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SOFTWARE ENGINEER

KEVIN ALLEN

*****.*******@*****.*** www.kevinmichaelallen.dev San Francisco, California

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmichaelallen kmallen91 SUMMARY

Software Engineer striving to learn in every facet of life. From cuisine, to culture, to coding, there is always something new to understand. Prior experience in fine dining, but have spent the last few months working as a freelance developer. Ample experience in high-stress situations that honed interpersonal communication skills and trained an eye for detail. My core technical competencies include JavaScript, React, Python, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Redux, SQL, Amazon Web Services, Relational Databases, Web Servers, RESTful APIs, Algorithms, Data Structures, and more.

My non-technical skills include experience in coaching/training, problem solving, professional development, and communication. Certifications · AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Knowledgeable in the foundations of AWS services and solutions WEB DEVELOPMENT: Javascript, React, Node, Git, Express.js, CSS, HTML, PostgreSQL, SQL, Redux, Python, AWS, RESTful development, Data Structures LANGUAGES: Spanish, French

SKILLS

PROJECTS

Wildfire Watch Dec. 2019 - Feb. 2020

Web application that shows the current wildfires within the United States and allows a logged in user to save locations and get text alerts if there is a wildfire within their given radius. Also allows users to toggle an Air Quality overlay to display the air quality information throughout the United States. Project working with 3 other web developers and a data science team over 2 months. Responsible for creating front end components and back end databases to save and display data from users and the data science team. Also built the mapbox overlay to connect our data science team's air quality data to our application's map. Stack: React, Node, PostgreSQL, Jest, Heroku, Mapbox Baseball Stats Dec. 2019 - Current

Continuous personal project displaying MLB teams and players statistics Displaying current MLB teams and active players and their statistics, with future implementation to compare teams and player stats. Responsible for creating the front end interface to display the data as well as logic to sift through API data. Future plans to implement a back end database in Go. Stack: React, GoLang

Space Cowboy Feb. 2020 - Mar. 2020

Web game created in 4 days in collaboration with 3 other web developers to practice Python with Django. Players can select a planet to land on and explore, whlie discovering different sections throughout.

Responsible for creating front end components in order to display database algorithms Created a moveable player-character as well as unique environments for each planet. Stack: Python, Django, PostgreSQL, React, Canvas

EDUCATION

Lambda School Academy of Computer Science and Web Development Aug. 2019 - May 2020 Full Stack Web Development

• Utilized agile software development and Git workflow on all projects

• Designed original user experiences across a range of web and mobile platforms, from ideation, to wireframing, to final product.

• Wrote production-ready code using ReactJS, Redux, and CSS on the frontend and NodeJS and Express on the backend. EMPLOYMENT

KMA Designs, Lead Web Developer Nov. 2019 - Current

• Worked with clients to expand the reach of local businesses by utilizing SEO and building attractive single-page web pages for them to display their products.

• Meeting with the prospective clients to review website, and gather the client’s specifications for new or existing websites.

• Built, designed and maintained websites for clients using React, Javascript, CSS, and Node.js. Lambda School, Team Lead, Remote Jan. 2020 - June 2020

• Served as a teaching assistant leading a team of 10+ students in daily code challenges in Javascript and Python.

• Provided daily feedback and issue resolution of all curriculum through slack help channel or code review

• Reviewed student code and giving feedback on areas of improvement

• Led daily standup meetings to build camaraderie, facilitate the sharing of ideas and work progress, and provide guidance for that week’s study material The Restaurant at Meadowood, Chef de Partie, St. Helena, CA Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2019 Member of a small, highly driven and professional cooking team that provided 3 Michelin-starred food to guests on a nightly basis. Was directly involved in the research and development of an ever-changing micro-seasonal menu. As well, was responsible for maintaining exceptional preparation and cleanliness and working quickly and efficiently on every task.

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