Senior Web Developer / Designer with 10+ years of experience
Who's Kiya Appling?
I am The Digital GUrl: A multidisciplinary digital creative and senior web developer with over 10 years of professional experience in web applications development area, offering a versatile but focused skill-set a balance between creative and analytical qualities with an emphasis on user-centric practices.
I am a passionate about web technologist, a Nerd, a functioning social media addict, an open minded person who is obsessed with inevitable zombie apocalypse, a lover of the “interwebs” and most things digital.
I started on my path as a web developer long before entering professional market, (about 10 years ago) my journey has given me very solid background which visible in every project that I have participated till now.
Kiya Appling
CODE, Design, Hip Hop, The Walking Dead
678.551.1431
kiya@kiyaappling.com
Chicago, Il.
What are my key skills?
HTML5 & CSS3
Jquery
PHP
Photoshop
What is my experience?
Experience
Web Applications Developer
TravelClick
03.2014 – today
Responsible for creating and maintaining web based content management systems (CMS), as well as development of dynamic websites for hotel and resort industry. Designed and developed web applications and interfaces using PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS and MySQL. Accountable for post launch support on enhancements, upgrades and maintenance of over 500 hotels and resorts sites. Created new templates for dynamic pages with careful considerations to site optimizations and strategies. Worked in a team to help build a completely new CMS on the Zend Framework. Acting as a technical resource for offshore, website troubleshooting, and maintaining developer documentation wiki pages.
FREELANCE WEB DEVELOPER / DESIGNER
United Pixel Pushers
2008 – Today
I provide small businesses with a budget friendly connection to their customers with standards compliant websites. I specialize in WordPress and Joomla! customization. I am proficient in modern web technologies e.g. HTML and CSS3; I am actively improving my knowledge of JavaScript/JQuery and PHP through self-study
Director of Digital Media / Co-Founder / Online Radio Producer / Radio Co-host
BKS1Radio/Best Kept Secrets Ent
2008 – Today
Based out of New Jersey BKS Ent. / BKS1 Radio is an online multi-media company, an independent record label, a growing online radio network and a labor of love. I am one of five founding members; I contribute to the development of strategic plans, content distribution, social media, content creation, custom branded content and initiatives across all of Best Kept Secrets Ent LLC / BKS1 Radio’s digital and social channels.
Latest Feature Project
WordPress Development for the Internet Archive
Lead WordPress Developer for Political TVAd Archive: politicaladarchive.org
January 2016
The Political TV Ad Archive is a project of the Internet Archive. This site provides a searchable, viewable, and shareable online archive of 2016 primary election political TV ads, married with fact-checking and reporting citizens can trust.
Education
Bachelor's of Science in MultiMedia Design
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
2001 – 2004
Educated in foundational principles of web technologies, visual communications and interactive media as it relates to dynamic delivery through multiple channels.
Other Related Activites
Tech Mentor to High School Girls
Technvation Challenge 2014
Spring 2014
Technovation is a technology entrepreneurship program and competition for young women. Through an intensive 3-month, 50-hour curriculum, teams of young women work together to imagine, design, and develop mobile apps, then pitch their “startup” businesses to investors.
As a mentor I worked with a team of girls to guide them through each week of Technovation’s 12-week curriculum. It was my goal for the girls to see me as their role model as I guided them on how to overcome obstacles and solve problems when working on challenging projects
What have I done till now?
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Political TV Ad Archive
Political TV Ad Archive
Client: Internet Archive.
Date: January 2016
Technologies: WordPress, html5, css3, jQuery, Responsive
Link: Political TV Ad Archive
The Political TV Ad Archive is a project of the Internet Archive. This site provides a searchable, viewable, and shareable online archive of 2016 primary election political TV ads, married with fact-checking and reporting citizens can trust. Political TV ad spending is expected to be in the billions. Yet the same local stations that air the ads provide very little solid reporting on politics. Even fewer correct political misinformation. In partnership with trusted journalistic organizations, the new Political TV Ad Archive provides a free service for journalists, civic organizations, academics and the general public to track these ads in context. The project is open source and available on github: this site and the Duplitron
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Baltimore Harbor Hotel
Baltimore Harbor Hotel
Client: Baltimore Harbor Hotel under contract with TravelClick, Inc
Date: March 2015
Technologies: html5, css3, jQuery, Responsive
Link: Baltimore Harbor Hotel
TRYP Wyndham
Exalt It
Client: TRYP Wyndham under contract with TravelClick, Inc.
Date: May 2015
Technologies: html5, css3, jQuery, Responsive
Link: TRYP Wyndham
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
Client: The Buccaneer under contract with TravelClick, Inc
Date: January 2015
Technologies: html5, css3, jQuery, Responsive
p> Link: The Buccaneer
Excalibur Tax
Excalibur Tax
Client: Robert Johnson: Excalibur Tax
Date: November 2011
Technologies: Custom Joomla!
Link: Excalibur Tax
Clear Global
Clear Global
Client: Clear Global Communications LLC
Date: June 2012
Technologies: html5, css3
p> Link: Clear Global
Born Vain Art
Born Vain Art
Client: Michael Cox.
Date: July 2015
Technologies: WordPress, html5, css3, jQuery, Responsive
Link: Born Vain Art
Exalt It
Exalt It
Client: Exalt Integrated Technologies LLC
Date: July 2012
Technologies: html5, css3, jQuery
Link: Exalt It
What my clients say about me?
Want to contact me?
Send me a message:
Kiya Appling
678.551.1431
kiya@kiyaappling.com
Chicago, Il.