Jordan Newton

Jordan Newton has a diverse work experience spanning from 2010 to 2021. Jordan is currently working at Kinetech Cloud as a Business Engineering Manager, where they serve as the project development lead and core connection with external client teams and internal project team of Kinetech developers. Jordan is responsible for developing, reviewing, and delivering software architecture and features, in addition to managing projects. Prior to this role, they worked as a Business Engineer at Kinetech Cloud.

From 2017 to 2021, Jordan worked at Genworth, starting as an IT Development Program Intern and eventually becoming a Full Stack Engineer. In this role, they were responsible for developing a new services-based platform using technologies such as Mendix (ReactJS), Bootstrap, Sass, SQL, XPath, REST API, and Subversion. Jordan also led platform architecture for Genworth's Services arm, focusing on improving the customer experience and providing pilot-driven services for the aging population. Jordan's work at Genworth involved maintaining a consistent approach to scalable development and managing a team of developers and contractors.

In 2016, Jordan worked as a Summer Intern at the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, where they developed an iOS application that interfaced with an external GPS receiver and allowed users to customize metadata for images taken via the iPhone's camera.

In 2015, Jordan was a Product Coordinator Intern at Blue Ocean Brain, where they analyzed reports on product usage statistics and email campaigns, and maintained widgets and games within the company's dashboard interface.

During their time as a student at George Mason University, Jordan held multiple roles. From 2014 to 2017, they worked as a STAR Lab Multimedia and Front Desk Senior Mentor, providing technical assistance and peer mentoring to students, staff, and faculty in academic and co-curricular projects. Jordan also worked as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for a specialized synthesis course for computer science students.

In 2013, Jordan worked at George Mason University as a Camp Assistant, teaching basic engineering and design principles to local youth using LEGO Mindstorm education kits. Jordan also served as a Program Camp Lead, teaching game design and development principles to middle-school aged girls using Microsoft software. Additionally, they worked as a Summer Camp Teaching Assistant, assisting students in developing Android applications using MIT's AppInventor Software.

Jordan's early work experience includes serving as the Website and Programming Captain for FIRST Team 1086 Blue Cheese, where they worked on the team's website, media, outreach presentations, and community service projects. Jordan also worked as an Intern at Data Concepts, where they translated a legacy database from Microsoft Access and Excel to SQL and .NET.

Overall, Jordan Newton has a strong background in project management, software development, technical leadership, and teaching and mentoring.

Jordan Newton obtained a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from George Mason University, graduating in 2017. During their time at George Mason University, they also pursued a minor in Japanese Language Studies, specializing in Japanese Language and Literature. In 2021, Jordan obtained a certification as a Mendix - Rapid Developer from the institution Mendix. They also hold a certification in Adobe CS5: Flash, though there is no information available regarding the institution or the specific year and month of attainment.