Kevin Plaza

acx02o@r.postjobfree.com (***) – *** - 8675

github.com/kplaza https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-plaza Skills

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, D3, SASS, Bootstrap, Ruby, Sinatra, Rails Web Development Projects

BizGo https://github.com/kplaza/Final-BizEgo

● App for companies to search what is being said about them through Watson API

● Used Ruby as the framework for this app

● Implemented D3.js to provide data visualization

● Integrated the Watson/ Data News API to filter article sentiments to provide positive/negative feedback and scores for company usage

● Used Bootstrap CSS for an efficient layout

Urban Playground https://urbanplayground.herokuapp.com/

● Site developed for parents to find parks to set outings up for their children to get them out of the house and outside

● Used Ruby on Rails as the framework for the app

● Integrated the Google Maps API to show and enter events for different parks around the NYC metro area

● Implemented JavaScript to provide an user friendly experience when working with the application

● Used Bootstrap CSS for an efficient layout

● Developed CRUD actions

Shipped https://github.com/kplaza/shipped

● A hypothetical website for trading companies to keep their boats and jobs organized

● Developed database associations between User, Boats, Jobs, and Follows

● Followed MVC pattern and created CRUD methods in Nested RESTful routes

● Utilized Full Stack development- incorporating Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and Database functionality

JavaScript JukeBox https://github.com/kplaza/Knicks-game

● Used object-oriented JavaScript to control events such as search, play and shuffle songs.

● Used the Soundcloud API to incorporate features such as finding and loading specific songs a user has entered

Experience

Quality Assurance Analyst

Netsmart Technologies, Great River, NY 09/2015 – 08/2016

● Determined, re-created, and solved software errors

● Documented problem resolution activities with Development and System Engineering teams through Salesforce and JIRA apps

● Met and exceeded case closure goals on a month by month basis Software Test Analyst

First Data Corp, Melville, NY 09/2014 – 09/2015

● Project Manual Testing Lead on EMV certification for Clover GO Mobile Payment

● Performed Manual testing on Apple and Android devices and softwares

● Worked with Offshore and Onshore Technical and Business teams to provide support and testing documentation

Gateway Activation Specialist

First Data Corp, Melville, NY 10/2012 – 09/2014

● Integrated and activated credit card processing accounts with merchant

● Worked with multiple Gateways-such as Yahoo, Go Daddy, Skipjack, etc, to activate, implement and test gateway purchases for merchant.

● Met and exceeded activation rates for Individual performance for each month reported Education

New York Code + Design Academy New York, NY Certificates December 2016 Web Development Intensive

St.John’s University - Bachelor of Science Queens, NY July 2010 Business Management / Sport Management Degree

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