San Jose, CA
******@*****.*** Jason Xu github.com/1UnboundedSentience
linkedin.com/in/jasonxu3
http://jasonxu.org
LANGUAGES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Proficient: Ruby, Rails, Sinatra, JavaScript, ReactJS, jQuery, Ionic, WebRTC, AJAX, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Git, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Heroku, Bash, Markdown, Amazon S3 Exposure: Python, Java, MongoDB, Jade, LaTeX, Firebase, Node.js, Express, Handlebars, Materialize RECENT PROJECTS
SpeakAlong https://speakalong.herokuapp.com/ 2015 Platform for individuals to improve their public speaking through practicing online alongside video tutorials
● Created video search component using ReactJS with autocomplete feature for users to find existing videos
● Utilized WebRTC to broadcast video feed to create user interface for main practice session feature
● Integrated YouTube’s API embed video inline with streamed feed from user’s webcam
● Designed the navigation bar, custom forms, and UI/UX of entire app using Templated.co stylesheets
● Architected schema for PostgreSQL database to associate uploaded videos with specific user comments MoneyFriends ( DeveloperWeek Hackathon Winner ) http://moneyfriends.herokuapp.com/ 2015 Allows financially smart consumers to securely backup their financial data using NetApp's Cloud Database.
● Instantiated and Deployed AWS Cloud and FileSystem to persist sensitive financial data securely
● Paired with front end engineer to develop a Bootstrap/jQuery UI components with SPA style auth
● Designated templating engine to render bank account information to template JSON data from Level API HelpMyNeighbor ( DBC Civic Hackathon Winner ) http://helpmyneighbor.herokuapp.com/ 2015 Connecting homeless people to resources that will enable them to change their life for the better
● Used Google Maps API to implement search box for places feature and pop up sidebar displaying queries
● Led a team of 5 other developers to develop business logic, product, front end following Agile methodology
● Developed the UI elements, UX, and front page of the application using HTML5, Bootstrap and CSS3 Team Codex http://teamcodex.herokuapp.com/ 2015
System designed for software engineers to learn from code on Github repositories through custom study plans
● Implemented APIs for Sendgrid and Twilio to automate SMS messaging and emailing of study plans to users
● Wrote custom templating engine to pull from Github API and render returned JSON with Handlebars
● Engineered Rails controller logic to partition and display Github study plans based upon user specifications EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Branch Manager Trainee Hertz Rent a Car San Jose, CA 2014 2014
● De facto Assistant manager for Cottle Branch managing daily fleet inventory, claims, and safety regulations
● Generated additional $3220/month in optional service income through implementing six step process Community Manager Terasem Movement Inc. Melbourne Beach, FL 2013 2014
● Used HTML and CSS to maintain organizational websites, and managed membership data with Joomla CMS EDUCATION
B.A Business Administration & Marketing, University of California, Riverside 2012 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
● 30+ Hackathons: DeveloperWeek( Won $1000 Visa + Drone ), DBC Civic Hackathon ( winner ), GigHacksSF
( winner ), TechCrunch Disrupt( Ryne Startup ), HackingEDU, Integrate