I feel most comfortable programming in Java and JavaScript, but I have also spent significant time completing textbook exercises in Python. Examples of my work in all three languages can be found on my github account.
My relative familiarity with each language/technology, expressed as a percentage (100% representing mastery, 0% total ignorance)
I'm always looking to expand my toolkit. Here are some of the tools/frameworks/libraries that I have the most experience with. In September I gave a talk at the monthly San Diego JavaScript meetup about React Apollo and GraphQL.
In 2017 I made a career change from the language services industry into web development.
San Diego, CA
- Designed and implemented new end to end search experience using Coveo search platform
- Orchestrated archive / delete / restore operations across six downstream services to provide users with simplified asset management experience within Development Portal (internal site for Intuit developers)
- Set up deployment configurations and infrastructure in secondary AWS region for five microservices to enable full application functionality in event of outage in primary region
San Diego, CA
- Participated in two major client engagements, American Girl Doll (AG) and The Container Store (TCS)
- AG (link): implemented bug fixes, built front end features, and provided browser support
- TCS: built GraphQL backend for client web application and integrated data into React frontend using React Apollo
Alex is a bright engineer with lots of potential. Over the course of a three month web development internship at MJD Interactive he impressed our entire dev team with his resourcefulness and work ethic. I asked him to investigate the feasibility of implementing GraphQL into a client React app and he took the initiative to make himself the resident GraphQL expert. As such he has made solid contributions across the stack and proven himself an asset to any dev team.
- Matt Morey, CTO
San Diego, CA
- Managed translation projects from client handoff to final delivery for market research firms
San Diego, CA
- Coordinated localization projects of all types (software, user guide documentation, instructional posters, packaging, etc) for Hewlett-Packard, one of Local Concept’s largest clients
Leipzig, Germany / GEPRENAF, Côte d’Ivoire
- Managed temporary field site for chimpanzee research in GEPRENAF zone of northern Côte d’Ivoire as part of MPI-EVA’s Pan African Program (comparative study of chimpanzees at 30+ field sites across Africa)
- Responsible for all data collection, logistics, team management, and accounting for entire 15-month study
- Hired, trained, and led team of 3-5 local villagers to assist with fieldwork
Extensive use of handheld GPS, GIS software, and Excel
Coauthored “Chimpanzee accumulative stone throwing” (manuscript published in Nature Scientific Reports)
I am constantly going out of my way to learn new things and develop new skills, and I consider myself a lifelong learner.
San Diego, CA
- 12 week full-time JavaScript bootcamp where I learned the Node/React/Express/PostgreSQL stack
- Curriculum also included HTML, CSS, Flex, Bootstrap, ES6 syntax, RESTful API's, flux pattern, Git, ejs layouts
- In class lectures mixed with extensive pair programming
- Classwork and group projects available on github
San Diego, CA
- Year long part-time programming certificate program offered by UCSD Extension
- Program is geared towards preparing students for the Oracle Java Associate certification exam, which I plan to take in November
- GPA = 4.0/4.0
Philadelphia, PA
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, GPA = 3.75/4.0
- Senior Honors Thesis: Uncontacted Peoples of the Javari Valley
- Studied abroad my junior year at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique where I conducted ethnographic fieldwork on human-animal conflict outside an elephant reserve with funding from Penn's Anthropology department
