making opportunity when Soundcloud invitied me into their multiplatform distribution program (monetarily based on total global views per month). I dont make anywhere near a fortune from it, but to earn ANY money from a such a fundamental lifelong passion such this is still mindblowing to me! My tracks are featured and monetized on all major digital music platforms, including YouTube Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pandora

As my first "big boy job" this position requires quick and efficient website contruction, using primarily the in-house website-builder (drag and drop style). Another large aspect of this job is direct sales, as it was a small business operated mainly by me and two other individuals. As perfect as the job seemed at the time, I wasn't able to flex my creative muscles, and a lot of time ended up wasted because of lack of sales, among other things. However, in the processl, I learned many valuable lessons. The startup recently went out of business (lack of capitol), so I'm currently seeking full time software development employment.

Education

Full time fellow in the Software Engineering Immersive program that includes over 400 hours of professional training over 12 weeks. Utilizes hands-on approach to design and build web applications with full CRUD functionality through Javascript, React, Express, SQL, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS, Ruby, Rails, and Sequelize.

I further sharpened my technical knowledge on Adobe products, as well as learning the fundamentals of 3D modeling and rendering. Concentrated and specialized in logo design and brand mockup, among other things.

I learned everything Adobe, from Photoshop and Illustrator to InDesign and After Effects, as well as video editing and special effects in Premier Pro. My field of study included various digital and traditional marketing classes, as well as more technical freehand art classes like storyboarding and illustration.