Software Engineer | Web Developer | Artist. JavaScript, Ruby, Rails, Node.js, Express.js, React/Redux, and Java. If you take one thing away from my bio let it be this: I believe wholeheartedly in the power of technology as a force for good in this world.
Star-Crossed — Zodiac dating app based on sun sign, gender + gender preference with accepted match chatting.
≫ Structured Rails API backend with self-referencing polymorphic join associations via Active Record
≫ Incorporated Redux with React for frontend state management, distinguished specific JSON data through Rails serializers, and merged Materialize React with custom CSS for responsive UI/UX
≫ Utilized Heroku Zodiac API to compute compatibility algorithm from zodiac sign data analysis
≫ Generated secure user authorization to with jwt-tokens + bcrypt salted hashed passwords
≫ Implemented Web Sockets for direct messaging via Action Cable, cookies, and redis gem
Pet Adopter — A combined pet shelters catalog with functionality to favorite/save multiple pet selections before adoption.
≫ Scraped Petfinder API local shelter data to assemble Rails backend API of active pet listings
≫ Programmed React frontend for increased state organization + management, applying Rails serializers to control client-side presentational data
≫ Constructed secure user authorization and API access utilizing dotenv, jwt + bcrypt gems
≫ Adapted Semantic-React with custom CSS to optimize UI/UX + responsive design
PolitiGo — Political event lister with mapped NYC locations where “attend” option will add events to a user’s showcase.
≫ Created Rails API backend + JavaScript frontend managing associative data with SQL + Active Record
≫ Leveraged NYC Developer Portal API with citywide data for real-time local events + Google Places API for reactive pinpoints via geolocation of an event’s address
≫ Used dotenv gem to conceal API key; Faker + FFaker gems to build dynamic user seed data
≫ Applied Materialize CDN with custom CSS to augment visuals + responsive design
