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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

-Wrote test plans and process documents for clientapplications and conducted manual, mobile, API andweb tests to identify program deficiencies, bugs andissues-Collaborated with product and development teams inmanaging project scope and requirements-Assessed product quality before development andafter implementation-Assisted in system release, development anddebugging meetings-Experience working in an agile developmentenvironment with positive results

MoneyVerbs is a fintech app that helps individuals make smarter financial decisions, plan for their future, and ask peers for advice regarding their finances.- Collaborated with developers(local and offshore), UX designers, and a product manager in an agile work environment to ensure timely product releases.- Developed new features consistent with the product roadmap and maintained old features utilizing Flutter and Dart for the front-end mobile app and Firebase, MongoDB, Typescript, AWS, and NodeJS to develop the back-end.- Contributed to bugs/hotfixes, QA, and regression testing to improve product performance and prepare for product release.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Prime Digital Academy is an intensive full stack software engineer program that teaches modern programming technologies in a class room setting where students apply their knowledge in group and solo projects preparing themselves for future opportunities. Solo Project : i-blumi-blum is a photo sharing and storage app that serves as a cross between a personal diary and a photo album.Users upload photos and enrich those memories by attaching personally-recorded voice clips to the photos and store the unique memories in one private place where they can view and listen to them again later.Built with: JavaScript, React, React-Redux, node.js, CSS and PostgreSQL.Group Project: Voila Voila is a real estate mobile-first web application developed for an actual Twin Cities real estate agency that guides people through the often-confusing and complex home buying journey.The app is used simultaneously by multiple users involved within a given home purchase experience including the buyer and the real estate agents.As each user checks off their “task” it is updated within the app and then alerts the real estate agent that an action has been completed. The real estate agent can then allow the user to begin the next “task” upon review and completion of the previous “task.”Users can also communicate within the app via a document portal where they can share important files.ResponsibilitiesDeveloped front-end client/admin login page and linked it to the back-end database structure.Created front-end display tables enabling admins, clients, and vendors to query multiple databases. Enabled add/delete functions for admins.Built with: JavaScript, React, React-Redux, node.js, CSS and PostgreSQL, Material-UI, SweetAlert2.

Roseville, Mn

-Managed a staff of 9 employees at an upscale retail clothing department store in a large Twin Cities shopping mall. -Led customer demographic training to help further knowledge and understanding of client needs-Strategically organized displays based seasonal trends as well as major holidays to increase sales and clientele.-Observed and assisted sales associates to provide excellent customer service to create repeat customers.

Roseville,Mn

-Oversaw the daily operations of a fast casual eatery that does $800K in annual revenue within one of the busiest shopping malls in the Twin Cities.-Managed and trained a staff of 6 employees including focus on customer interaction and upselling.-Optimize operating inventory through weekly cycle count reports.-Created and implemented a semi-automated employee scheduling tool to manage staff level.-Developed a dashboard that communicated to store owner key metrics related to financial performance, operational efficiency, and employee management.