Thomas Shehan Email & Phone Number

Recent software engineering graduate with practical experience in software design, development, and testing. Proficient in JavaScript, CSS, and React, with a strong foundation in design principles & coding best practices. Combines technical skills with 10+ years’ leadership experience in production environments, including team training & management. Holds certifications in CompTIA Project+, CompTIA A+, and MSTA: Software Development Fundamentals.Takes great pride in writing readable, well-structured code, modules, and making the best use of the tools available - something I strive to improve on every day.Highlights:• Developed and maintained 4 projects using the React framework, leveraging skill in front-end development and modern JavaScript libraries.• Designed interactive prototypes for 4 projects using Figma, gaining practical experience in applying UI/UX design skills.• Implemented Web Accessibility Standards to ensure all fonts and web content exceeded accessibility requirements.• Optimized load times and page speed for 3 websites using Webpack, enhancing overall performance.Portfolio/Projects:• Led the development of "Cloak & Hacker," a 2D stealth/puzzle game in Godot, collaborating with a remote sound engineer and managing tasks via Trello. Managed a team of 2 to design, program, create art, and deploy the game, conducting extensive testing and selecting the best puzzles for final implementation. (https://github.com/tkshehan/invisible).• Developed a Tekken 7 frame data web app using React and Node.js, implementing a RESTful API to keep data updated and ensuring a seamless user experience across devices (https://github.com/tkshehan/t7-client).• Created a Java-based schedule management application for a school project with JavaFX and MySQL, designing user-friendly navigation through sketches and Figma prototypes (https://github.com/tkshehan/schedule-manager).Skills: JavaScript | React | JavaFX | Redux | SQL | Node | RESTful API | HTML5 | CSS | MySQL | Java | JQuery | Responsive Design | UX Design | Web Accessibility Standards | MVC | Github | Git/Version Control | Debugging | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | Figma | Kanban/Trello | MS ExcelPlease feel free to connect or get in touch regarding potential opportunities – always happy to grow my network with like-minded professionals!

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  Western Governors University

  Bachelor Of Science