Summary
Ian Beard is an SQA Automation Developer and web application development student in the Greater Seattle Area with nine years of work experience spanning web development, media production, retail, and events. He blends front-end and full-stack ambitions with a practical eye for UX/UI, informed by hands-on video editing and design work at Florida Polytechnic’s media lab. At Washington Health Benefit Exchange he focuses on automation while continuing to build personal projects—most notably a self-made game and a companion website built with vanilla JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Comfortable moving between technical implementation and user-facing design, he brings a DIY ethos and interdisciplinary perspective to shipping polished web experiences.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, IST Web Application Development, Junior, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, IST Web Application Development, Junior at Bellevue College
Associate's degree, Web Development, Associate's degree, Web Development at Seattle Central College
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University