Creative developer and designer
Hello, 👋 I'm Nicole Dwenger, a front end developer and designer. I graduated cum laude at Purdue University with degrees in Web Programming and Public Relations. I've gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise by working in various companies in a variety of fields including General Motors, CDW, and Purdue University.
With backgrounds in customer experience, formal research, and strategic communication, I aim to create web applications that are intuitive for users. In addition to this, my passions include inclusive work environments, spending time in nature, photography, and exercising.
I love to challenge myself and discover the overlap between development, design, and communication. There are problems to be solved in the world that programming and communication can assist in. I will utilize this knowledge to improve people's lives by making them simpler. This is the ultimate challenge for me. 💙
Resume
Download PDFExperience
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Data Implementation Intern
enFocus, Inc.
South Bend, IN
Researched and discovered design requirements for a CRM platform to be utilized by Citywide Classroom South Bend. Implemented and built a system with monday.com in two weeks. Created Zapier automations to maintain and update clients. Tested and trained key stakeholders on the new system.
Aug 2020 - May 2021
Lead Market Research Analyst
Boiler Communication
West Lafayette, IN
Led a team of three analysts to achieve yearly strategic goals in client communication. Analyzed and researched audiences across 21 campaigns and ensured tactics are strategically targeting consumers.
Nov 2019 - May 2021
Undergraduate Researcher
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
West Lafayette, IN
Reduced student effort by researching and transforming 21 physical worksheets into a user-friendly digital format. Developed and maintained a website with Gatsby.js for student and professor use in a data visualization course.
June 2020 - Aug 2020
Social Center of Expertise Intern
General Motors
Detroit, MI
Benchmarked and researched social care strategies across the automotive industry and other markets. Analyzed customer sentiments through customer satisfaction scores to determine common trends for improvement.
Nov 2019 - May 2020
Front End Developer
CDW
Vernon Hills, IL
Developed atomic components in an agile environment to be integrated into Adobe Experience Manager. Increased code coverage by 60% on front end development repositories utilizing Mocha and Chai. Implemented changes to repositories leveraging Git and Gulp commands for ease of documentation
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Front End Developer Intern
CDW
Vernon Hills, IL
Wrote standards-compliant code while testing and debugging for multiple browsers. Collaborated with internal development and design teams to ensure effective user flow of an internal engineers’ blog while leading prototype production with 16 interns. Designed a working prototype in Adobe Experience Manager to present a proof of concept to upper management.
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Web Team Intern
Purdue Agricultural Communication
West Lafayette, IN
Created wireframes and demonstrated user flows to satisfy client requirements while maintaining 120+ sites. Designed creative mockups and met with clients to propose design direction, usability, and coding requirements. Researched keywords and met with content writers to prioritize search engine optimization across all sites.
Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
Photography Editor
The Purdue Exponent
West Lafayette, IN
Managed a team of photographers and submitted images within deadlines to supplement articles.
May 2018 - Aug 2018
Summer Intern
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Maintained critical schedule for data migration project operating Siemens TeamCenter and Excel. Developed presentation template adhering to Siemens business & color graphics requirements.
Education
2017 - 2021
Purdue University / Bachelor of Science, cum laude
West Lafayette, IN
Computer Graphics Technology
Major: Web Programming and Design
Purdue University / Bachelor of Arts
West Lafayette, IN
Communication
Major: Public Relations and Strategic Communication
Overall GPA / 3.87
Involvement
Mar 2021 - May 2021
Lamb School Co-curricular Engagement Undergraduate Assistant
Updated and monitored 30+ Sqaurespace pages to market current internship and co-curricular opportunities. Created, maintained, and posted graphics for social media accounts.
Aug 2019 - May 2021
Public Relations Student Society of America
Director of Internal Communication
Designed, developed, and maintained a website to house resources and monthly modules for members.
Honors and Awards
May 2021
Academic Unit Award - Third
Purdue Office of Undergraduate Research
Award given based on a poster submission within the Purdue Polytechnic Institute for my research titled Digital Portal for the Data Visualization Process.
Apr 2021
Persistent Pursuit Award
Lamb School Co-curricular Engagement
Award given to a senior that has put in the work, day in and day out, to drive the next innovation for the Lamb School.
Read more about the award
Aug 2020 - May 2021
Purdue OUR Scholars
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Scholarship given to dedicated individuals to Purdue research. Required to maintain a certain GPA and enroll in research courses.
Nov 2020
Mortar Board Design Winner
Purdue Mortar Board
Award given based on a graphic design for the 2021-2022 Purdue mortar board.
May 2020
Purdue Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Research Poster Winner
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Award given based on undergraduate research poster submission within each college at Purdue.
Languages and Software
HTML
CSS
Javascript / jQuery
Bootstrap
React.js
SASS
PHP
SQL
Wordpress
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe XD
Figma
Miro
Microsoft Code
Microsoft Visual Studio
Github