Hi, my name is
Grady Holder
I make stuff for computers.
I'm an amateur, self-taught computer programmer specializing in front-end development, but I've been known to dabble in back-end on occasion.
About Me
Hello! My name is Grady. I am a self-taught coder living in Oklahoma City. I started learning to code in 2021 when I learned to create scripts for a legacy system at work that was otherwise very complicated, sensitive to mistypes, and all around user-unfriendly. Not only did that experience open my eyes to the fun, puzzle solving nature of coding, but seeing my work save people a lot of time and headache sparked a love of programming that has only continued to grow.
In January of 2022, I made a simple New Year's resolution: Spend 30 minutes learning to code every day. Pretty soon, 30 minutes a day turned into 45 minutes a day, turned into an hour a day, et cetera. Now, I spend most of my free time learning to use new technologies and working on projects to practice what I've learned, further honing my skills.
Here are a few of the technologies I am most familiar with:
- JavaScript (ES6+)
- React
- Gatsby
- Python
- Express
- PostgreSQL
Experience
Jan 2019 - Present
Deliver high-quality hardware and software support to Farmers Insurance Claims and Management employees for a wide range of enterprise technologies including Guidewire ClaimCenter & PolicyCenter, ServiceNow, Salesforce SRM, Amazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Azure, and more.
Create and maintain IT knowledgebase articles used by the IT Service Desk, as well as public articles used by Claims and Management employees outlining formal processes and providing self-guided troubleshooting for common issues.
Develop and maintain scripts for Quick3270, a terminal emulator used by IT and non-IT personnel to access a variety of IBM Mainframe systems (zSeries and iSeries).
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
Training, development, and leadership of IT analysts on the University of Oklahoma IT Service Desk, as well as supervision of four Service Centers across the campus.
Creation and maintenance of IT knowledgebase articles used by IT personnel to troubleshoot technical issues and serve as official documentation of organizational processes and policies.
Collaboration between the IT Service Desk and other departments within IT to maintain knowledgebase accuracy, identify and improve process inefficiencies, and assure the quality of service provided.
May 2015 - Jan 2017
Delivery of high-quality hardware and software support to University of Oklahoma students, faculty, and staff, with a focus on telecommunications requests, distribution list/shared mailbox management, and Active Directory updates.
Creation and maintenance of IT knowledgebase articles used by IT personnel to troubleshoot technical issues and serve as official documentation of organizational processes and policies.
Things I've made
Featured Project
GordleA Wordle clone. Get 6 chances to guess a 5-letter word, with feedback given on each guess in the form of colored tiles.
- JavaScript
- React
- Gatsby
Featured Project
YouTube Video DownloaderA simple Python application that lets you download and save YouTube videos in the form of an MP4.
- Python
- Tkinter
- Pytube
Contact
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