# John Patrick Banas

> Software Engineer at The Contract Network

Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/johnpatrickbanas

I am currently working with TypeScript, Vue3( script setup ) mostly client-side with Vue-Apollo using API end points. Recently my technology studies include: 

- Rust & Web Assembly
- Knowledge graphs with Neo4j

I’m reading (to learn):

- Lachlan Miller “Design Patterns for Vue.js”
- David Thomas & Andrew Hunt “The Pragmatic Programmer”
- Steve Klabnik & Carol Nichols “The Rust Programming Language”

I’m reading (for fun):

- Noam Chomsky “On Anarchism”
- Alyssa Cole “When No One is Watching”
- Stan Franklin “Artificial Minds”

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ The Contract Network
Jan 2023 – Present | United States

### Software Engineer @ Lean Law Labs
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Vue3 with TypeScript
- Vuetify
- Vite
- Pinia
- Testing with Vitest and Cypress

### Full Stack Developer @ Snapbrillia
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Writing clean, efficient code with JavaScript/React (MERN Stack).
- Researching and applying solutions to application issues.
- Building structures for scalable application, with DRY methodology in mind.
- Working together in a team environment with a focus on Agile/Scrum.

### Teaching Assistant @ Trilogy Education
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Teaching students about the MERN technology stack.

### Vanderbilt Owen School of Engineering Web Developer @ Web Development
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Training for six months of intensive software programming. Building over thirty applications with authorization, database management, e-commerce abilities, and more. In-depth knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Creating client-side applications using React components and CSS frameworks such as Material UI, Bootstrap, and TailwindCSS. Using technologies server-side such as MongoDB, mongoose, Apollo, GraphQL, Node, etc. Beyond the technologies, there was also a focus on best practices, AGILE methods, RESTful APIs, DRY code, and the importance of version control (using Git/GitHub).


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-patrick-banas-2a9378203
- GitHub: https://github.com/JohnBanas

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Last updated: 2026-03-29