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Fort Wayne, In, Us

• Designed and implemented an internal file management package to streamline file uploads and retrievals using the AWS SDK and S3 buckets, enabling consistent and efficient file management across all applications• Developed a comprehensive Cypress end-to-end testing suite for three separate applications, incorporating screenshot validation, accessibility testing, and custom database seeding methods, resulting in ~70% code coverage• Migrated the AI chatbot node server from JavaScript to TypeScript to enhance code quality and maintainability, and provide early detection of potential errors• Enhanced AI chatbot capabilities by developing vision endpoints for image recognition and integrating OpenAI's Batch API to efficiently manage processing bulk requests• Replaced the application’s deprecated page router with an up to date router, allowing for the dynamic importing of routes to reduce load times and improve performance• Configured CI/CD pipelines by integrating tools such as formatters, linters, and GitHub workflows for automated pull request validation and security checks

QueryIQ is a developer-friendly, open-source application designed to transform the process of analyzing and optimizing PostgreSQL databases. With its features, QueryIQ enables developers to gain valuable insights by creating data visualization dashboards based on database performance and query metrics.• Managed the successful deployment and integration of Grafana, a data visualization and monitoring tool, within the application, building routes to create data sources and dashboards to receive metrics and graphs through the Grafana API to simplify the user experience of monitoring databases • Utilized TypeScript on the backend Express server to enhance code quality and maintainability and provide early detection of potential errors• Implemented Express as the backend framework, allowing for RESTful architecture for the server-side routing and to handle communication with the Grafana API. This allowed for the response data to be easily persisted through the necessary middleware and returned to the frontend• Developed a comprehensive test suite using the Jest testing framework to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the application, covering unit tests, integration tests, and snapshot tests• Participated in Agile methodology, following the Scrum framework to facilitate collaborative project management, ensure regular communication, and enable iterative development and continuous improvement throughout the development lifecycle• Applied database modeling and database operations using Prisma ORM, defining the schema for the user database and mitigating SQL injection vulnerabilities• Product developed under tech accelerator OS Labs (opensourcelabs.io)

• Utilized React Router to handle routing logic and navigation on the React frontend, enabling seamless navigation between the various login, signup, user favorites, and main pages• Developed reusable card components for displaying cocktails using React’s component-based architecture, allowing for a simplified and consistent display throughout the application and significantly improved development efficiency • Incorporated Typescript into the frontend, achieving improved reliability and maintainability of the components across various pages, reducing the occurrence of runtime errors, enhancing developer productivity, and code predictability • Collaborated on the integration of PostgreSQL for the secure storage of user account information and favorites, insuring ACID compliance, data integrity, consistency, and scalability within the application

• Managed server structure and routing with Express to organize user sign-up, login, and custom cookies to persist user sessions• Utilized webpack as a module bundler to efficiently manage dependencies, optimize code, and bundle various assets• Implemented NoSQL as the database technology, leveraging its flexible document model and availability to effectively store and manage structured data in the application

• Constructed REST API’s with Node/Express that handled user signup, login, session authentication, and requests to various external API’s, utilizing the Express middleware design pattern to sequentially handle all the requests• Integrated bcrypt hashing for user passwords and JWT-based authentication for secure session management, insuring the security of the users information and allowing access across multiple pages while maintaining authentication • Leveraged the advantages of a NoSQL database, the flexibility in schema design and adaptability to the evolving project needs, while storing user account information and user preferences