Aaron Saunders

Aaron Saunders

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIST, FULL STACK DEVELOPER, THOUGHT LEADER, D&I…

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Experience

  • Clearly Innovative Inc Graphic

    Clearly Innovative Inc

    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Freeport City, City of Freeport, The Bahamas

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Austin, Texas Area

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Education

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • D+R International Graphic

    Member Of The Board Of Advisors

    D+R International

    - Present 4 years 2 months

  • Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School Graphic

    Board Member

    Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School

    - Present 5 years 1 month

    Education

  • Startup Middle School Graphic

    Co-Founder

    Startup Middle School

    Science and Technology

  • Black Founders Startup Ventures Graphic

    Hackathon Mentor

    Black Founders Startup Ventures

    - Present 9 years

    Science and Technology

  • Qeyno Graphic

    Hackathon Mentor

    Qeyno

    - Present 9 years 11 months

    Science and Technology

    MBKHack Philly: My Brother's Keeper

    My Brother's Keeper Hackathon (#MBKHACK) is a bold new Hackathon Academy out of Qeyno Labs that is strongly aligned with President Obama and the White House's call to action for companies, organizations, foundations, and community leaders to work together to improve the life outcomes of young men of color.

Publications

  • Beta Release: Build a VueJS App with Ionic Framework, SQLite And Capacitor

    Gumroad

    Using SQLite as a local storage mechanism has been around since the first mobile applications. This book will walk you through a basic framework for starting your own Ionic Framework Vuejs app with SQLite as the local storage solution.

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  • Building Cross-Platform Apps using Titanium, Alloy, and Appcelerator Cloud Services

    Wiley

    Skip Objective-C and Java to get your app to market faster, using the skills you already have
    Building Cross-Platform Apps using Titanium, Alloy, and Appcelerator Cloud Services shows you how to build cross-platform iOS and Android apps without learning Objective-C or Java. With detailed guidance given toward using the Titanium Mobile Platform and Appcelerator Cloud Services, you will quickly develop the skills to build real, native apps— not web apps—using existing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript…

    Skip Objective-C and Java to get your app to market faster, using the skills you already have
    Building Cross-Platform Apps using Titanium, Alloy, and Appcelerator Cloud Services shows you how to build cross-platform iOS and Android apps without learning Objective-C or Java. With detailed guidance given toward using the Titanium Mobile Platform and Appcelerator Cloud Services, you will quickly develop the skills to build real, native apps— not web apps—using existing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript know-how. This guide takes you step-by-step through the creation of a photo-sharing app that leverages the power of Appcelerator's cloud platform, and establishes fundamental concepts before adding advanced techniques. Coverage extends beyond the development process to include expert advice for deployment on the App Store or Google Play, and more.

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Projects

  • Mobile Partner: NMAAHC Mobile Stories By Smithsonian Institution

    - Present

    The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) invites you to download this app as a complement to your onsite museum experience and as a way to begin discovering just some of the many stories found in our collection. The NMAAHC mobile app features highlighted objects from our collection,

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  • 41Eats

    Internal project for FoodTruck Social Media CRM/Management.

    Additional features:
    Push Notifications, Truck Locator, Favorite Trucks, Daily Schedule, Full Text Search, Monthly Updates, Twitter & Facebook Integration

    Future - Online Ordering Support
    Future - Client Access to Analytics
    Future - Geo-Fenced Push Notiofications

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  • Ionicframework VueJS Course - Udemy

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    The new Ionic Framework VueJS Web Components are a great way to leverage your javascript skills with VueJS to build professional looking Mobile Applications and PWAs efficiently.

    Vue3 and Vuex 4 are the latest releases and we hope that this video tutorial will expose you to the important features and patterns of the release and start you on the journey to build something amazing

    In this video tutorial, you wi

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Honors & Awards

  • 2017 Power Of Leadership Award

    Alabama Power

    2017 Power Of Leadership Award - a celebration of individuals who have had impact in their community and profession in a way that inspires others through innovative ideas

  • Washington DC Chapter of National Black MBA Association Inc - Entrepreneur of The Year

    Washington DC Chapter of National Black MBA Association

    Washington DC Chapter of National Black MBA Association Inc - Entrepreneur of The Year

  • 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year

    BDPA-DC

  • Washington Business Journal Power 100 2016

    Washington Business Journal

    After two decades in web and mobile tech development, Aaron Saunders is now working to reshape the District’s tech landscape for others like him. His company, Luma Lab, a subsidiary of his software firm Clearly Innovative, was tapped in February to stand up a technology incubator on Howard University’s campus to foster more entrepreneurship among people of color, an underrepresented group in today’s tech universe, in part with $1 million in D.C…

    After two decades in web and mobile tech development, Aaron Saunders is now working to reshape the District’s tech landscape for others like him. His company, Luma Lab, a subsidiary of his software firm Clearly Innovative, was tapped in February to stand up a technology incubator on Howard University’s campus to foster more entrepreneurship among people of color, an underrepresented group in today’s tech universe, in part with $1 million in D.C. grants.

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  • Mission Main Street Grant Recipient

    Mission Main Street Grants is a grant program by Chase to award twenty (20) small businesses with grants of $150,000

    Tech Education initiative, Luma Lab's focus is on creating a world where technology is approachable and people in every community can take a seat at the digital table as creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs

  • New York Library Association 2014 Best Practices Award

    New York Library Association (Public Libraries Section)

    Queens Public Library won award for mobile solution developed By Clearly Innovative Inc

  • ALA Library of the Future Award

    American Library Association

    Queens Public Library won award for mobile solution developed By Clearly Innovative Inc

  • NYS Governor Broadband Champion Award

    Governor of New York

    Queens Public Library won award for mobile solution developed By Clearly Innovative Inc

Organizations

  • District of Columbia Innovation and Technology Inclusion Council

    Member

    - Present
  • Howard University

    Instructor

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    Teaching class on Cross-Platform Mobile development highlighting Appcelerator Titanium and IonicFramework.

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