David Hayes is an experienced full-stack web developer with a background in aerospace engineering. He has skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, SQL and more. Previously he worked as a principal engineer in flight simulation and was self-employed as a web developer and author. He holds a Master's in Aerospace Engineering and recently completed a full-stack web development immersive program.

1. DAVID HAYESW E B D E V E L O P E R
An entrepreneur with solid foundation in Aerospace Engineering, Flight Simulation
Design and Programming, passionate about creating websites and web applications
SKILLS
• Creative problem solver with excellent communication skills and proven ability to collaborate with
teams to meet deadlines on complex projects
• Technical skills: HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Visual Basic, SQL,
FORTRAN, C, Visual Basic, Adobe Suite, Wordpress, Social Media
EXPERIENCE
Web Developer/Consultant 2015-Present
—Self-employed
• Created a web app, set up corporate social media, conducted market research, consulted for
marketing of STD-Testing.com. Applied principles of Evil By Design: Interaction Design to Lead Us
Into Temptation by Chris Nodder.
Full-Stack Web Development Student 2015
Author, Murder Island 2014
—My second mystery novel, available on Amazon.com
Created a personal Microsoft Access accounting application using Visual Basic and SQL 2010
Business Owner 2007 - 2011
—Sinclair City Market, Inc., Aurora, IL
• Created websites for company (Sinclairsound.com, sinclaircitymarket.com,
makingbreadmagazine.com) using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery
• Converted Making Bread to eBook: The Ultimate Financial Guide for Women Who Need Dough
(from QuarkXPress press-ready files)
• Performed online marketing for corporate website that had presence on eBay and Amazon;
managed photography, copywriting, pricing, and customer service
• Managed product database, including automation, using WinTask to incorporate daily supplier
pricing and inventory information
Principal Engineer, Flight Dyanmics 1989 - 1998
—FlightSafety International, Simulation Systems Division, Broken Arrow, OK
• Produced authentic flight models for high-fidelity, FAA-certified flight training devices
• Digitized, organized, and smoothed data, performed engineering analysis, and coded data tables
and flight logic in FORTRAN and C
• Matched simulator performance and maneuver behavior to an actual aircraft
• Worked directly with pilots to identify and correct discrepancies, as well as with FAA engineers to
validate and certify simulator quality
• Wrote FAA simulator testing guides for certification, progress reports, and discrepancy reports
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2. EDUCATION
Web Development Immersive 2015
—General Assembly, Chicago, IL
Completed 12 week immersive program:
• Created “Warp Attack,” an online, multi-player board game using Node.js, Express, Angular.js, and
MongoDB
• Created “PandaCard,” a Backbone.js rendering of Ruby on Rails-managed Postresql financial data
• Created “Alemanac,” a beer-journaling application, using Ruby and Sinatra; required designing a
search interface for an API
• Used HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, and jQuery to create “Choose Your Adventure” website
Master of Engineering, Major in Aerospace Engineering 1994
—Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering 1988
—Wichita State University, Wichita, KS