Software Engineer working in JavaScript, creating products with a focus on React, Node, Express, SQL, and noSQL. Contributor to the ReacType. Presenter at SingleSprout Speaker Series on Cloud Computing and AWS. Find me on Github: https://github.com/wbrittwage

2022 — 2022CowbellFrontend Software Engineer Intern

2022 — 2022

Pleasanton, California, United States

Frontend engineering internship with a focus on JavaScript and React fundamentals

Also gained proficiency in git for version control

2021 — 2022ReacTypeSoftware Engineer

2021 — 2022

Employed Jest, Enzyme, and React testing libraries to write code that exports unit tests along side exported React components to ensure that users could spend less time debugging

Updated CSS and Material-UI elements to renew color scheme with a Light and Dark Mode

Utilized React hooks to manage and consume the global state from anywhere within the app eliminating the need to prop-drill and increasing the readability of the codebase

Integrated TypeScript-compliant functions for quality assurance, permitting the team to identify errors before execution

Employed Electron framework to produce a standalone React/Node.js/Chromium desktop application for cross-platform compatibility (macOS, Windows and Linux)

Integrated OAuth authentication framework to increase security, login easiness and user acquisition

Engineered an Express route to handle a Github OAuth protocol that was initiated through an Electron app to offer a more seamless option for account creation

2021 — 2022Open SourceDDI Checker

2021 — 2022

Utilized React.js to implement a dynamic frontend furthering compliance with this new industry standard

Used SASS to style a friendly mobile-first user interface bringing DDI Checker to the internet’s most popular devices

2021 — 2022Open SourceGatepass

2021 — 2022

Leveraged React to create a frontend with a guest access control portal for both residents and admins

Implemented backend in Express.js with Postgres database so admin can view and manage each resident’s guest list easily from their own admin portal

Used API to generate QR codes for guests which are then sent to them via email with Nodemailer

2016 — 2021PostMagazine & CGW MagazineContent Management System Updater

2016 — 2021

Routinely updated editorial in HTML and CSS with proprietary Scorpion content management system to keep readers informed with the latest industry news

Advised current leadership about transitioning to an open source content management system like WordPress

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