Web Developer

TALAL TALHOUK

408-***-**** *****@*********.***

LinkedIn.com/in/ttalhouk GitHub.com/ttalhouk http://www.talaltalhouk.com/

WEB DEVELOPER

Web developer looking to bring previous design and project management experience and mindset to web development projects. History of leading and working on cross-functional teams to meet and exceed common value driven goals. Interested in continually expanding technical knowledge to deliver custom solutions. Expertise in:

●Web Development

●Design Engineering

●Product Development

●Project Management

●Lean Sigma Methodology

●Data Analysis

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages

Ruby, Javascript, PLC programming, Robot Programming (Basic), PHP

Frameworks / Databases / Libraries

Ruby on Rails, SQL/Postgres relational databases, HTML, CSS, HAML, Sinatra, JQuery, AJAX, React, Redux, d3, Bootstrap, node

Additional Tools

Minitab, MathCAD, Ansys, Pro/Engineer, Solidworks, AutoCAD, PDM Link and Pro Intralink, SAP, photo editing software (PaintShop Pro, Gimp, Photoshop)

PROJECTS

Game-On

●Led a team of 4 to design an iOS application that connects and coordinates recreational sports teams with each other to schedule and play games.

●As team leader I was responsible for coordinating the team and keeping the project on schedule. I also created much of the backend API, database relations and algorithms for the front end application to consume.

●This project was completed in 6 days from pitch to MVP and demo.

●The project was a decoupled application built in React Native on the front end with a Rails API backend and Firebase in-app chat functionality.

Note Taker

●Single page application for users to manage creation of notes

●Built using Meteor with React front end and MongoDB database

●Implemented search functionality and user authentication using passwords or Facebook

●Responsive design to modify layout on smaller screens using SCSS and Media Queries

●Deployed at https://note-taker-ttalhouk.herokuapp.com/

Best Friend Tales

●Worked on a team of 2 creating a Pet Enthusiast/Adoption Web Application

●Build as a REST CRUD app using Sinatra, ActiveRecord, JQuery, and Materialize

●Implemented PetFinder API, SendGrid, and sentiment analisys api

●Responsible for Routes/Controllers/Models logic, Views, AJAX, and ActiveRecord associations

●Deployed at http://www.bftales.com/

Nail Shop

●E-commerce site in development for selling women's nail products

●Build as a rails application using SCSS and media queries for responsive styling and React front end for handing Customer input.

●Postgres database for tracking orders, products and shipments. Used Devise and Facebook authentication and integration of Admin panel for updating records from authenticated users. AWS S3 bucket for handing image assets.

●Deployed at https://nail-shop.herokuapp.com/

Exoplanets

●Worked on a team of 2 creating a Data Visualization Demo for a Thunder Talk

●Build as a rails application using materialize and HighCharts API, and PapaParse CSV API

●Created visual displays of NASA Exoplanet Data using HighCharts

●Deployed at https://exoplanet-analysis.herokuapp.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Engineer - Plastikon, Hayward, CA 2014 – 2016

Managed cross functional teams to bring resolution to quality defects in addition to creating projects to improve processes and efficiencies of existing product lines.

●Developed DoE’s to study process parameters and create process improvements.

●Established equipment process monitoring for product lines to reduce scrap rate and improve response to out of spec conditions reducing scrap rate by over 15%.

Project Engineer - Air Products and Chemicals, Santa Clara, CA 2011 – 2013

Managed cross functional engineering team of 5 in the full design cycle of semiconductor equipment - from design to manufacturing to shipment.

●Led project baseline design of equipment for Intel and served as main technical contact for customer.

●Fulfilled customer order 40% ahead of standard schedule by designing, documenting and managing outsourced manufacturer resulting in on time accelerated delivery and peer recognition award from product manager.

Project Engineer - PolyFlow Engineering, San Jose, CA 2008 - 2011

Designed mechanical assemblies of custom semiconductor equipment.

●Improved product lead time by 10% by creating and transferring designs to 3D models for automated fabrication of large assemblies and enabled outsourced assemblies to streamline the manufacturing floor.

●Redesigned existing equipment to accept customers’ 450 mm prototype application allowing PolyFlow to be one of the first equipment manufacturers to supply equipment solutions for the increased form factor.

Project Mechanical Engineer - Entegris Inc, Gilroy, CA 2002 - 2008

Developed equipment specifications with product management during the quotation process for custom semiconductor cleaning equipment. Scheduled engineering deliverables and worked with third party manufacturers. Specified components for use in equipment builds and created the drawings and BOM’s.

●Reduced design costs 15% by using Lean Sigma Black Belt techniques

●Lead improvement project to streamline the design of custom equipment

●Designed equipment modifications to increase product throughput by 33% giving Entegris tools a competitive advantage by becoming the market leader in product throughput.

EDUCATION

BS, Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

●Dev Bootcamp: 900+ hour immersive web development program focused on Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript

●Trained in Lean Sigma Black Belt methodology

●Root Cause analysis training

●Codeschool and Front-end Masters courses including React, Angular, Backbone, Node, Express, JQuery

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