Ryan Rotella
(865) 356-4868 | ryrotella@gmail.com | LinkedIn | GitHub
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cognizant: Remote
Test Analyst: July 2020 – Dec. 2023
- Executed functional testing, regression testing, and end-to-end testing with a team of 20, comprised of business analysts, developers, and L.O.B
- Designed + executed hundreds of test cases in high-paced Agile JIRA ticket-based workflow
- Tested: REST API with web-service calls (Postman and Swagger), automations, reading spreadsheets into MS SQL database, querying data from MS SQL database, letter review, UI for new banking web application
Tech Talent South: Atlanta, GA
Full-Time Code Immersion Student/Graduate Accelerator Program: Oct. 2019 – May 2020
- Training intensely as a full stack web application developer
- Developed projects in: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Java, SQL, Spring Boot, GitHub
- Also learned: JUnit, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, JSP/Servlets, Angular, and Docker
Freelance Web Developer: Remote
Jan. 2019 – Present
- Designed responsive websites with customized features using WordPress, CSS3,
HTML5, and PHP - Active site: leslierotella.com; for more, please see ryrotella.com/projects/
- Tested across multiple browsers and mobile devices and maintained intended
design
Governor’s School West of North Carolina: High Point, NC
Activities Coordinator/Area III Instructor: June 2019 – July 2019
- Organized enriching recreational activities almost every day for 2 months straight for 335 of the best and brightest high school students in North Carolina
- Developed and taught my own curriculum in a discussion-based class on the self and society
DV Communications, Inc.: Knoxville, TN
A/V Technician: Sep. 2018 – Oct. 2019
- Supporting the technological set-up of corporate events with a group of stagehands
- Operating soundboards and managing sound equipment hands-on during events
Davidson College Advising Corps – Bunker Hill High School: Claremont, NC
College Adviser: June 2017-June 2018
- Assisted underserved, low-income high school students with applying to college and financial aid (mainly, the FAFSA)
- Collaborated with a team of advisers and high school counselors to develop a college-going culture at a rural NC high school
- Promoted college access through newsletters, events, social media, public announcements, and e-mails
Residence Life Office – Davidson College: Davidson, NC
Resident Advisor: Aug. 2015-May 2016
- Planned 6 events that promoted community responsibility by cooperating with other resident advisors and professional staff
- Enforced college policy and maintained a healthy environment in a residence hall
Student Conservation Association: Arlington, VA
Social Media/Marketing Coordinator Intern: June – July 2015
- Extracted and inputted data from Facebook Analytics to chart their pages’ likes and demographics on Excel
- Devised ideas and researched prices for marketing events
- Researched and posted relevant conservation articles on their blog and Facebook page
NewBrand Analytics: Washington D.C. (Remote)
Consultant: May 2013-Dec. 2014
- Analyzed information and data from social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, and Trip Advisor from a virtual office in Skype
- Turned qualitative information from consumer reviews into quantitative feedback reports for major retail and hospitality clients
CREATIVE WORK
- Directed and produced a professional play in the Charlotte area with several collaborators in August 2019
- Acted, directed, and dedicated 200+ hours to numerous theatrical productions at Davidson College
EDUCATION
Davidson College: Davidson, NC
Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts in English: May 2017
GPA: 3.55
HONORS AND SKILLS
- Eagle Scout
- Experience with Python, C#, Java, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, SQL, Github/Git, STS, JUnit, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, JSP/Servlets, Angular, and Docker
- Intermediate Spanish: written and spoken
- Volunteered to bring aid and assistance to people released from ICE facilities as they traveled by Greyhound through Knoxville, TN
- Software: MailChimp, Photoshop, WordPress, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Skype, Tableau, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie, Garageband
- Experience with social media engagement on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Snapchat
REFERENCES
Ryan Gordon, Program Director at Davidson College Advising Corps
Phone: (440) 477-6929
E-mail: ryanmgordon11@gmail.com
Jonathan Hall, Director of Operations and Event Production at DV Communications
Phone: (865) 548-0876
E-mail: jhall@syncusa.net
Ann Marie Costa, Samuel and Mary E. Thatcher Professor of Theatre at Davidson College
Phone: (704) 650-6366
E-mail: ancosta@davidson.edu
