Dawna Backmeier
Technical Support Specialist at Freelance
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDawna Backmeier is a versatile Technical Support Specialist and aspiring full-stack developer based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. With eight years in IT and formal training from Lambda School and the Pennsylvania College of Technology, she blends hardware diagnostics, software troubleshooting, and modern web technologies (HTML5, JavaScript, React, Node.js) to deliver practical solutions. She has substantial experience training colleagues and clients on Microsoft Office and computer basics and has been self-employed as a technical support specialist since 2004, in addition to handling office management, driver coordination, and customer service tasks. Her background includes freelance Facebook administration and hands-on roles in self-employment, demonstrating strong communication, organization, and a customer-first mindset. Dawna also brings a personal commitment to inclusivity, with a passion for the deaf culture and American Sign Language. She combines a pragmatic, service-oriented approach with a growing software development toolkit to bridge IT operations and user-focused web experiences.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Academic, High School Diploma, Academic at Altoona Area High SchoolAssociate of Applied Science, Information Technology Technical Support Technology Emphasis, Associate of Applied Science, Information Technology Technical Support Technology Emphasis at Pennsylvania College of TechnologyFull Stack Web Development and Computer Science, Full Stack Web Development and Computer Science at Lambda School
English, American Sign Language
Github Skills (3)
node-api9
api8
nodejs7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Lambda-School-Labs/Labs27_TeamB_Ecosoap_BE
Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:6 PRs, 17 pushes, 8 branches in 4 days
secretfamilyrecipes/Backend
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:10 pushes in 3 days
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