diff --git a/data/resume.json b/data/resume.json
index eb7b622..56eb418 100644
--- a/data/resume.json
+++ b/data/resume.json
@@ -1 +1,36 @@
-{ "data": "TODO: resume data" }
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+    "user": [
+        {
+            "name": "Jackie Stewart",
+            "phone_number": "+4478322678",
+            "email_address": "jack@resume.com"
+        }
+    ],
+    "experience": [
+        {
+            "title": "Software Developer",
+            "company": "A Cool Company",
+            "start_date": "October 2022",
+            "end_date": "Present",
+            "description": "Writing Python Code",
+            "logo": "example-logo.png"
+        }
+    ],
+    "education": [
+        {
+            "degree": "Computer Science",
+            "institution": "University of Tech",
+            "start_date": "September 2019",
+            "end_date": "July 2022",
+            "grade": "80%",
+            "logo": "example-logo.png"
+        }
+    ],
+    "skill": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python",
+            "experience": "1-2 Years",
+            "logo": "example-logo.png"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index d660ea4..1e0d6e3 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """ Util functions for the Flask App."""
+import json
 import re
 from spellchecker import SpellChecker
 
@@ -25,6 +26,19 @@ def correct_spelling(text: str):
 
     return corrected_text
 
-# TODO: function to load json file
-def load_data():
-    pass
\ No newline at end of file
+def load_data(file_path):
+    """ Loads the json file """
+    try:
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            data = json.load(file)
+            print(f"Successfully loaded data from {file_path}")
+            return data
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"Error: The file {file_path} was not found.")
+        return None
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        print(f"Error: The file {file_path} contains invalid JSON.")
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")
+        return None