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Alan Kemsley

Boston, MA

Full stack web engineer with background in web development, data analysis, IT support, consulting, customer service, teaching, and team management in the education and travel industries; with professional experience in the US, Asia, and the Middle-East.

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Digital Literacy

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PHP

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Job Title

Developer
Spoken Languages
- English
- Mandarin
- Cantonese

72 Achievements

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Telling the Story

Design Thinking

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Dec 28, 2018
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Designing for Your User’s "To-be"

Design Thinking

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Dec 28, 2018
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Understanding your User’s “As-is” Scenario

Design Thinking

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Dec 28, 2018
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Becoming Acquainted with Your User

Design Thinking

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Dec 28, 2018
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Becoming a Design Thinker

Design Thinking

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Dec 28, 2018
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What Is WordPress?

What Is WordPress?

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Dec 11, 2018
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MASH HTML

Treehouse Club - MASH

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Dec 11, 2018
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MASH CSS

Treehouse Club - MASH

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Dec 11, 2018
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MASH JavaScript

Treehouse Club - MASH

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Dec 11, 2018
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Treehouse Club - JavaScript

Treehouse Club: JavaScript

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Dec 11, 2018
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Treehouse Club - CSS

Treehouse Club: CSS

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Dec 11, 2018
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PHP on the Web

PHP Basics

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Jan 6, 2018
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Daily Exercise Program

PHP Basics

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Jan 6, 2018
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Unit Converter

PHP Basics

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Jan 6, 2018
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Getting to Know PHP

PHP Basics

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Jan 2, 2018
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Understanding Flexbox

CSS Flexbox Layout

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Dec 28, 2017
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Stateful Components

React Basics (retired)

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Nov 9, 2017
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Thinking in Components

React Basics (retired)

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Nov 9, 2017
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First Steps in React

React Basics (retired)

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Nov 9, 2017
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Write Smart and Efficient CSS with Sass

Sass Basics

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Oct 19, 2017
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Improve Your Workflow with Sass

Sass Basics

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Oct 12, 2017
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Getting Started with Sass

Sass Basics

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Oct 10, 2017
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Getting Started with Express

Express Basics

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Sep 26, 2017
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Updating and Uninstalling Packages with npm

npm Basics (retiring)

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Sep 25, 2017
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Installing Packages with npm

npm Basics (retiring)

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Sep 25, 2017
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What is npm?

npm Basics (retiring)

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Sep 25, 2017
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Sep 22, 2017
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Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Sep 22, 2017
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Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Sep 22, 2017
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Getting Data from a Database

SQL Basics

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Sep 7, 2017
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Data, Databases and SQL

SQL Basics

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Sep 6, 2017
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Introduction to Node.js

Node.js Basics 2017

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Aug 19, 2017
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The Browser Environment

JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)

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Jul 7, 2017
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Hello, jQuery!

Introduction to jQuery

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Jul 7, 2017
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Jul 7, 2017
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Jul 6, 2017
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Elements

Aesthetic Foundations

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Jul 6, 2017
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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Jul 5, 2017
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jul 4, 2017
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jul 3, 2017
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jul 1, 2017
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jul 1, 2017
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jul 1, 2017
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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

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Jun 30, 2017
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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

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Jun 30, 2017
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Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

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Jun 30, 2017
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Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

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Jun 30, 2017
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Welcome to the Treehouse Club

Treehouse Club: HTML

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Jun 30, 2017
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Setting Your Course

Careers Foundations

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May 20, 2017
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Careers in the Tech Industry

Careers Foundations

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May 20, 2017
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Self-Assessment

Careers Foundations

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May 20, 2017
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WWW

How the Web Works

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May 20, 2017
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Computer Languages

Computer Basics

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May 20, 2017
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Computer Basics

Computer Basics

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May 20, 2017
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The Internet

How the Internet Works

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May 20, 2017
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Design Foundations Final

Design Foundations

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May 20, 2017
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Becoming a Problem Solver

Design Foundations

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May 20, 2017
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Understanding Aesthetics

Design Foundations

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May 20, 2017
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Introduction to Design

Design Foundations

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May 20, 2017
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Adding a New Web Page

Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

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May 20, 2017
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Make It Beautiful with CSS

Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

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May 20, 2017
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How Ruby Works

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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May 20, 2017
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Building Your Resume

Building Your Techdegree Resume

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May 19, 2017
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HTML: The Structural Foundation of Web Pages and Applications

Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

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May 18, 2017
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Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS

Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

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May 18, 2017
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Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

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May 15, 2017
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Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

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May 15, 2017
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CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

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May 14, 2017
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Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

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May 14, 2017
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HTML First

How to Make a Website

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May 14, 2017
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Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

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May 14, 2017
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Newbie

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May 14, 2017