Alex Trenchard-Smith

Alex Trenchard-Smith has a solid work experience across various industries. Starting from 2009, they worked as Cash Control at Santa Cruz Seaside Company. In 2009, they also worked as an Administrative Associate at Accredited Caregiver Specialists. In 2010, they worked as a Tax Preparer/Processor at Liberty Tax Service and a Hotel Chargeback Specialist with Perfect Timing Staffing Solutions. In 2011, they became a Computer Science Tutor at Santa Monica College. From 2012 to 2013, they worked as a Database Applications Developer at Titan Solar and Remodeling. In 2013 and 2015, they worked as a Force.com Developer at MK Partners and a Web Developer at Veritas Prep, respectively. They served as a Software Developer at Self from 2019 to the present. Finally, in 2020, they joined Hennessey Digital as an Engineering Team Lead.

Alex Trenchard-Smith has a diverse education history. Alex earned an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in Computer Science from Santa Monica College, which they attended from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Business Management Economics and History at the University of California, Santa Cruz from 2005 to 2008.

In addition to their formal education, Alex has also obtained multiple certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge. Alex has a Google Project Management Certificate from Coursera, obtained in July 2023. Furthermore, they have acquired several certifications from LinkedIn, including Networking Foundations: Networking Basics (December 2021), Ethical Hacking: Footprinting and Reconnaissance (November 2021), CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep: 1 Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities (May 2021), Requirements Elicitation and Analysis (April 2021), SEO: Keyword Strategy (March 2021), SEO: Link Building (March 2021), SEO Foundations (December 2020), Design Aesthetics for the Web (September 2020), Learning Vue.js (June 2020), WordPress: Advanced Custom Fields (May 2020), User Experience for Web Design (March 2020), CSS Essential Training (January 2020), WordPress: Custom Post Types and Taxonomies (January 2020), WordPress 4 Essential Training (December 2019), WordPress 5 Essential Training (December 2019), Become a Unity 2D Developer (July 2019), Learning Unity 2D Scripting (July 2019), Learning Unity 2D Sprites (July 2019), and Unity 3D Essential Training (July 2019).

Through their education and certifications, Alex Trenchard-Smith has developed a wide range of skills in computer science, project management, networking, ethical hacking, security, requirements analysis, search engine optimization, web design, Vue.js, WordPress development, user experience, CSS, and game development using Unity.