Defne Leman Çelikoyar

Brooklyn, NY 312-***-**** ad0s9m@r.postjobfree.com github linkedin

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Creative fullstack developer with a background in the arts and nonprofit industries in the US, Turkey and Mongolia. Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills that help mission-driven companies accomplish robust projects. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Ruby on Rails, React, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, Figma, Node.js, PostgreSQL, ServiceNow, Mulesoft, ActiveRecord, Heroku EXPERIENCE

Rails Developer November 2022 - present

Church Pension Group New York, NY

● Write software programs ranging from process automation to interactive Web applications

● Develop and implement APIs and provide support for all clients in a Service Oriented Architecture

● Strive to keep all deployed applications simple, elegant, minimal, and maintainable by application administrators Freelance Software Developer March 2022 - November 2022 Upwork New York, NY

● Designed, debugged and developed applications for clients on a short- or long-term contract basis

● Performed code walk-throughs to ensure applications provided the desired functionality Development Associate April 2019 - November 2021

BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance New York, NY

● Led fundraising and grant writing efforts that launched organization’s budget to over $1 million for first time

● Adopted a new CRM software to maximize donor retention and improve online record keeping TECHNICAL PROJECTS

Slippy - Github Demo

Digital pet/simulation game that controls the life of a sleepy slime React

● Built React single-page application from scratch

● Used json-server to create a RESTful API for backend

● Implemented Design Thinking methodology to incorporate Easter Eggs throughout the game Flatspace - Github Demo

Alternative social media platform independent of tech conglomerates Ruby on Rails, React, Skeleton

● Designed the front end using Skeleton

● Modeled custom database schema with Active Record and PostgreSQL

● Authenticated users at login via OAuth

Istanpaulo Online Arthouse - Github Demo Ruby, React, HTML/CSS Online gallery featuring works by Brazilian and Turkish artists

● Developed UI/UX design strategy that provides a seamless user experience while navigating the application

● Delivered live updates with fully-integrated WebSockets middleware to open client-server communication Kate Bush Weather - Github Javascript, CSS

Location-based weather app that recommends Kate Bush albums

● Communicated with multiple RESTful API endpoints to render real-time weather updates

● Engineered user interface using Javascript and improved user experience with responsive design techniques EDUCATION

Flatiron School New York, NY

15-week intensive focusing on Javascript, React and Ruby on Rails November 2021 - March 2022 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Art History, Minor in Gender & Sexuality May 2018

● Echols Scholar (Awarded to top 7% of incoming students for academic leadership and extracurricular achievement)

● Studied abroad in School of International Training (UB, Mongolia) & University of Arts London (London, UK)

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