Grant Ellis Russell

Chicago, IL 60613 · Resume · grant.ellis.russell@gmail.com

I am a software engineer with experience building full-stack projects using React, Redux, Javascript, Python, PostgreSQL, HTML and CSS. I am drawn to coding because it is a form of reading and writing, it is language, it has culture, and there are trees! There is no better feeling than the euphoria that comes after long days of building, debugging, and then finally launching a viable project.

Projects

West Buena
JavaScript | Python | React | Redux | SQLAlchemy | HTML | CSS | Docker

West Buena is a full stack application inspired by West Elm. On this site a user can shop for garden-related products (I love to garden). The focus for this project is user experience and aesthetic, which I achieved through state management and conditional CSS rendering.

February - March 2022

Qwerty
JavaScript | React | Redux | Python | SQLAlchemy | AWS S3 | HTML | CSS

Qwerty is a full stack application inspired by Etsy. On this site a user can shop for keyboard-related products, or place keyboard-related products for sale. Sign in as the demo user to try both! This project is a collaboration between me and three other fantastic engineers.

February 2022

Flimmr
JavaScript | React | Redux | Node.js | PostgreSQL | HTML | CSS

Flimmr is Norwegian for Flickr, the site that inspired this full stack project. On this site - which is also inspired by Norway - a user can upload a photo to their photostream as well as follow, like, and comment on photos uploaded by other users.

January 2022

Education

App Academy

Web Development
September 2021 - March 2022

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Ed.M | Language & Literacy
August 2012 - May 2013

University of Chicago

BA | English Language & Literature
September 2004 - June 2008

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Strengths
  • Design sensibility
  • User focused
  • Strong collaborator
  • Effective communicator

Interests

Apart from being a web developer, I am also a certified advanced master gardener. When I am not in front of my computer, I am walking along city streets or in the woods...admiring, identifying, and collecting the plant life around me. In many ways I approach plant keys and botany with the same analytical and curious mindset that I have when approaching code. It is all around us and there is order and wonder in it all.

I am also a creative homemaker, a caring dog parent, an occasional writer, and a pretty good vegan chef.