Driven by curiosity and a deep desire to create, I am self motivated Frontend Engineer with experience in building, testing and deploying scalable, software products. Skilled in UI/UX Design, Marketing, Brand Positioning, Process Improvement, Cloud (SaaS & BaaS) Applications.
I posses strong written and verbal communication skills and enjoy collaborating with other team members to create great software products that improve people's lives.
I am interested in a challenging technical track career in Software Development.
Languages: Javascript, Ruby, Python | Frameworks: Django, Flask, Ruby on Rails, Mongoose, Express, Socket.io, AngularJS, Ionic | Libraries: React, ApexCharts, Front-End Development: React, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Twitter Bootstrap | Servers: Node.js, Nginx, AWS | Databases: SQL (MySQL), NoSQL(MongoDB), SQLite | Version Control: Git/Github | Methodology: OOP, MVC, RESTful Architecture | API Tools: GraphQL.
Various software development projects for private clients.
3rd Engineer hire for startup revolutionalizing Venture Capital investing.
Involved in building various FinTech applications to help our members get their money right.
Worked on breaking out of a Ruby on Rails app into a SPA using React / Redux and moving the rails app into an API driven application that will eventually be replaced with micro services. Our team is rewriting the current application and adding new features into React while still learning the Rails system and help maintain it.
My advancement to Software Development was natural as my previous role involved collaborating with the development team to build applications. I worked with various technologies e.g. Rails, Ruby, Django, Angular, MySQL, Heroku, AWS/RDS, Firebase, MongoDB, Node.js, Express, RESTful API.
This position gave me industry experience that enabled me to grow my research, branding, creative, SEO, and problem-solving skills. I utilized software and a solid web presence to solve our clients' most pressing communication problems.
As the pricipal at my Agency, assuming the role of project manager, designer, developer for various websites according to our clients' needs. My communication skills played a huge role in ensuring our clients received a product that would not only please them but help their company grow.
With 2 million members and over 1.5 million unique visitors per month, my job at Make Me Heal was to scout and help acquire products that would be a great fit for our loyal user base. Collaborating with the development team to implement new features was on the platform was also key.
Won 1st place in a hackathon hosted by Coding Dojo where we built Chrimata, an investment management application that consumes and compiles data from different APIs based on the client's portfolio. Built on Python and Django.
The "real-world" experience I was gaining in the workplace proved to be far more superior to the coursework I was covering in the program so I quit the program to focus on my career.
College taught me how to commit to a plan and see it through despite the challenges faced along the way. I payed my way through college by working two sometimes 3 jobs with a full course load to graduate debt-free.