Junior developer/software engineer. Former English and Maths tutor. Studied code at Makers Academy and fell straight in love with programming and design. Seeking a challenging entry-level developer role with a focus on test-driven software craftsmanship and continued learning.
| Project Name | Description | Technologies | Testing |
|---|---|---|---|
| just_ballz | Just Ballz is a hand-motion-controlled robot app. Uses a Leap Motion Sensor and a Sphero. Built in two weeks as a downloadable native OSX app for Makers Academy final project. | Javascript, Node.js, AngularJS, Node-webkit | Jasmine, Karma |
| Maker Pair | A Ruby on Rails app designed to match prospective Makers with current students in order to set up pairing sessions with payment as a pre-interview screening. Developed during the 3 day Makerthon. | RubyOnRails, ActiveRecord, Heroku | RSpec, Capybara |
| Message Board | Basic RESTful single-page message-posting app built to learn AJAX and pass JSON data from Javascript to Ruby into a database and back. Deployed to Heroku. | Javascript, Ruby, Sinatra, PostgreSQL with DataMapper, Heroku | RSpec, Capybara |
| To Do App | Single page app to learn AngularJS, Karma & Protractor. Deployed to Heroku using Node.js & Express.js. | Javascript, AngularJS, Node.js, Express.js, Heroku | Karma, Protractor |
| Sudoku Solver | A side project to solve any solvable sudoku. From originally solving hard sudoku in 2 hours, now it takes around 14 minutes. Working out how to optimize this further! | Ruby (OOP style) | RSpec |
- During Makers Academy, developed fully tested apps using different stacks including MEAN, RubyOnRails, and Ruby on Sinatra.
- Hired as part of a selective 8-person team to mentor first-year students at New York University's new campus in Abu Dhabi. Team received President Service Award.
- Selected as part of a 4-person test-prep specialist team for 6 months in Dubai to improve student test results. Coordinated syllabi across US and UAE branches, and adapted material for the different market.
- Successfully built the Makers Academy final project as part of a 5-person team where we developed an OSX native app to control Sphero robots with a Leap Motion. Practiced Agile methodologies which included pairing, stand-ups twice a day, retrospective sessions every three days, Waffle board & git flow.
- Independent and focused problem-solver
- A lot of cool acronyms: OOP, TDD, SOLID, MVC, DDD
- Extreme Programming is awesome
- Agile practices: stand-ups, retros
- Ruby, Sinatra, Rails, Javascript, Node.js, Express.js, AngularJS
- RSpec, Capybara, Jasmine, Karma, Protractor
- BA Politics, minors in Middle Eastern Studies, Creative Writing
- Year abroad in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Surfdome | London (March 2016 to present)
Software Developer | Developed software
Kaplan Test Prep | London (May 2015 to March 2016)
Tutor | Taught university entrance examinations: SAT, UKCAT
The Princeton Review | NYC & Dubai (May 2014 to May 2015)
Tutor | Taught university entrance examinations: SAT, GRE, GMAT, IELTS
Modern Martial Arts | NYC (Aug 2012 to Aug 2013)
Assistant Manager | Coordinated 30+ instructors & maintained membership database
New York University | NYC & Abu Dhabi (Aug 2010 to May 2012)
Resident Assistant | Academic mentor for more than 60 students, program organizer, first responder
- Certified and background-checked private/classroom tutor
- Interests: hiking, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, skiing, chess, table tennis, exploration
- Countries I've lived and worked in include UK, US, UAE, Singapore & Mauritius.
- Dual UK/US citizenship
- I've interviewed Former UK PM Gordon Brown, ran 150miles from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea, and been to the burning steps on the Ganges in Varanasi, India.