https://www.jameskoutrakos.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/9c339407-419b-4d80-a902-ce6115b93258/IMG_0115.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1583793969472-VEVSVMRCXUQ6CF67ASD1/Screen+Shot+2020-03-09+at+6.45.51+PM.png Home Blinding Lights Lyric Video - The Weeknd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1583889501229-95SHS0Y1WNX8B45TTSRC/55465045_2430663683611626_7272521092701356032_o.jpg Home James Koutrakos - Resilience Speech at ICON Geneva Event 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1583795391160-TEQUYLTG7ZNGB37K1BK4/20181130-_SSP4572.jpg Home James Koutrakos - Speech at Elpida Gala 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/0889d564-f07b-4920-85c4-e4bb155d26af/IMG_0114.JPG Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/a7695c37-cd43-48ff-b09c-55d8c96b78f8/IMG_0118.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/204f1944-a388-44e1-a76f-547175657cce/IMG_0117.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/c39a6404-e59f-4559-8f7d-0fb01fb543af/devices.png Home - COMING SOON MindCheque - Full Stack Web App https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1609468688750-BWNA3UO6HDEQBJWZTZH9/hb_soul_header_18983_ddb49fdc.jpg Home One’s Soul Purpose - Think piece by James Koutrakos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/a7eae35d-1a25-409e-971f-d5956dfd3b04/IMG_0116.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1583793552596-S219HDSM20229RFEMT56/image-asset.jpeg Home Diary Study - Music Listening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1607098192309-1I73BEHW5V54H1CFYB3X/IMG_0116.JPG Home Logo Design - Freshly Groomed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1583871678141-85I14GQ445V5JHMSBPBJ/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1583871610698-W3JE276AD35F0ZTD8PFW/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1583871543915-AXJRB17TR6KNZK5ZJNTH/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1612112472304-SLLHU784FW9UEORPGUIC/TimelineExports-03.png Home - An ICONic Internship - ICON I worked as a UXD Intern at ICON Digital Productions from November 2019 to March 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1612112296250-2UVT3LEWQ62OF287VAFP/TimelineExports-07.png Home - Family Business - Sentiments Paper Boutique Began working alongside my mother in her custom design and print business, Sentiments Paper Boutique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1612112457794-85M1IBCU2B3ELN9FX03K/image-asset.png Home - UXD Certified - Humber College I went back to school to get a Post-Graduate Certificate in User Experience Design at Humber College. (September 2019 to April 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/2933b10c-e1dc-4dca-a5ad-6de5bf4d7c7e/TimelineExports-11.png Home - The Next Step - BrainStation I attended BrainStation, a 12-week bootcamp, to build my skillset in full-stack web development. Skills include HTML, CSS, SASS, JavaScript, Node, React, Agile Development, Document Object Model (DOM) APIs, Web APIs, User Authentication, OAuth, Heroku, GitHub, and Jest. Started September 2021, and completed December 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33982fdb0271524e0c273a/1625855378417-YV103XFKGALMF4Q6ZXH1/TimelineExports-09.png Home - A Valuable Experience - Apple Pay I joined a corporate Apple Pay team to drive merchant enablement of Apple Pay. As a Solutions Engineer, I focused on UX design and homegrown APIs. 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