Jay Dawson Phone: 310-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
GitHub: github.com/ImJustJay
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamar-dawson
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Strong: React Context/Hooks/Router, Javascript, Node.js, Express, NoSQL, SQL, Git/Github, HTML, CSS, REST Experienced: Typescript, Electron, Redux, Webpack, AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps, Websockets, Babel EXPERIENCE
KuberOptic Software Engineer Electron application used for Kubernetes Metric Visualizer 2019
● Developed and managed Docker and Kubernetes visualization tool to monitor the health of a cluster and provide assistance to the deployment of various cloud configurations to multiple cloud services like AWS, Azure, GCP, and IBM
● Leveraged Electron’s ipcMain and ipcRenderer to asynchronously distribute data from a cloud service to the client while using Javascript ES6’s promises async/await to make synchronous requests to the cloud services
● Appropriated the Kubernetes-Client Javascript library to retrieve data from a user's deployed Kubernetes cluster on either a local machine or from a cloud service provider, processing said data through front-end visualizer
● Engineered React useEffect and useState hooks to supplement class component Life-Cycle methods such as componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate/WillUnmount to optimize front-end performance
● Employed React’s Context API to create a dynamic state management store with global state access
● Implemented test-driven development by creating/launching Kubernetes clusters to IBM, Google Kubernetes Engine, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service and on Minikube to serve as production-grade testing sandboxes New Canaan Realty Group Software Engineer 2017-2019
● Utilized HTML/CSS/JS/React to generate responsive sites and fluid layouts based on client requirements
● Constructed express server with customized middleware to store and retrieve property information from database Los Angeles Unified School District Web Design Teacher 2017
● Taught students basic principles of web design which included planning, designing and enhancing the web pages
● Led code review sessions with students to provide industry best practices on website design OPEN-SOURCE PROJECTS
TeamSync Web application promoting team-building
● Employed React/Redux single page application served by Node/Express backend to manage application state while delivering a seamless, responsive web experience for each client based user
● Configured a PostgreSQL database using ElephantSQL to fulfill RESTful architecture frontend requests
● Implemented user-authentication using Google OAuth 2.0 to verify user token giving user full application access Pop La Web application for viewing pop-up events throughout the Los Angeles area
● Configured Webpack to enable hot module reloading for fast debugging and to enable code splitting for faster deployment
● Deployed PostgreSQL database for a more structured storage of data and guaranteed validity between users and event information with ACID compliance
VeganYelp Yelp style application for vegan restaurants in the Greater Los Angeles area
● Leveraged Node.js to develop an NPM module to automate the Extract, Transform, and Load process, integrating and processing data from CSV, JSON, XML, SQL, and NoSQL sources to ensure seamless and modular data migration
● Utilized React to build a responsive web app to leverage the ability to write reusable components that efficiently renders on the browser via a virtual DOM for a smooth user experience with minimal delay between user interaction EDUCATION
California State University of Long Beach Bachelors of Arts Cum Laude Media Production 2010 Public Talks
Ethiq Series Websocket Technologies 2019
Interests
Slow-playing pocket-rockets public speaking hemi engines collecting foreign currency & a fine piece of salmon of course