Derek Gray Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Full-stack web development using JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Angular, TypeScript, HTML and CSS● Developed, maintained code, debugged and wrote unit tests across 7+ different projects, including acquiring requirements, solution design, implementation, code review and deployment● Drove development for features in 1 enterprise application and 3 microservices, and the primary contact for other developers and users with inquiries for those services● Developed and maintained RESTful APIs and their documentation for 4+ years, which saw thousands of requests daily● Took ownership of a microservice which handles the company’s mass email distribution, a foundational part of the business, which is still being built upon and supporting legacy applications● Performed ad hoc database queries and tasks to meet sudden and unique client ordeveloper requirements, such as troubleshooting while connecting with a microservice I was responsible for, or pulling statistics that weren't available in an application from the database using customized SQL queries● Designed and built migration tools to move client content from legacy platforms to modern platforms, providing a stopgap for features not yet implemented in newer platforms and allowing for eventual sunsetting of those legacy applications● Integrated new 3rd party content suppliers by connecting with APIs, and collaborating with UI/UX experts and gathering requirements to implement pages for users to manage that content● Closely worked with dev ops to upgrade systems for improved security, such asupgrading PHP and framework versions● Continuously recognized for writing high quality code with clear documentation and thorough testing● Consistently regarded as helpful when closely worked with, for example when a junior developer needed guidance, or when working with other teams on projects