Jesse is a master JavaScript Developer - a highly effective teacher, mentor, and software engineer with a multi-disciplinary approach to building cutting-edge apps from the ground up; developing user interface components, following well-known workflows, supporting client-side functionalities - contributing features/enhancements and ensuring that codebases are clean, well-structured and testable using the latest trends within the field.
Offered technical support to educators within Skillcrush for the production of instructional videos, reference documentation and marketing materials.
Developed strategies for coding challenges, annotated coding solutions, and quizzes to teach enterprise-level best practices for the development of JavaScript and React solutions.
Provided technical ownership in building new services and functionalities; managing technical debt and maintaining existing solutions.
Worked as a subject matter expert for React and Redux solutions; assisting consultants on various projects - improving performance and delivering high quality modern web applications.
Managed the delivery of multiple ReactJS tech-challenges; evaluating submissions from other engineers to promote skills development, idea sharing, and effective staffing on client projects.
Coached interns and new hires on technical and professional best practices, and taught web solution consultants on building modern web apps with React and Redux.
Handled the complete rewrite of the main vehicle search page on the project; leading to major improvements to the maintainability and performance of frontend code and in user experience reviews as well as conversions. Provided consultation to two teams of experienced web developers to build and launch a highly performant Vanilla JavaScript websites and ReactJS web apps - including the new homepage and vehicle search page. Adhered to modern JavaScript best practices and optimize the performance of the ReactJS source code.
Developed the native app used by the client and their customers in organizing and managing communications and registrations for national conferences. Oversaw the progression of the app and provided technical training and mentorship to the client's full-time developers. Led processes for the correction of user interface bugs, performance improvements, source code maintainability and the authoring of both technical and end-user documentation on the project. Trained the client's dev team to maintain the app after release to the App Store and Play Store.
Worked on a highly customizable and interactive data visualization dashboard used by thousands of employees across the client's organization; interrogating and producing reports from vast amounts of data. Led a team of five frontend developers in constructing the interactive and hierarchical management app; leveraging the latest frontend web development tools. Liaised with UX designers, Python service developers, Spark and SQL backend developers on the solution. Drove stakeholder meetings around technical decisions, facilitated knowledge transfer and structured pair programming sessions.
Education
Software Engineering - Full Stack (JavaScript)
Hacker Reactor
2017 - 2017
MSc. Educational Studies - Urban Education and Leadership
