Rafael Kennedy

808-218-1207

Resume

Work Experience

Wirewheel.io

Full-Stack Developer

Sep. 2017 – Present | Washington, DC

  • Developing scalable full-stack javascript application with feathers, express, mongoDB, socketio, and Vue.js.
  • Mapping 'Bureau Chief' for projects involving geographical mapping with leaflet, and data mapping and visualization using D3
  • Development lead, responsible for conducting code reviews and evangelizing micro-architectural patterns in the application

Turner Consulting Group

Front-End Developer

Nov. 2015 – Sep. 2017 | Washington, DC

  • Contributed to a large SaaS/PaaS project serving over 100k daily users in the federal government
  • Developed Ext.js based web applications used by Dept. of Commerce, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development for managing budget and financial data
  • Helped several Federal Agencies to automate budget processes using government shared services
  • Wrote scripts, front end configuration and code in JavaScript, Coffeescript, Python, PHP, SASS and CSS
  • Provided trainings on javascript fundamentals to customer success specialists
  • Taught bi-monthly courses in Microsoft Excel to budget professionals

The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii

Executive Director

Nov. 2013 – June 2015 | Honolulu, HI

  • Responsible for all daily operations of the organization, including grant-writing and reporting, managing finances, ensuring government compliance, and coordinating with partners at the ACLU of Hawaii
  • Supervised lobbying, organizing, and volunteer staff
  • Supported legislative efforts through media by giving interviews, distributing press releases, creating educational and persuasive materials for varied audiences, and establishing talking points for the organization’s media campaigns
  • Developed the organization’s official testimony on proposed drug policy legislation

Education

Middlebury College

BA in International Politics & Economics.

May 2013 | Middlebury, VT

  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
  • Honors Thesis: Towards an Alternative to Patent Law

United World College of Southern Africa

International Baccalaureate

Nov. 2008 | Mbabane, Swaziland

  • Score of 42 in IB; Second in class
  • Higher level History, English, Visual Arts

Volunteer Work

Page One Literacy Project

Creative Writing Teacher

Sept. 2011 – May 2013 | Middlebury, VT

  • Worked with 2 other volunteers to plan and operate a weekly after school creative writing program at a local elementary school
  • Helped plan and host several large-group events for children in our program and other programs in the area

Blackbird Literary Arts Magazine

Co-Editor in Chief

Oct. 2010 – May 2013 | Middlebury, VT

  • Served as one of two-person editing team
  • Primarily responsible for final edits, proofing, and layout of printed edition of journal
  • Facilitated meetings of selection committee

UWC Young Heroes Challenge

Acting Director

Dec. 2007 – Nov. 2008 | Mbabane, Swaziland

  • Ran all meetings and handled negotiations with Swazi Ministry of Education, School Health and Population Education Initiative, Mbalenhle primary school, Beadales school in Britain, and the World Food Program regional branch in Johannesburg
  • Solely planned and organized the 24 hour run; raised ZAR 12,000 to support a rural primary school
  • Initiated and oversaw the Litsemba project, a successful project to fund school libraries by selling collections of Swazi student creative writing as a fundraiser
  • Oversaw the building of a new classroom block and new kitchens for Mbalenhle Primary School
  • Worked in an administrative role in the offices of the National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS, and their subsidiary Young Heroes, our sister organization

Gender Awareness Project

Co-Founder

May. 2006 – Nov. 2008 | Mbabane, Swaziland

  • Founded a student organization dedicated to supporting the rights of women and LGBT individuals at Waterford and in the nation of Swaziland
  • Planned and hosted a series of screenings
  • Organized and oversaw the logistics of a week of events including international speakers, authors, and dedicated lectures and in-class events

Skills

Languages

English

Native Speaker

Spanish

10+ years of instruction

Portuguese

4 years of instruction

Tech Skills

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • CoffeeScript
  • HTML & CSS
  • SASS
  • Python
  • Some PHP

CRM & CMS Drupal

  • Wordpress
  • SugarCRM
  • Heat
  • WebHelpDesk
  • Salesforce
  • PHPlist
  • Constant Contact
  • MailChimp

Software

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • GoogleApps
  • Linux
  • OpenOffice/LibreOffice
  • Gimp
  • Inkscape
  • Stata
  • Gretl

Administrative Skills

Development

  • Secured funding from grantmaking organizations and foundations, wrote and submitted grant proposals and grant reports to multiple entities

Budgeting

  • Maintained separate budgets and accounts for 2 separate organizations (501(c)(3) and (501(c)(4)) using open-source software (QuickBooks clone)

Compliance

  • Handled employment, business registration, charity registration, and lobbying registrations

Outreach Skills

Media

  • Multiple television, Radio, and print media appearances both in pre-recorded and live-broadcast pieces

Social Media

  • Professionally managed multiple Facebook groups, Twitter accounts

Public Speaking

  • Presented at multiple conferences, delivered official testimony at Hawaii legislature on several occasions

Design Skills

Web

  • Created many websites using Wordpress and other CMS. Extensive front-end work.

Graphic

  • Created layout for electronic newsletter
  • Created several one-page documents containing graphs, maps, and infographics relating to legislative priorities

Layout

  • Layed out and produced booklets, pamphlets, calendars, magazines, fliers, posters, envelopes for mass mailings

References

Pamela Lichty

Cell: (808) 224 -3056

Email: pamelalichty@gmail.com

Kat Brady

Phone: (808) 927-1214

Email: kat.caphi@gmail.com

Paul Malone

Phone: (703) 582-1024

Email: pmalone@idealfed.com