Chelsie A. Gates

cagates@crimson.ua.edu (205) 861-6545

www.linkedin.com/in/chelsiegates/en

EDUCATION

Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Comme rce & Business Administration, The University of Alabama

Graduation Date: December, 2016 Major GPA: 4.0/4.0

Major: Management Information Systems Alabama GPA: 3.8/4.0

Minor: Public Relations Specialization: Business Communications

EXPERIENCE

August 2016-Present

Web Application Developer/Scrum Master, City of Tuscaloosa Capstone Project, University of Alabama Goal: To create a dashboard to support existing 311 service request applications that will help City of Tuscaloosa employees and city officials effectively utilize metrics

Value: Achieving competency in Big Data to help visualize service request information, allowing managers to make data-driven decisions

• Facilitated and documented client meetings to gather requirements and make educated suggestions

• Managed design preparation by creating mock-ups for web application and dashboard

• Assisted in developing custom filter options for dashboard to visualize data in numerous ways

May 2016- Present

Business Systems Analyst Intern, Westervelt Ecological Services, Tuscaloosa, AL

Goal: To assist in the planning, user education and solution implementation for data and communications between The Westervelt Company headquarters and Westervelt Ecological Services

Value: Increasing productivity between partner operations through the use of multiple solutions, facilitating better communications and organization of data

• Integrated current internal communication platforms into a centralized solution

• Developed database to archive images and documents through the use of searchable tags

• Facilitated user education of produced solutions through the use of multiple mediums and techniques

• Migrated the paper employment application process to an electronic format

January 2016-

May 2016

Solutions Analyst/Technical Lead, MIS Capstone Program, University of Alabama

Goal: To obtain a sustainable software that automates the MIS Capstone 360 evaluation process

Value: Allowing for further analysis of student progress in order to seek training and personal development plans

• Created graphical representations in InDesign to display information to clients

• Designed relational database in CSV file to import into system

• Collected and analyzed data in system to create graphs based on student’s responses

July 2015-

September 2015

Information Technology Technician Intern, The Westervelt Company, Tuscaloosa, AL Goal: To provide comprehensive technical support to 9 offices and over 500 employees

Value: Offering technical solutions to employees that will help increase their work performance

• Created and maintained computer asset management system in KACE and SQL Server

• Installed programs and updated software

• Created content and design for monthly IT newsletter using InDesign and MailChimp

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Languages: C#, .NET, C++, SQL, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, JSON

Operating Environments: MS Windows

Business Tools: Salesforce, ImageQuest, MS Office Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Visual Studio, Visio, SQL Server Management Studio, ShareFile, SharePoint, KACE Systems Management Appliance, LifeSize, Elastic Stack, Kibana

Frameworks: Entity Framework, MVC

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in MIS Ambassador (Spring & Fall 2016)

Computing Scholarship Awardee (Fall 2016) Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges Awardee (Spring 2016) Huntsville College Culverhouse of Business Networking Event Participant (Spring 2016) President’s List (Spring 2014)

Dean’s List (Fall 2013, 2015, Spring 2015, 2016)

MIS Scholarship Recipient (Fall 2014- Fall 2016)

MIS Flyer/Logo Designer Women in Technology

National Society of Leadership and Success Information Technology Society

Alabama Information Management Society Professional Wome n in Communications and Business Freelance Website/App Consulting & Development

St. Mark United Methodist Church