Tom Ballard
+1-972-***-**** Bells, TX ***************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Senior Full Stack Developer with 11 years of expertise in designing, developing, and deploying cutting-edge web applications. Implemented over 30 ecommerce websites and over 50 different websites using JavaScript frameworks such as React.js and Angular.js, and Python frameworks such as Django and Flask. Experienced in database management with PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases, with a strong understanding of deployment and DevOps practices using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. A leader of the team with excellent skills, inscribed to stay abreast of emerging technologies to drive innovation and deliver the best software solutions.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Full Stack Developer Cimpatico Company – California USA
(Jun 2018 – Jul 2024)
Led an agile team which resulted in a 40% decreased bug reports.
Built key components for the social media feed, messaging/chat system, and live streaming functionality using Angular.
Integrated Algolia for the search functionality and optimized Firebase and Firestore for real-time data management.
Developed the Foodcare system within the Cimpatico project using React, Node.js, and MySQL.
Designed and implemented migration to cloud-first architecture leveraging Amazon ECS and AWS Lambda And migrated microservices to the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) based on IaC best practices.
Developed a CD pipeline based on GitHub workflows with deployment to an Amazon ECS cluster.
Implemented a scalable, high-performance Node.js API that improved the overall speed and reliability of the company's web application by 25%.
•Updated overall code quality and efficiency through regular code reviews and collaboration with other developers, resulting in a 25% decrease in bugs and support tickets.
Wrote the unit testing for all the components with Jest and React Testing Library.
Junior Software Engineer Showaround Inc – USA
(Sep 2012 – May 2018)
Implemented new features and fixed bugs in enterprise applications used for data quality management and rewrote UI components to modern technologies.
Designed and implemented the ID verification System based on React and Node.
Built a coin marketplace and tipping bot system using Vue.js, Node, Golang
Designed and implemented a comprehensive e-commerce system using JavaScript, PHP/Laravel,
Developed and maintained automated door lock systems and a live hotel/restaurant booking website. Leveraged Bootstrap, React, and Node.js with Socket.IO for real-time communication.
Trained over 50 new employees per season on the UI dashboard.
Contributed to creating the meeting rooms feature in a robust CMS project.
Implemented SQL procedures to modify and save data.
Dockerized the application and helped DevOps implement the CI/CD pipeline.
Developed the back end of a restaurant curation mobile app using Golang, AWS Lambda, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch.
Designed and implemented the server-to-sever communication and a server push in the GWT application.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science University of North Texas.
(July 2008 – December 2012)
SKILLS
●Backend: Nodejs, PHP, RESTful API, GraphQL, GoLang
●Frontend: React, Angular, Vue, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, Bootstrap, MaterialUI
●Containerization: Docker,
●Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLite
●Cloud: AWS, GCP, Digital Ocean, Firebase
●CI/CD: Kubernet, Docker
●Source Management: Github, Bitbucket, Gitlab
●Task Management: Jira, pivotal, Trello, Asana