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Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Built Ruby on Rails and React web applications to help researchers structure their workflowand track data from bio-energy experiments.• Designed clean and intuitive user-interfaces with React, Bootstrap, and CSS to improveresearch efficiency and productivity.• Reduced redundancy and saved developers' time by creating concise, robust, reusablecomponents (Helpers, Partials, and React components).• Built feature tests to increase code reliability and reduce unintended consequences asapplications are modified (RSpec, Capybara, FactoryBot, Faker).• Collaborated with an agile team that used technologies such as JIRA for optimizingcommunication, and GitLab for version control and to track user stories.• Improved application security through the implementation of Devise and Pundit forauthentication and authorization.• Accelerated the communication between users and developers through the implementationof Rails ActionMailer.• Automated database population and migration by creating rake tasks and seeds to increasedeveloper efficiency.• Simplified the data entry process for researchers through the implementation of Roo andCSV gems to add the ability to easily upload experiment data.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Independently developed a digital signage application to display dynamic data from SharePoint to building occupants and visitors. (Node.js)• Installed hardware, and troubleshot issues related to hardware performance on servers, storage, and network equipment in a data center.• Installed Linux software packages on remote servers to be used by researchers on a computation cluster.• Managed server operations by remotely connecting to Linux and Windows servers (SSL Certificates, Active Directory, and Mailman).• Documented technical solutions to ensure that a resolved issue only needed to be researched and solved once to improve the productivity of the IS team.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Installed, configured, and re-imaged operating systems. • Monitored and maintained computer systems and networks. • Diagnosed and resolved faults in hardware and software.• Replaced and initiated the re-order of faulty hardware. • Provided documentation for new solutions to problems to help assist the IT team.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Met with clients to demonstrate the capabilities of products.• Recruited employees with the ability to generate and maintain a steady flow of sales leads.• Assisted in the development of trainees' communication and personal skills. • Identified and improved areas in the sales process where improvements were needed.