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Chehalis, Wa, Us

Engaged by a diverse range of consulting agencies and local northwest companies for specialized projects.● Delivered presentations to executives and developers, sharing insights and project updates.● Enhanced code quality by mentoring junior developers, fostering a culture of excellence and professionalism.● Advised clients on best practices for social media engagement and white hat SEO to increase online visibility and engagement.● Architected complex web applications, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.Developed highly customized WordPress websites, tailoring solutions to meet specific brand needs and aesthetics.● Designed visual concepts using Photoshop and Sketch to ensure high-quality, customer-centric designs.● Directed and edited digital video content to enhance marketing and communication strategies.

Chehalis, Washington, Us

● Shaped AI and Cybersecurity policies, developed detailed IT documentation, and created comprehensive training programs. ● Designed and implemented various IT solutions, including React-based web applications, Salesforce Apex customizations, and digital marketing materials. ● Optimized IT operations by developing efficient procedures for incident management, password management, and IT customer service. ● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation initiatives, including website redesigns, social media campaigns, and cybersecurity awareness programs.

Seattle, Wa, Us

● Working with various teams and stakeholders to develop and maintain complex SaaS applications using Python and Angular. ● Writing documentation and updating READMEs to ensure clarity and ease of use for all users and developers. ● Leading the effort to modernize an internal application used by both developers and customer care to help debug customer issues.

Richland, Wa, Us

● Major contributor to the front-end modernization of a critical application, leveraging React and Cypress to enhance user experience, maintainability, and test automation. Implemented a robust testing suite using React Testing Library and Cypress to ensure code quality and reliability. ● Provided essential maintenance and support for legacy systems built with jQuery and Classic ASP, mitigating risks and preventing system failures. ● Contributed to the development and maintenance of the lab's internal React pattern library, promoting code reusability and consistency across projects.● Spearheaded the implementation of robust front-end testing practices using React Testing Library, resulting in an average of 75% test-coverage across all projects I was involved in. ● Presented on React Testing Library and Postman, sharing best practices and technical insights with team members. Contributed to a culture of continuous learning and improvement. ● Created a coding assessment to evaluate the technical skills of potential React developers, focusing on core concepts, problem-solving abilities, and adherence to our teams' best practices. ● Collaborated with senior software engineers to establish and enforce consistent React folder structure and naming conventions. This standardization significantly reduced onboarding time for new developers and improved overall codebase maintainability. ● Provided mentorship and guidance to software engineers across different directorates, focusing on best practices for testing and quality assurance.

Seattle, Wa, Us

● Successfully delivered multiple high impact consulting engagements, developing and deploying custom React and Angular applications for clients. ● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet tight deadlines and budget constraints, ensuring project success and client satisfaction.

Reno, Nevada, Us

● Launched a house of brands online store using Magento Enterprise 1.14. ● Wrote extensions and custom core overrides to produce a tailored customer experience. ● Worked with an outside agency to put code-level Google Tag Manager tracking in place. ● Designed our technology stack and performed day-to-day systems administration.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

● Responsible for co-planning and implementing a ground-up build of a Magento Enterprise, considering the unique requirements of the business, as well as providing support to other departments on integration with existing backend solutions. This platform was then extended to be rolled out to the EU. ● Applied Vagrant boxes for local development and Git for version control and deployments. ● Led the setup, configuration, and maintenance of all servers. ● Implemented a Master/Slave/Slave database configuration for staging and production with Percona 5.6.- Employed HHVM To improve the performance of Magento further.

Seattle, Wa, Us

● Developed an HTML5 style guide, used design tools like Sketch and InVision for project visualization, and built components with AngularJS and Bootstrap (SASS).

Seattle, Wa, Us

● Managed the migration of legacy content to an enhanced Confluence system, created templates and macros, improved content layout, and enhanced search functionality through tagging

Seattle, Wa, Us

● Specialized in front-end engineering for the Data Science and Services team, improving code quality, learning Spring MVC, creating API documentation and a Code Style Guide, and leading the development of a key dashboard for the Marketing Intelligence Platform using modern web technologies.

● Working on a small team, I spearheaded the initial migration of Warmoth's legacy .NET e-commerce platform to Magento CE 1.x. ● Despite starting with zero knowledge of Magento, I quickly ramped up my skills and was soon developing advanced features, including a custom guitar builder tool.

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Us

● Served as a consultant for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, working with the Interactive Listing Applications (ILA) team. ● Redesigned core products, "One-By-One (1x1)" and "Sell Yours Here (SYH)", collaborating closely with team members to enhance product knowledge and contribute to UI/UX updates. ● Progressed from no knowledge of JSP/JSTL to developing custom layouts and tags from scratch. Utilized jQuery, HTML4/5, and CSS2/3 to improve application functionalities and user experience.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

● Lead the development of several customer-facing and internal web applications. ● Worked closely with external clients to create rich yet simple to use database-driven applications. ● Designed and implemented custom backend solutions leveraging PHP, MySQL, AngularJS, and caching. ● Developed Kindle Special Offers ads using HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript.

High School Dipolma

Certificate, Php Fundamentals

Certificate, Mastering Magento

Flask Basics, Python

Certificate, Business Computer Applications (E.G Ms Office Certification)

Certificate, Computer Programming

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