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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Team Lead for Big Data project intended to aggregate, index, and search text, images, pdfs from a pool of data sources internal to GE.Responsible for assigning user stories, providing mentorship and training, and lifting blockers for team members (team size: 6-9). Meets with UX, developers, data scientists, TPM, and product owners to plan sprints and releases. Primarily responsible for release management, development, and testing automation.

Boston, Ma, Us

Develops complex Angular modules and components for a multitude of GE projects • Was primarily responsible for the development of the Outage Analysis tool in a SPA which involved building complex UI components for enabling an hourly, daily, and yearly timeline analysis of potentially unlimited amount meter and phase outages • Meets weekly with UX lead and principal architect to improve UX wireframes for a SPA with one other primary developer/engineer• Docker Images with Jenkins for deployments.• Implemented application testability and diagnostics and fixing bugs with the help of REDUX(Reducers) architecture.• Coordinate/assist developers with establishing and applying appropriate branching, labelling/naming conventions using GIT source control.• Created complex UI components using HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap to build SPAs that communicate with back-end via a RESTful API.• Responsible for implementing UI mockups, integrating third party React libraries, and handling/creating Redux store data.• The middleware-end use NodeJS, Express, MongoDB to provide RESTful API. • Met with DE 2.0 Foundation team to identify a bug with a commonly used module that was actively in use by multiple GE teams and projects • Implemented language localization for a complex SPA • Responsible for half of all new UI development for two Git repos used in QA and production environments • Helps triage bugs in production and apply hotfixes • Led a UI 2.0 upgrade from Angular 6 to Angular 11 and upgraded global GE dependencies to their latest release candidates • Builds complex charts and plugins to extend functionality to Chart.js• Deploys pods using Kubernetes to the QA environment for two SPAs • Conducts SIT (System Integration Testing) for multiple SPAs

Full-stack development with a primary focus on building beautiful, high performant and scalable web and mobile applications. • Provided full-stack consultation and development for clients • Built e-commerce solutions using Shopify • Created sophisticated UX wireframes for clients• Worked in an Agile-driven environment to effectively maintain project timelines and utilize available resources.• Designing the User Experience for SPA using UI Libraries including ReactJS, Redux, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS3.• Developing the business logic for software applications using Java Technologies like Spring MVC, Hibernate, Oracle.• Validation of application using Automation testing framework as Selenium.• Led demos throughout an iterative development cycle to Product Owners.• Analyzing and Developing Business features using Agile methodology.• Worked extensively on ReactJS, Bootstrap, Restful web-services, HTML5, CSS3, JSON, Media queries for responsiveness.• Use of CSS Pre-processors such as SASS and LESS in order to develop rich styling websites.• Responsible for implementing UI mockups, integrating third party REACT libraries, and handling/creating Redux store data.• The middleware-end use NodeJS, Express, MongoDB and mongoose to provide RESTful API.• Worked Node Package Management for configuring the project according to our needs.• Used ReactJS to implement rich functions in various pages: form validation, crud, grid list, search, sort, pagination, multi-selection, tags-input, advanced/custom directives, authentication, unit tests, etc.• Worked on Node.js as the server-side implementation.• Work side-by-side with customers leveraging multimedia content creation applications and digital media to continuously provide the best Customer Experience.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Employee time management software for viewing shift schedules, trading shifts, bidding on paid time off, allocating vacation time, calling sick, calling late, and adjusting pay on time off. Primary UI developer on team responsible for coding user interfaces, writing and testing REST API resources, and maintaining NodeJs servers for client and REST API stacks in QA and production environments. Switched between rapid prototyping and agile environments, coordinated with UX, QA, and Business teams. Primary responsibilities included: leading UX discussions, coding user interfaces, wiring REST services to .NET APIs, building usable Angular directives, translating business requirements, and writing unit and end-to-end tests.• Rapidly developed UI prototypes for internal company use to eliminate spreadsheets, speed up data entry, and reduce training company software to employees• Mediated communication between UX and Business teams to optimize UX designs to lower development time and provide smooth transitions between project life cycle phases• Converted PHP interfaces into reusable AngularJS directives• Led UI development on a cross-platform calendar leveraging AngularJS and UI Bootstrap• Introduced end-to-end testing using Protractor and wrote tests to reduce manual QA testing and ensure release stability• Actively participated in UX wireframing and design sessions with UX team• Performed Beta testing with Architecture team to flush out bugs, optimize build scripts, and improve project scaffolding• Responsible for managing grunt build scripts and documentation for multiple UI repositories• Collaborated with CI-CD teams to fix bugs and reduce time between software releases

Lake Mary, Florida, Us

Ticketing software built on top of AngularJS designed to improve ticketing sales and enhance user experience for theme parks. Works in a very fast-paced agile environment, coordinates with team members, ops, and client service managers. Primary responsibilities includes: developing new extra flow controls, leading brainstorming discussions, improving existing features, isolating and fixing bugs, managing and resolving help desk tickets, UI programming.• Engineers multiple extra flow controls following specs provided from client services• Collaborates with ops to resolve issues in production following a strict timeframe• Leads discussions on test automation using Protractor and AngularJS• Assists with implementing Google Tag Manager in the store and facilitating instruction with client service managers• Designs UI features to enhance user experience and improve existing features

Web UI portals designed to enhance user experience and act as a supplement to information systems used in school districts. Built on top of a Zend Framework, utillzing REST APIs, Dojo UI components, and a custom JavaScript MVVM framework on the front-end. Worked in an Agile environment, coordinated with team members, UX team, product lead, and company directors. Primary responsibilities included: integrating a custom JavaScript MVVM framework, engineering more robust, loosely coupled PHP MVC modules, UI programming, and REST API development• Engineered and designed a UI portal for managing administration for school districts• Integrated a custom JavaScript MVVM framework (https://github.com/pageJS/pageJS)• Engineered PHP modules to improve modularity and reduce code redundancy• Designed REST API controller for handling incoming REST requests

Guest centric project utilizing a symphony of technologies, services, and APIs focused on high quality assurance and interactive user experience all built on top of a Zend Framework. Worked in an Agile environment, coordinated with team members, creative team, and product managers. Primary responsibilities included: UI programming, responsive design development, defect verification and triage, quality assurance, and sustainment (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com)• Redesigned pages taking a mobile first approach to integrate new responsive bundle strategy• Worked in an RDE to help develop a fast performing single-page application built on top of AngularJS to replace website’s slowest performing page• Assisted Global team with improving Subflow Dock API• Improved page load performance by lazy loading services and caching data• Collaborated proactively with creative team to expedite IPR approval process• Improved IE8 compatibility by minimizing CSS and developing Modernizr fixes• Conducted defect verification and triage to reduce ticket count in Jira

STEM education project built on top of a CodeIgniter framework utilizing RESTful web services and APC to support heavy user activity and provide a highly interactive user experience. Worked in an XP environment, lead development, and reported to project manager, supervisor, and stakeholders. Primary responsibilities included: authoring PHP MVC modules, UI programming, management of project deployment and source control, database and query optimization, administering creation of test scripts using PHPUnit. (http://mindsofchimera.com)• Coordinated with team members at integrating custom in-game plugins on the website front• Developed a custom administrative backend tool using OO PHP5, MySQL, and JQuery allowing moderators to perform administrative actions on the website such as moderating photos, posting news updates to the public, managing users, updating information pages, etc. • Developed fully functional wireframes using JQuery UI and Omingraffle enabling clients to interact with a fully functional front-end prior to sign off• Implemented an automatic news and password reset/recovery email system using PEAR Mail for large user base• Delivered MySQL database design and query optimization for heavy user activity• Conducted system administration on central production LAMP stack