Summary
Amanda Atkins is a designer full stack developer and founder of Digital Rainstorm, with ten years of experience delivering custom websites and applications for small businesses and nonprofits. She combines front-end proficiency (HTML5, CSS3, React, JavaScript) with back-end know-how (PHP, Node.js, Express, MySQL, MongoDB) and CMS platforms (WordPress, Concrete5) to ship cohesive, scalable solutions. Her product-first approach translates complex workflows into delightful user experiences, anchored by strong UX/UI design and collaborative, Agile practices. As a hands-on founder and developer, she has built and automated business processes for clients—from film challenges to real estate—and helped Digital Rainstorm double revenue in the last two years. She earned a UC Berkeley Extension certificate in Software Development and holds a BA in Journalism & Mass Communication from UNC Chapel Hill, underscoring a strong communication foundation alongside technical depth. Based in San Francisco, she combines entrepreneurial drive with a passion for learning, turning creative design and engineering into measurable business impact.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Software Development, Certificate, Software Development at UC Berkeley Extension
BA, Journalism & Mass Communication, Multimedia, BA, Journalism & Mass Communication, Multimedia at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill