Habin Isabelle Kim (habinisabellekim@gmail.com)
Projects | Skills | Education | Features | Experience | Interests | Details |
An enthusiastic and artistically trained Full stack Web developer. I recently graduated from Makers - a coding bootcamp where I embraced XP values and learnt 4 programming languages in the short space of 3 months. Before this, I graduated with a First Class honours in Sculpture, where I made interactive and kinetic installations, powered by code and electronics. I am now eager for the next step - a developer role that allows me to continue learning and to contribute my creativity within software!
Image: 'Sinking the Berg', 2017. Award-winning graduate work - Digital floor-to-ceiling installation.
| Title | Description | Development Timeframe | Technologies Used | Development and Deployment Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Exit | A distress signal iOS mobile app with a decoy screen, features include a dummy phone call, location and texts | 2 weeks (Group) | Swift, Twillio, XCode Core-libraries, Alamofire | XCTest |
| Bank Tech Test | A CLI application for managing bank transactions | 3 Days (Lone Wolf) | Ruby | RSpec |
| Mother Acebook | Engineering project based on the basic functionality of Facebook, the most challenging learning curve at Makers | 2 Weeks (Group) | Java, Node, Maven, React, Sprintboot | JUnit, Nightwatch |
| Thermosturt | A web application mimic of a thermostat, features include using a city weather API and an exciting visual interface | 1 week (Pairing) | JavaScript | Jasmine |
| Sinking the Berg | Code from a digital installation from 2017, controlling linear actuators through a 4-ch relay | 3 weeks (Lone Wolf) | Arduino (C++) | Pre-TDD life (If there ever was one) |
I am an independent go-getter. During my degree I outsourced advice to local workshop collectives and digital artists from the UK for help on using robotics in my installations. There was no opportunity in the Fine Arts department to try out electronic mediums, but I used this as a positive to connect with local engineers, artists and geniuses. I taught myself how to use open format programming devices and electrical wiring. With my new found skills I was able to bring my installations alive. It's a beautiful process to write code and see it tested in real life, in the form of gigantic metal sheets! At Makers I used my initiative daily to solve problems when learning new languages, through knowing where to search and the right questions to ask.
I am always open to trying new creative formats. As a sculptor I love to build, I always go large with installations (perhaps short person syndrome). I am digitally very capable, and I take on graphic design commissions and have an understanding behind aesthetics, my experience with design tools adds to my skillset when doing front-end development. I am able to see the bigger picture when visualising products, allowing me to join the relationship between concept and code, I believe that this makes me a valued team member in group projects.
I am able to be thorough and accurate when achieving tasks. I am committed to TDD when writing code, this allows me to write clean code and to stick to OOP and DDD principles. Taking small steps and making incremental changes is one of the most valuable skills that I have developed at Makers. Being patient in this process has benefited how I am able to de-bug code and structure functionalities when writing both front and back-end. This attention to detail was especially important in learning new frameworks such as Springboot and Sinatra, in deciphering exactly what they could do for you.
- 16 week Coding bootcamp, learning 4 languages from scratch
- Pair programming and group Projects
- OOP, TDD, MVC, DDD, Agile, XP Values
- Ruby, Java, JavaScript, Swift
- RSpec, Jasmine, Nightwatch, Capybara, jUnit
- React, HTML, CSS, Springboot, Sinatra
- Fine Art Sculpture (BA) - First class honours
- Award of Excellence from Seoul National University, 2017
- Immersive installations (wood, metals, latex, plastics, sound) - Dabbled in C++
- Artist website
- Shows: I have had many works featured in shows across the years, this has allowed me to practice working with clients, working in high-pressure environments and adapting to new spaces.
- Graphic Design commissions: I am proficient in Photoshop CC and InDesign CS6, I have taken on many graphics commissions in my spare time. Works include vinyl sleeve designs, branding for restaurants and bars, and posters for music events and labels. References for designs available upon request.
Design and Admin Assistant (Part-time)
High-end architecture firm, creating client packages, website design and newsletter design.
- Skiing, Running, Table tennis - Keeping active is important to me
- Cooking - Obsessive over sweet treats whether it's candying orange peel or making Korean food!
- Galleries - White Cube and Blain|Southern being favourites
- Live sound art and production - Usually at the Barbican or Cafe OTO, recently experimented with ixiLANG and SuperCollider
- Building - Small robotics projects and household woodwork - given the opportunity I would set up my own outdoor workshop in California
- (b. 1994) British South Korean, fluent in English and Korean
- Email: habinisabellekim@gmail.com
- Phone: 07921502765
