Christy Sparks

Developer

Based In AL

Seasoned web developer with over a decade of experience overseeing web projects, crafting impactful web applications, and driving digital growth. I bring a self-driven, team-oriented mindset, coupled with a passion for learning and tackling new challenges.

Awards

Medallion Award

Impact Award

Award of Excellence

Education

Bachelor of Science
in Computer Science

Skills

Web Development

PHP

Laravel

HTML5

CSS

Sass/Scss

Tailwind

JavaScript

React

Node.js

Python

Java

Spring

CMS Expertise

WordPress Core, Themes, Plugins, REST API

Drupal

Headless CMS

API Development

Database Management

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

Cloud & Hosting

AWS (EC2, S3, VPC)

WPEngine

DevOps & CI/CD

Git

Docker

AWS CodePipeline

Jenkins

SEO & Analytics

SEO Best Practices

Google Analytics

Google Tag Manager

Design Tools

Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Premiere Pro)

Figma

Experience

2007 - 2018

Web Developer

Served as the web developer for Hatton-Brown, a production company that has grown to be the influential leader in forest-based publishing for over 60 years. Managed the website division for over 15 different magazines and expositions. Creator and organizer of HB Media, a web development service offered to small business owners.

2012 - Present

Web Manager

Revamped e-commerce site, boosting sales potential. Contributed to Café Racer Magazine’s expansion by launching a digital magazine and Café Racer TV streaming subscription for purchase. Collaborated with sales representative to drive supplementary ad revenue. Edited multiple episodes of Ton-Up TV, a Café Racer Magazine offshoot featuring custom motorcycle content.

2019 - Present

Webmaster

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of web development, including the creation of internal/external web applications, testing, database management, mobile web optimization, API integrations, error resolution, server maintenance, and application upkeep. Coordinates with various sectors within the system and provide best practices for fellow colleges.

Select Projects

ACCS Auto Jobs
Landing Page

The Auto Jobs page was created for the Alabama Community College System to promote auto manufacturing in Alabama. The landing page was created with a combination of PHP, HTML, Javascript, and CSS utilizing the Wordpress CMS. Using Javascript & PHP, all information submitted to the form was pushed to a Google Spreadsheet for internal use.

PHP

Javascript

CSS

Auto Jobs Screenshot

Café Racer
Magazine

For more than a decade, I have worked with the Café Racer Magazine team to produce an up-to-date, efficient website that hosts their subscription based digital magazines, video streaming, and storefront. In addition to the Café Racer Magazine website, we collaborated on a website for the team’s new television show, Ton-Up TV, which was subscription based video streaming service.

PHP

Javascript

CSS

Café Racer Magazine Screenshot

Secured PDF
Utility

The Secured PDF Document Utility was a custom plugin developed for the Alabama Community College System used to allow facility partners to convert, combine, and secure documents. Users can drop several secured ACCS documents of various types ( ex. csv, doc, jpg) and the application will convert each document to a PDF, combine all, and secure the merged file for download.

Python

Javascript

CSS

Secured PDF Utility Screenshot

Community
Matters

The Community Matters page was created to promote community involvement with the 24 community colleges. College staff members could submit events happening around their campuses and the events were listed on the page in calendar or list format. Visitors to the page could filter the events by college, location, keywords, etc.

PHP

Javascript

CSS

MySQL

Community Matters Screenshot

Dream It
Do It Alabama

Dream It Do It Alabama was created in order to be able to reach out to young adults, parents, educators, etc. to change their minds about manufacturing's future and its careers. The website was created to be interactive to the visitors by including scrolling animations, job quizzes, flip cards, etc. I have facilitated several scholarships through the website including the Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Association Scholarship.

PHP

Javascript

SASS

MySQL

DIDI Screenshot

Workforce
Grant Opportunities

The ACCS Workforce Grant Opportunities website supports Alabama’s Community Colleges by providing an easy way to navigate the guidelines and requirements of each grant. The website allowed our staff to view the grants in a more consumable format online. Form information is sent to the internal teams management platform.

PHP

Javascript

CSS

MySQL

Workforce Grant Screenshot

ForesTree
Equipment Trader

The ForesTree Equipment Trader, FET, was a website created in association with Southern Loggin’ Times magazine for Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc. FET allowed people in the forestry industry to buy and sell their used forestry equipment online with a paid membership. Members were able to list their equipment with a limited number of listings available based on the subscription package they purchased.

PHP

Javascript

CSS

MySQL

FET Screenshot

ACCS
Online

The ACCS Online page was created to streamline the process for students searching for specific programs online available across our affiliated colleges. A custom Wordpress plugin was created to dynamically pull data from the database and match the chosen program with the appropriate colleges that offer it online.

PHP

Javascript

CSS

MySQL

ACCS Online Screenshot

PDF Search
Custom Plugin

ACCS needed a way to search through all of the text in the policy and procedure documents. A custom Wordpress plugin was created to allow visitors to search through our library of PDF policies and procedures. The plugin converts the PDFs to text based on the category selected and names the file based on the id of the PDF in the media library when uploaded. The search function combs through the text documents and outputs the list of policies and procedures that match the term searched.

PHP

Javascript

CSS

MySQL

PDF Search Plugin Screenshot