Heather Dice

Web Developer

Experience

Altus, Inc. - Web Developer I
April 2023 - Present
  • Optimized the frontend of Altus’ “Shared Decision Making” interactive chatbot with JavaScript and CSS for a fully responsive full-screen mobile view across all browsers and platforms, increasing user engagement by 30%.
  • Developed custom useResponsive Hook to be used at the top of the component tree in a React application, allowing for minimal lines of code to facilitate frontend responsiveness across the whole application.
  • Built a drag-and-drop sortable response with PHP, JavaScript, and JQuery to be used in Altus’ “Shared Decision Making” medical questionnaire tools, increasing efficiency for sorting patient responses.
  • Maintain existing PHP/WordPress sites while simultaneously leading the migration of those platforms into a React/Node.js format, thereby updating, modernizing, and optimizing company website platforms and products.
  • Appointed as the development team lead to the marketing team within the first four months of joining the team, showcasing adaptability and effective cross-departmental communication skills.
  • Wrote comprehensive documentation, strategically placed in the GitLab Wiki and code files, streamlining onboarding for new developers and reducing the learning curve for faster, more efficient development cycles.

SheCodes
December 2022 - May 2023
Frontend certificates in SheCodes Basics, SheCodes Plus, SheCodes Responsive, and SheCodes React.

Coding Dojo
June 2022 - September 2022
Fullstack certificate in Python.

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
August 2018 - March 2022
  • Refined user interface of existing learning management system using HTML to solve for attrition-based development delays during remote learning.
  • Mastered post-production replications of orchestras in a virtual format requiring extensive audio engineering efforts to stabilize, time, and synchronize hundreds of dissimilar audio file types, qualities, and durations in order to replicate in-person music performances.
Dice Music Studio
August 2018 - February 2022
  • Designed and implemented a user-friendly online platform to facilitate communication and payment for students and parents, streamlining administrative tasks and enhancing overall client satisfaction.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with clients through effective communication and personalized support, leading to increased retention rates, positive referrals, and consistent business growth.
Music and Arts
October 2016 - January 2019
  • Increased client numbers by 300% in less than 3 years, requiring the store to permanently change their Sunday schedule to open an hour earlier in order to accommodate the new students, thereby increasing the store’s revenue.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
August 2016 - May 2018
Master of Music: Music Education, Performance Track
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
August 2008 - May 2012
Bachelor of Music: Music Education