PROFILE
Steve

Steve Nepote

Graphic Designer | UI/UX Designer | Artist

I'm a lifelong creative and artist that has been working on Graphic Design and UI/UX Design for the past 6 years. I started out teaching myself to code and began learning the basics of web development and design. The last 6 years I've been working as Frontend Developer and UI/UX Designer and I'm now transitioning into a full time UI/UX Designer. I have a great passion for creating and designing things and that's not limited to a digital space. I've worked with a lot of different mediums from painting and drawing to wood working and upholestry, and I love trying new things and dedicated to learning more. I'm always driven to developing myself and my skillset and that's not limited to career oriented skills but life and myself in general.

WEB DESIGNS DESIGN RESUME ABOUT ME CONTACT
PORTFOLIO - WEB DESIGNS
Lost Souls Rugby
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Figma | Adobe Sketch | Figjam | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Fresco
React | Typescript | Node.js | Firebase

A information and contact site for the Rugby Club

Role: Web Designer/Graphic Designer/Frontend Developer

Completely new and much more expansive version of UI/UX with custom made PNG's, logos and icons. Making sure to give a clean but informative and easy to use website with a lot more info & details. Able to access current events, information, and how to contact or support the club. The idea was to take the old site and make it more modern and user friendly as well as on brand for the team and the direction the overall theme was going.

Leadr
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Figma | Material.UI | Figjam | Emotion.JS
React | Redux | Typescript | Javascript | Node.js

A 'People Development' web/mobile application software

Role: UI/UX Designer/Frontend Developer

Leadr is a SaaS application that helps companies and teams develop their employees and team members. Initially I was part of the Frontend team that designing as well as developing the application from the original base to a new and updated design and new UI/UX. Later in charge of the designing and implmenting of a new feature for the application called 'Recognition', this involved multiple ideation sessions that were held with several teams and departments in order to get instant feedback and ideas for the feature and how it would be used.

RPM
AdobeXD | Adobe Sketch | Figjam | Adobe Illustrator
React | Typescript | Node.js | MongoDB | Firebase

A Management application used to track, monitor and test for site specific equipment.

Role: UI/UX Designer/Graphic Designer/Fullstack Developer

Complete redesign of the UI/UX with custom made PNG's, logos and icons for the entire application. Debugged and streamlined the codebase and added new features and functionality. Added multiple new features as well as expanded several existing ones.

PORTFOLIO - DESIGNS

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Round "stamp" Logo for the Lost Souls

Lost Souls Skull Logo

Corvus Circle Logo

DJ Milli Logo

RESUME
EMPLOYMENT
Lost Souls Rugby
Football Club Graphic Designer/Content Creator/Social Media
2022 - CURRENT
Design and developing ideas and concepts into content needed for the team. This ranged from designing t-shirts and banners to digital content and a social media presence. Collaborate closely with the coaches, team members and sponsors to meet needs and asks as well as creating a new streamlined brand and theme for the team. Created a new style and branding for the team and made all new work cohesive and inline with the new theming. Built a rapport with the team members, coaches, sponsors and the community with various pieces of digital media, social posts, banners and t-shirts. Worked closely with the sponsors to integrate their logos and advertising with the team’s branding and merchandise.
BCI/Insight Global UI/UX Designer | React Developer 2023 - 2024
Design and develop all components of application, routing and multiple unique environments from initiation to completion. Lead, mentor, and train a team in enhancing styling for both desktop and mobile platforms, ensuring seamless responsiveness. Collaborate closely with another senior developer to ensure smooth project execution. Pioneered the greenfield creation of a benefits selection application encompassed three distinct apps, including employee enrollment, HR/administration, and a broker-specific application. Created the mobile responsive part of the application, as no designs existed previously. Web migration changing from a Winforms and C# web app to a React and C# one handling the React Frontend. Utilized EmotionJs to enable customizable application aesthetics, including fonts, colors, and images at the discretion of the company's HR.
Leadr UI/UX Designer | Frontend Developer 2021 - 2023
Working in a SaaS startup developing the Leadr application software using React, Redux, Typescript, Javascript, Node. As well as Jira, Confluence and Figma for design and documentation. Worked on 2 different teams, as well as being in charge of a researching and designing a brand new feature of the application.
RPM UI/UX Designer | Software Engineer 2020 - 2021
Design, structuring, repairing and implementing additions to the RPM website for DatzUST. Primary and only developer utilizing Angular, MongoDB, Firebase and Typescript. Designed new features for the application as well as did a top to bottom redesign of the UI/UX. Created custom PNG's for use across the site including new branding and icons that were drawn by me. Bringing new ideas and adjustments from wireframing to builds to implementaion. Performed the full DevOps spectrum from front to back.
Cognizant Software Engineer 2020 - 2020
Design, develop and test ETL mappings, mapplets, workflows, worklets using Informatica PowerCenter. Worked with a team on an internal application using in the testing/hiring process. The application was built with React, Python, MongoDB. Worked in a fast paced environment, under minimal supervision.
Freelance Designer and Frontend Developer Software Engineer 2017 - 2020
Worked on various contract projects developing using a variety of known languages. Involved with several existing projects and was tasked with optimizations, updates and/or make necessary changes including: fixes, UI/UX changes, additions. During this time I learned Python and practiced with a variety of other programming languages. Worked with a friend to develop a game application assisting with and then later designing and coding the front end.
EDUCATION
General Assembly Full Stack Web Development Immersive
Udemy Certification Courses Graphic Design Mastery Figma Pro Class
TECHNICAL SKILLS
  Languages
  • JavaScript
  • Typescript
  • SQL
  • HTML / CSS
  • Python
  Frameworks & Platforms
  • React
  • Redux
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Angular
  • JQuery
  • Bootstrap
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
 Cloud
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Firebase
 Methods
  • Agile (Scrum, XP, etc)
  • DevOps
  • SDLC
  • RESTful
  • CRUD
 Tools
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Gitlab
  • Jira
  • Bash
  • Heroku
  • PostgreSQL
 Design
  • Figma
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Fresco
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Spark
  • Adobe XD
  • Procreate
 Other
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Outlook
  • Powerpoint
  • Word
  • Teams
  • Certified Training Officer
ABOUT ME

Whether it was planned or happenstance, I've always gravitated towards jobs and career paths that help people. Relay Operator for the Deaf, Public Safety, Weight Loss Consultant, etc. Even most of the places in my Developer experience have been companies trying to change or help or develop people and that is very near and dear to me.

Before I rolled into a career doing this I was a 911 dispatcher for over 11 years. As a dispatcher I was heavily involved with Training for 5 of those years. This included training new hires, cross-training tenured employees, writing the Standard Operating Procedure manual on multiple dispatch positions. Was also a Lead for the center and would supervise and maintaing the shift as well as part of the interview, testing and hiring portion for new hires.

As I've said: I love to create. This can be wireframing something new for a new project, sprucing things up for an existing one, or coming up with a brand new theme or branding or design from scratch or the basic notion of something. Collobariting with others in a creative enviroment is extrmely fun for me because we all have different perspectives and ideas and what I might do with something, someone else might do in a completely different way, so it's very exciting to work with others in that space.

Lastly I will say above all else I'm a professional problem solver (and geek/dork) and that go in many directions and solved many different wants. I love the challenge of solving new problems and strive to find creative and efficient solutions whether done alone or with others.

And for a bit of cuteness, this is my dog-daughter Lilith.

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CONTACT
Dallas, TX