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Raleigh, NC, US

Mountain View, California, US

El Segundo, California, US

San Jose, CA, US

New York, NY, US

• Implemented custom Javascript program to interact with third party APIs to manipulate and retrieve data which sped up the development process for implementing a new feature.
• Updated an existing SQL database by creating predefined schemas to create a one-to-many relationship for inputs to ensure ACID compliance.

Berlin, DE

• Sneaker Wishlist | An app that allows you to search for sneakers and add them to your wishlist
• Architected a Single Page Application using a React Router component-based approach to minimize server calls and provide a streamlined user experience.
• Developed a server with Node/Express to leverage it’s non-blocking, event-driven I/O to remain lightweight and efficient, while handling HTTP/API requests to multiple RESTful API endpoints and modularized the routes.
• Built an application with Webpack for future scalability, maintainability, and faster load times by writing configurations that utilized hot module reloading, ES6+ transpilation for developer packages, and minification.

Berlin, DE

• Edible Recipes | An app to help a user determine potential recipe ideas based on ingredient submissions
• Utilized modular components by taking advantage of React’s State management, unidirectional data flow, and dynamically display information to maintain application speed while minimizing server requests.
• Implemented Express middleware which leverages its minimal and flexible application framework to handle incoming and outgoing traffic from third party APIs in addition to caching necessary information in a relational.
• Designed a relational database to securely store and retrieve relational data, allow for concurrency for clients using the application, and adhere to ACID compliance.

Berlin, DE

• Game of Games | A multi-player game where users answer questions based on a random image being shown.
• Implemented Redux as a design pattern to effectively maintain front-end application state, reduce unnecessary component re-rendering, and provide an easy way to debug WebSocket connection-based state changes.
• Established a WebSocket connection protocol (TCP) to maintain a real-time application by utilizing the observer pattern to broadcast state changes across synchronized users and reduce HTTP overhead and application.

Berlin, DE

• Social Scrapbook 2.0 (Be Social) | A social media app that helps friends to connect during the pandemic
• Implemented custom React Hooks to enhance performance compared to React classes by managing individual component state for functional components to handle a dynamic state and component re-rendering.
• Utilized the Bootstrap CSS framework to ensure accessibility (WCAG 2.0 guidelines) and browser compatibility.
• Updated a relational database to securely store data from a third party web API.

• Built front-end utilizing React to create SPA with reusable components that utilized the flux paradigm, maximizing maintainability, modularity, and enforcing a one-way data flow.
• Implemented Google Maps API to provide real-time locations based on user input.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Balance a rigorous practice/ game schedule with a full academic workload.
• Provided positive support and encouragement for my teammates.
• Demonstrated a strong work ethnic and commitment to the team during my three seasons.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Business And Marketing Education With A Minor In Business Administration, Business And Marketing Education