Jessica Duarte
Front-End Web Developer at Jess, please!
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolJessica Duarte is a front-end web developer based in Whitby, Ontario with 12 years of experience crafting accessible, emotionally engaging websites using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress and CraftCMS. She specializes in modular, in-browser design and builds AODA-compliant, SEO-friendly web experiences that prioritize both aesthetic and usability. Beyond client work at her studio "Jess, please!", she has extensive curriculum and instructor-development experience, having led national training programs in both French and English for Canada Learning Code and Ladies Learning Code. Jessica pairs technical craft with community impact—she’s spent years teaching coding to learners aged 6–70+ across Canada and even built an LMS to scale instructor training. Her background in philosophy and cooperative management gives her a thoughtful, user-centered approach to design and collaboration.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
B.A., Specialized Honours, Political Science, B.A., Specialized Honours, Political Science at Glendon College,York UniversityFront-End Developer, Front-End Web Development, Front-End Developer, Front-End Web Development at HackerYou Inc.Front-end development bootcamp, HTML5 and CSS, Front-end development bootcamp, HTML5 and CSS at HackerYouPOST, co-operative Management, POST, co-operative Management at Schulich School of Business 2010 2011B.A., Honours, Philosophy, B.A., Honours, Philosophy at Glendon College,York University 2003 - 2008INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE, Political Science, INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE, Political Science at Universidad de Buenos AiresM.A, Philosophy, M.A, Philosophy at York University
English, French, Spanish, Italian
Github Skills (38)
wordpress10
gutenberg10
wordpress-plugin10
multi-page9
llc9
marquee9
bit9
processingjs7
manim7
python7
jquery7
deep-learning6
css6
machine-learning6
javascript6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ladieslearningcode/llc-intro-to-ai-master
Jul 2017 - Sep 2017
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Contributions:51 commits, 1 PR, 45 pushes in 2 months
pythondata-sciencedeep-learningartificialmachine-learning
ladieslearningcode/llc-intro-to-ai-master-fr
Aug 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes in 1 month
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